A possible solution to a well-known conundrum about Ancient Rome.
Articles
Evacuee kids
A wartime diary entry mentioning a couple of lads of my acquaintance.
Jibbooms and bobstays!
In which I finally set eyes on Wild Cat Island.
The power of the anecdote
On the effectiveness of anecdotes and understatement in conveying catastrophic events.
My 2012 reading challenge (and the worst book of the year)
On a reading challenge and a dreadful read.
LRB letter: ‘Darwin’s Flatulence’
How Charles Darwin's legendary flatulence wasn't all it's cracked up to be.
… So Let’s All Be Scientists!
If Charles Darwin could do his bit for science from the comfort of his own home, perhaps we can too.