mary beard

@wmarybeard

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Joined December 2010
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  1. 35 minutes ago

    as daniel say, here's our chat about the Odyssey in podcast form!

    Ho-ho-Hodysseus! Here’s a podcast of our October “Intro to the ” event at ⁦⁩ hosted by ⁦⁩ with me and some fellow Odysseans. Enjoy!
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  2. 36 minutes ago

    There's a clever new strategy of good news from Pompeii? And here's a glimpse at the horses recently discovered.

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  3. Dec 26

    Here is the Christmas pud having its little blaze! Hope that whoever bought the other one enjoyed it!

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  4. Dec 25

    After dinner

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    Dec 25
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    The period just before you get to open your presents is present tense.

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  6. Dec 25

    Present time, as it were!

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  7. Dec 25

    I am rather pleased with my newly acquired amy winehouse and ziggy stardust baubles. Oh the pleasures of late capitalism!

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    Dec 25
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    We do it mainly for the kids. Get ‘em all checking the citations while the parents go back to bed

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  9. Dec 25

    Could this become a habit?

    Spending my Christmas morning with 's 'Frazer, Leach, and Virgil: The Popularity (and Unpopularity) of the Golden Bough' from Comparative Studies in Society and History Vol. 34, No. 2 (Apr., 1992). Speed you to JSTOR folks.
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  10. Dec 24

    Happy Christmas all. We just finished our tree with some recent icons. Up tomorrow for a day of cooking!

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  11. Dec 24

    I hope all are having a peaceful time, enjoying the quiet and the new building!! I raise a glass to you ( and all others working over Christmas )

    It's a (very) quiet day at Newnham College - but has dropped off a plate of mince pies for the porters.
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  12. Dec 24

    well it turns out that my blog system is no longer compatible with my operating system! so I have switched to daughter laptop and posted on democracy and what I learned from Moses Finley! Happy Christmas all.

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  13. Dec 23

    damn.. have just tried to post a blog (gnawing at Mrs May's definition of democracy), and for whatever reason...the online system that links me and teh TLS has collapsed. Normal service will resume asap.

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    Dec 22

    "She’s got lots of lessons for us; one is pushing and finding a voice, and going out there and saying ‘I can do this’": reveals her feminist icon

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    Dec 21

    When Mary Beard Met Clive James review – Curious minds rage against the dying of the light

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  16. Dec 21

    I have poured myself a large glass of red wine and am about to sit down and watch Clive James on bbc2 at 11.05 (he’s talking to me but it’s mostly him). Join us!

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    Dec 21

    In tonight's special edition of Front Row Late on , has an in-depth conversation with author, critic and broadcaster Clive James

    Front Row Late: When Mary Beard Met Clive James
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  18. Dec 21

    perfect before bed!

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    In tonight's special edition of Front Row Late on , has an in-depth conversation with author, critic and broadcaster Clive James
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  19. Dec 21

    Do watch Clive James being poignant and hilarious about dying and writing 11.05 BBC2 tonight (Friday)

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  20. Dec 21

    I can forgive people a bit of sloppy journalism from time to time, but when Conservative Woman chooses their articles about my rape (for which they dont seem to have read what I wrote!) as one of top articles of year, the 'great lass' (as they call me) is a bit gobsmacked!

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