Politics of Identity

Posted on October 19th, 2005 in Middle Ages, Current Events by Craig

Got Medieval’s Bush v. Gore v. the Middle Ages post is not only entertaining (as usual) but relevant. (Isn’t that the historian’s Holy Grail?) The post gets double points from me for mentioning Spain in several contexts, and for raising questions of group identity in current events.

Only for Laughs

Posted on October 13th, 2005 in Diversions by Craig

Greg at This Set Down wonders whether the odd Nuntii Latini, run by Finnish Radio 1 and listed in my blogroll, has a following. I can’t say whether it has one or not, but where else do you turn for news about obese Americans, Hurricane Katrina, and Saddam Hussein in Latin?

Carnivalesque IX

Posted on October 10th, 2005 in History, Middle Ages, Antiquity, Weblogs by Craig

I just noticed Carnivalesque IX: The past is back to haunt you. It’s a good compendium of ancient and medieval topics recently posted at a bunch of blogs, and includes a link to a Logographer post to boot. (What a nice surprise.)

P.S. While there, try the crossword puzzle.

Detour Ahead

Posted on October 7th, 2005 in Diversions by Craig

I’ve been a little too preoccupied to write anything here lately. I haven’t been reading much online either, although I did catch a very good story over at This Set Down about an enlightening taxi ride in Cairo.