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Down, Lipstick!Peter Stothard - Times Online - WBLG - 18 hours ago So do we now know the name of Sarah Palins's dog? The best female names that Ovid (see below) could come up with for his killer hounds were Blanche, Tigress, Dingle, and Barker. Blanche had 'snowy hair'. Barker was … |
Peter Stothard - Times Online - WBLG - Sep 1, 2008
I had hardly finished posting about the names of the hounds that killed Actaeon when we had the name of the Republican vice-presidential candidate and her family. Track, Trig, Bristol, Willow and Piper are, it seems …
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What does OBAMA spell backwards?A Don's Life by Mary Beard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 31, 2008 So far as I can tell, the whole population of Berkeley is going to vote for Obama. Even I start to long for a McCain bumper sticker or poster, just as a reminder that Obama still has an election to win. When we’re … Also tagged: classics |
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See the pervert before Nasher and Shag get him!Peter Stothard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 28, 2008 How are these paintings 'important' to the nation? That is the question today to Timesonline from James of South Hams - and probably from many others too. The prospect of handing £100m to a Scottish Duke for two … |
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The Olympic Victors' Return -- some ancient lessonsA Don's Life by Mary Beard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 24, 2008 The ancient Olympic Games were considerably more modest than our own -- and no synchronised diving, thank heavens. But the Greek cities made even more of a fuss than we do about their victorious, medal winning (or … Also tagged: classics |
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See Georgia as a Supermac sees itPeter Stothard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 22, 2008 The wise Newsweek defence analyst, John Barry, has been recalling a conversation with the wise British Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan, one which bears heavily on their successors' failures to understand events this … |
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Give the Olympics back to GreeceA Don's Life by Mary Beard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 20, 2008 How do you match the Chinese? As the Olympic Games draw to a close, presumably the London 2012 organisers get even more jittery about how they can even start to match the Beijing extravaganza, on half the money. There … Also tagged: classics |
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Georgia, Russia -- and the Golden FleeceA Don's Life by Mary Beard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 17, 2008 Before I went on Any Questions last week I did a good deal of homework on Georgia etc. The one thing that was quickly very clear was that there were no ‘goodies’ in this conflict. It’s certainly hard to condone the … Also tagged: classics |
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Goslings of the RevolutionPeter Stothard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 17, 2008 It is always difficult to look out on a river of swans, geese and ducks and to know whether the birds are your old favourites, even your old friends, or newcomers to the water. Longevity in water birds is closely … |
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Is it worth insuring your iPod?A Don's Life by Mary Beard - Times Online - WBLG - Aug 16, 2008 I am off to Berkeley next week, so I’m catching up a bit on all those lingering things I haven’t quite finished -- in addition to the lectures, that is. And in addition to doing Any Questions on Friday night. (You can … |