January 16, 2009
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One of the things I think we need a new word or term for is the phenomenon whereby someone notices a sudden ‘cluster’ of mentions of some potentially ‘obscure’ reference to something or someone — sort of like synchronicity of reference or something like that. A case in point is that over the past week,…
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The Today Show (Australian version), commenting on Tom Cruise’s and Katie Holmes’ desire for a baby boy lists assorted myths associated with choosing the sex of the child, inter alia: The ancient Greeks used to believe that girls were created from sperm from the left testicle so in order to get a boy, they used…
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A while back on the Classics list in a context I can’t recall, I mentioned that the populations of starlings and turkey vultures seemed to be on the increase in the area I live in (Southern Ontario). As it turns out, the starlings are actually declining, according to a piece in the Star, which also…
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The Cyprus Property Magazine reports that Russian investors are proposing a theme park for Pyla … some details, inter alia: The park will seek to gain the reputation of being the ‘Euro Disney of the Mediterranean’. It will include a 1,000 room five star hotel that will be shaped so that all the rooms have…
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A piece in the Clarion Ledger opens thusly: Ancient Greek physician Herophilus stated, “When health is absent, wisdom cannot reveal itself, strength cannot fight, intelligence cannot be applied, art cannot become manifest, wealth becomes useless.” Herophilus is one of those ancient medical types who rarely gets mentioned (Hippocrates and Galen seem to hog the spotlight),…
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