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I just got back into the book (read through Lestrygonians before taking a long break) and happened upon this question. I was nerding out to my girlfriend about the historical impact of Ulysses, particularly how it serves to de-stigmatize women's enjoyment of sex. Although I haven't gotten to the point in the book yet, I mentioned how Penelope features sexual fantasies from a woman's perspective.

And then she asked me how he wrote it. I was stumped. Turned to Google but didn't find anything. Is it known if Joyce corresponded with any women while writing Penelope? Did he ask any women about their experiences? I'd love to know if there's anything documented!

I’m studying abroad in a remote French village for 8 weeks. This is awesome, but I don’t want to lose muscle. I started working out regularly two years ago and have experienced amazing growth. For reference, I’m 20 right now.

They have a sparse amount of workout equipment here, but nothing that I can do for my chest. Does anyone have a good chest day that I can do with no equipment? I can do regular pushups just fine and a few clap pushups. I haven’t tried any other variants. Any help is very greatly appreciated?

TL;DR I won’t have access to any equipment for 8 weeks. Anyone have a good chest day that requires no equipment?

I think I’m sick in the heart, if you can be sick in that place.

I may have just been given the opportunity to go to Dublin for a day or two, which is beyond exciting. I’d like to know what’re the best tours to take to see and do as much as I can in a day. What’re the best spots to hit as a James Joyce fan?

For reference, I’ve read Dubliners (love it), Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (one of my top two books of all time), and the first 200 pages of Ulysses (still working through it). What’s the best stuff/tours to do?

So I'm reading the manga for the first time and really enjoying it so far, but there's one thing I'm not understanding. I just started volume 5, and they're on this arc about catching a serial killer who's hidden amongst a bunch of herring fishermen.

The supporting cast for this manga is amazing, but one character confuses me: the antagonist with the long beard and katana. Should I know what his deal is at this point? I don't really understand who he is, or why he's doing what he's doing. Is he like a mobster? Is he looking for the gold? Tsurumi (goated villain so far) recently name-dropped the bearded guy's name as if he knew him.

I'm just really confused. Is he supposed to be a mystery at this point, or did I miss something? What's the organization he's in charge of?

TLDR: I'm on chapter 39, and the bearded guy with the sword makes no sense to me. Am I supposed to understand what his deal is at this point?