Friday, 25 December 2015

The Ancient & Modern Woman in the Moon

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I gazed at the last Christmas Full Moon, in 1977, from the window of a Swiss hotel where I was becoming radicalised, working a 20-hour...
Friday, 18 December 2015

Boxing, Racism & Sports Reportage

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Tyson Fury: What's Not to Dislike? Which character in ancient Greek myth most resembles the British world heavyweight boxing champ...
Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Travails with the Letter "S" Ancient & Modern

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The remainder of the current blog may create an odd effect, but I can’t currently make my mouth and teeth yield what would hit your ear li...
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Friday, 4 December 2015

Democracy vs the Iron Law of Oligarchy (Again)

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The most irritating rhetoric spouted in the British parliamentary debate on Wednesday entailed the phrases ‘pinpoint accuracy’ and ‘prec...
Saturday, 28 November 2015

Greek Wizardry on the Londinium Underground

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Yesterday the Museum of London opened WRITTEN IN BONE , exhibiting results of DNA and isotope research on remains of residents of Roman ...
Saturday, 21 November 2015

My Bid to become Mayor of London

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Yesterday the British press was full of Mary Beard’s victory, with the Romans, over Boris Johnson’s advocacy of the Greeks in a debate a...
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Saturday, 14 November 2015

Two Reviews of Books by Cicero Fans

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With two reviews of books written by lively British authors fixated on Cicero published in the last ten days, I here offer a link  to one...
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