December 2011

  • Bloomberg Presents Lewis Lapham: Adrienne Mayor Discusses Book `The Poison King: Lewis Lapham.  

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  • Classical Tebowing?

    Now that all the media attention is fading from Tim Tebow and his meme-generating pose, we probably can start safely posting the Classical origins of the pose without fear of causing offense … e.g.: … source We’ll post more as the mood arises (or you can send them in) … I know pediments of assorted…

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  • The incipit of an item from the Telegraph: The marble pyramid, which dates from 12BC and adds an incongruous touch of ancient Egypt to the Italian capital, is grimy from traffic fumes and festooned with weeds and bushes growing from the cracks between its enormous stone blocks. The project will include efforts to determine whether,…

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  • Dial-a-Bishop Redux

    Rome Reports has a very nice presentation of that ‘Catholic Latin help line’ story we mentioned a few days ago:

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  • Classical Banksy?

    Saw this mentioned somewhere over the past couple of days (of intermittent internet) … dare one say it is an allegory for the state of Classics in some places? via Banksy

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