March 2009
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Some good coverage of Mary Beard’s recent efforts on the Philogelos give us the opportunity to see what jokes the press is latching on to. The Post Chronicle — somewhat oddly, but conveniently — presents some of them as an image: The Telegraph adds: Another joke has its origins in 248AD when Rome held what…
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Just before bed last night I was deluged with bloggables, chief among which was a report in numerous newspapers about tests having been done on the bones of someone believed to be Arsinoe, Cleopatra’s murdered sister. This one presents numerous difficulties and the press might be jumping the gun (once again), although it is clear…
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In honour of the day:
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Gentlemen (and ladies) … sync your iPods (if you’re into this sort of thing): THE LIBRARY OF ALEXANDRIA
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An item about dog grooming in something called Medill Reports mentions, inter alia: Canine myotherapy, or muscle therapy for dogs, has been around since for “as long as people have been petting their dogs,” said Sue Olmos, a certified myotherapist at Midstates Myotherapy and Sanchez’s former teacher. While massaging athlete dogs can date back to…
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