#bova!!!

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The original production of “Once Upon a Mattress, starring Carol Burnett and Joe Bova, opened on May 11, 1959.

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Calabrian Greeks: Pocket of Hellenism in Southern Italy has Survived Millennia

There exists today a tiny enclave of Calabrian Greeks, Greek-speaking people in the Aspromonte Mountain region of Calabria that seem to have survived millennia…perhaps since the Ancient Greeks began colonizing Southern Italy in the 8th and 7th Centuries BC.

Italian as we know it today was not always spoken throughout Italy. The Italian language did not become the staple language until well into the end of the 19th Century during the process of Italian unification, or the Risorgimento.

Until then, the Italian peninsula was made up of Italo-Romance dialects and smaller minority languages that were differentiated by region and historical influences.

Once unification was complete, the Tuscan dialect was ushered into power as the official language of the Italian nation. This became the beginning of the modern end of the Greek language in Calabria, or what it is known today as Greko.

There exists today a tiny enclave of Greek-speaking people in the Aspromonte Mountain region of Calabria that seem to have survived millennia…perhaps since the Ancient Greeks began colonizing Southern Italy in the 8th and 7th Centuries BC.

Their language is called Greko. They survived empires, invasions, ecclesial schisms, dictators, nationalistic-inspired assimilation, and much more. Greko is a variety of the Greek language that has been separated from the rest of the Hellenic world for many centuries.

To help bring more perspective, Greek was the dominant language and ethnic element all throughout what we know today as Calabria, Basilicata, Puglia, and Eastern Sicily until the 14th Century.

Since then, the spread of Italo-Romance languages, along with geographical isolation from other Greek-speaking regions in Italy, caused the language to evolve on its own in Calabria. This resulted in a separate and unique variety of Greek that is different from what is spoken today in Puglia.

History of Calabrian Greeks

There are many theories or schools of thought regarding the origin of the Greko community in Calabria. Are they descendants of the Ancient Greeks who colonized Southern Italy? Are they remnants of the Byzantine presence in Southern Italy? Did their ancestors come in the 15th to 16th centuries from the Greek communities in the Aegean fleeing Ottoman invasion?

The best answers to all of those questions are yes, yes, and yes. This means that history has shown a continuous Greek presence in Calabria since antiquity. Even though different empires, governments, and invasions occurred in the region, the Greek language and identity seemed to have never ceased. Once the glorious days of Magna Graecia were over, there is evidence that shows that Greek continued to be spoken in Southern Italy during the Roman Empire.

Once the Roman Empire split into East (Byzantine) and West, Calabria saw Byzantine rule begin in the 5th Century. This lasted well into the 11th Century and reinforced the Greek language and identity in the region, as well as an affinity to Eastern Christianity.

What’s even more fascinating is that Calabria was apparently a Byzantine monastic hub of sorts. There were over 1,500 Byzantine monasteries in Calabria and people today still remember and adore those saints. Even though Byzantine rule ended in Calabria in the 11th Century, the Greek language continued to be spoken while gradually declining in the region with the spread of Latin and a process of Catholicization.

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Art by John Harris for Mercury by Ben Bova (2006)

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Midnight Pals: SIGMA

[at the White House] Donald Trump: so as i was saying we're putting tariffs on the moon Trump: i know people like the moon Trump: it's a beautiful moon Trump: but it's not pulling its weight Trump: it's gotta go

Trump: some people on the radical left are saying Trump: the tides! what about the tides! Trump: why are you whining about the tides? Trump: i don't take responsibility for the tides

Trump: it's the biggest moon, some say its the best moon- Larry Niven: never fear, mr president! SIGMA is here! narrator: SIGMA is the secret code name for a think tank of costumed science fiction writers dedicated to advising the president on just whatever and stuff

Trump: what's this Larry Niven: we're SIGMA Niven: a think tank of costumed science fiction writers dedicated to advising the president on issues of our expertise Niven: like if you happen to need advice on how to make a dyson sphere Niven: do you need advice on how to make a dyson sphere by the way?

Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president on important matters of state Niven: for obvious security reasons, of course, we must keep our identities secret- Greg Bear: i'm Greg Bear Niven: Ben Bova: greg bear just said Niven: yes i heard Bear: I'm Greg Bear Niven: Greg could you wait in the hallway Bear: I'm Greg Bear Niven: go talk to Don Jr Donald Trump Jr: i'm donald trump jr Bear: i'm greg bear Trump Jr: i'm donald trump jr Bear: i'm greg bear

Niven: as i was saying Niven: since the dawn of time, we've advised every US president Niven: if you need some really wild ideas, just absolutely unhinged crazy ideas that no sane person would ever consider Niven: you come to SIGMA Trump: no thanks, i'm covered Trump: [into intercom] security

Niven: just give us a moment of your time, mr president! Niven: here, let me give you an example of the sort of great idea that SIGMA can provide to you Niven: so you know how healthcare is so expensive? Niven: ok so what if Niven: what if we spread rumors among the Latino community that hospitals steal your organs, so that they're too scared to seek medical treatment? Niven: eh? eh? Niven: pretty good eh? Trump: you're thinking small, larry

Trump: you're thinking small, larry Trump: way too small Trump: we're not playing passive necropolitics anymore Trump: we're playing active necropolitics now Trump: more and more people are saying it Trump: [on intercom] security we have 3 in here for disappearing Trump: bah bye

Niven: haha you wouldn't disappear us Niven: i mean c'mon Niven: we're white Trump: oh no we're disappearing white people too now Trump: it's a whole new grid

Niven: don't worry, Mr President, SIGMA's got plenty of other wild ideas to share! Niven: what if you made robots that could kill protesters? Trump: you're late to the game, larry

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So I did this a while ago and now I'm back with another one.

Every friend group has. . .

I like this movie and the novelization so my decisions are based on a mix of them both.

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3 People I think wanda should interact with/interact more with.

1. Rebecca kapalan

Billy's moms should meet each other

2. Talia wagner

Au daughter of wanda and nightcrawler. She's met 616 kurt a couple times, enough for her to call him dad, but has yet to met 616 wanda, I think they should even if it's only for 2 panels.

3. Bova

Listen, I'd die for her. She has never done anything wrong ever. Idc how they bring her back since Wanda's not magdas daughter currently but I need her to make a return

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The musical "Once Upon a Mattress" premiered on Broadway on May 11, 1959 at the Phoenix Theatre. Pictured: Carol Burnett and Joe Bova - Mary Rodgers and George Abbott.

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Bova, Calabria, Italy

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It’s not less weird than saying “cow”, Pietro.

Scarlet Witch & Quicksilver. Steve Orlando. 2024.

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Pietro coming through with the funniest line of the issue. Just randomly throwing in there that he was looked after as a child by a Cow

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The Addams Family (2019, Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon)

16/07/2024

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Undecided Voters by Kiwi Jr.