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These days I don’t read much. I would love to: but between work and parenting (and all the many side-projects that I can’t seem to…
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Last weekend we held a celebration (online and in person in one of Durham University’s lovely Palace Green buildings) of all the exciting classical things…
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It’s good to be back! Specifically, it’s nice to be resuming my Weekend Reading posts. I thought that the summer would allow me time to…
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As many people who read this blog know, bringing Classics into North-East communities is a goal that is close to my heart. Twenty years ago…
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It’s been a long couple of weeks, due to illness: first the delights of a sickness bug, then weather headaches. I suppose it’s useful to…
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This week I’ve been saying a final goodbye to an old friend: A330. Those of you who’ve studied with the OU will probably know what…
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It’s been an interesting week in the news. Cambridge classicist David Butterfield made the headlines in the Times and the Daily Mail for claims that…
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It feels like a long time since I’ve been able to write for this blog. I’ve missed it – and not just because I keep…
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It’s taken me longer than I expected to finish writing this post, even though I wrote most of it on the train 11 days ago.…
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It’s been a long time since I wrote a Friday post. Not by choice… pressure of work has just made it impossible to pull something…
