I let myself get dehydrated at the weekend and this is the result (although it's actually my ankle). (public domain picture of James Gillray's "The Gout" via wikipedia)
How early can you book individual lightning lanes?
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Mastering the Lightning Lane: When Can You Snag Those Individual Ride
Passes? Individual Lightning Lanes (ILLs) offer a premium path to
experiencing some...
meal deal, (value) meal, and combo
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When talking with a fellow American-in-Britain and lexicographer recently
(hello, Katherine!), the topic of *meal deals *came up*. *I thought: great
topi...
Horrible Histories: The Movie: Rotten Romans
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The original *Horrible Histories* books (the first was *The Terrible Tudors*
in 1993) came out while I was right in the target age group, and they were
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2018 books chats - corrected
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January 3 & 17, February 7 Three Stones Make A Wall by Eric Cline eBook
Author chat February 21 I Am Livia by Phyllis T Smith eBook March 7 & 21
Catullus's...
Latest edition of Antiquity
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The latest edition of Antiquity is worth a look. Two articles in particular
are of especial interest: Discovery of an enormous late Viking Age fort in
Denm...
Grenfell Tower and the Fire of Rome
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There was a good episode of The Long View on Radio 4 last week, looking at
a terrible fire in Glasgow in 1905 as a ghastly parallel of the Grenfell
Tower. ...
A LEADING LADY IN ELEPHANTINE ON THE NILE (UPDATED)
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*Meet Lady Sattjeni, daughter of Governor Sarenput the younger.*
I'd love to be able to tell you what she looked like ... but, really, I
can't. Her funerar...