The War Horse reports that newly obtained Department of War records provide the most detailed public accounting to date of U.S. casualties during the opening phase of the Iran war, revealing 400+ casualty incidents between Feb. 28 and April 8, including at least 17 life-threatening injuries. The data shows head trauma was the single most common injury, with at least 170 cases, raising concerns that traumatic brain injury (TBI) could become the conflict's defining wound.
The War Horse also reports several previously undisclosed mass casualty events, including 70 casualties on March 18 and 29 casualties on March 3, that were never publicly detailed by U.S. Central Command. Two generals-Brig. Gen. Clint Barnes and Maj. Gen. Brad Hinson-were among those who sustained head injuries during the March 1 drone strike on Port Shuaiba, Kuwait.
The reporting also aligns with @TheIntelFrog's documentation of medical evacuation flights throughout Operation Epic Fury in near real time, repeatedly noting that the tempo of those flights suggested the number of U.S. casualties was rising beyond the figures publicly acknowledged by the Department of War. These newly released records provide independent evidence consistent with that assessment.
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The Great Beauty (2013, Sorrentino)
"I thought at the beginning that it was interesting to try to do a movie about everything & for this reason, it is a movie about nothing"
--- Paolo Sorrentino
The venom Emily Wilson showcased in her review of The Odyssey is quite best understood as follows.
Academics have always held seething jealousy towards people with an X factor - the artists, the media members, the public intellectuals. Many wish to be in the spotlight but often lack the razzle dazzle to get there.
They play a very important role, but it is often a behind the scenes role. They need the communicators, the storytellers, the performers to get attention on their ideas. They ought to happily work in tandem with them. But they don't see it that way. They see the accolades as stolen valor.
Because of this, these people are often extremely dismissive of the artists, attempt to diminish their work, and belittle them. I see it all of the time.
Nolan's take on Circe falls into the same troubles as modern feminist classic reinterpretations (the likes of Madeline Miller) where the tales are being told through the lens of modern liberal politics and misses a lot of nuances of the original.