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By Katrina Gulliver · Launched 2 years ago
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Relics of the saints
Today I visited Bari, a port city on the heel of Italy’s boot. It is famous for (among other things) the Basilica of Saint Nicholas. His bones are here, having been removed in 1087 from his orginal burying place in Myra. Bari was a staging point for crusaders headed across the…
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Online Madness and the academic mind
This week there was a massive dust up among medievalists on twitter. I won't get into all the details because it’s complicated, but involves a spiked…
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May 8
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Surviving a plague
Since the pandemic, there are a lot of discussions about the phenomenon of Long Covid. It seems to be a post-viral syndrome (as we know occurs with…
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Apr 26
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Happy Easter, readers
I hope that if you celebrate, you are enjoying the season. Today, to follow my various posts on Christmas food, I wanted to talk about an Easter…
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Apr 17
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When does time come around
I recently caught up on the Apple+ series, Physical. Set in San Diego in the early 1980s, it’s about a woman who finds a solution to her problems in the…
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Apr 1
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The ideal past
Some of you may be familiar with people who call themselves “trads”. Trad is short for “traditionalist”, and often what they are traditional about is…
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Mar 25
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Reader's Digest at 100
When someone puts together compilation, or a mixtape, they’re showing you what they like, or introducing you to new things. When Reader's Digest began…
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Mar 21
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The man from mars
The movie John Carter was released ten years ago, and this is a fascinating piece on how it turned into a big-budget flop. I saw the film at the time…
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Mar 18
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