简介：Mary Beard writes "A Don's Life" reporting on both the modern and the ancient world. Subscribe to a feed of this Times Online blog at http://timesonline.typepad.com/dons_life/rss.xml

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Do I have any favourite apps? Well three...

i confess to being a bit too fond of my smart phone. yes, i check my email with embarrassing frequency, and i tweet a bit too often (@wmarybeard). but i have never really got into apps, as such... or at least not into the ones that go beyond the very basics. i am awfully impressed by their cleverness, but i am never quite sure why i'd want them.so, for... (7 天前)

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Hatchet Job Announced

last night was the hatchet awards at the coach and horses in greek st, sponsored by the omnivore. i'd been shortlisted for my (mildly donnish, finger wagging) review of robert hughes' rome. but wasnt remotely expecting to win against the illustrious competition... which made the evening all the more enjoyable, as there were none of those anxieties of an... (7 天前)

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Cicero's words still hit the spot: Hungary 2012

a few years ago, i spent some innocent hours checking out how often cicero's words, at the beginning of his first speech against catiline, had been re-used in modern political debate. cicero, as you'll remember, is trying to drum catiline, the internal terrorist, out of rome in 63 bc .. he gets up in the senate, where catiline himself is sitting, and of... (7 天前)

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Equality and Diversity Training: Cambridge Universit

i have just scored 100% on the most worthless exam i have ever sat -- the cambridge university "equality and diversity essentials" test online.i have had some experience of the futility of online tests from the usa, and had always rather boasted that the brits hadn't gone down this silly route. so when i was notified that i would not be able to be on m... (7 天前)

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What's the problem? Nail technology or league tables

i've heard quite enough about 'mickey mouse' qualifications today -- and what mr gove and his friends are doing to clean this little mess up. no longer will schools be able to count a btec in fish husbandry as the equivalent of 2 gcses. and you won't be able to count a horse care diploma, or health and social care, as equal to 4 gcses. the same goes for... (19 天前)

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Which academics have turned down honours?

it's a dilemma which most of us aren't going to have to face. but i'm sure many of have enjoyed this particular "what if...." question."what if i was awarded an 'honour'...mbe? cbe? knighthood? .... would i accept it?"?yes, because i would be dead chuffed, and an hour or two at buckingham palace would be fun (and it wold be nice to have something to p... (20 天前)

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What's the price of cheap filming in Greece?

one piece of apparently good news is that the greek authorities intend to reduce the price of filming on major greek archaeological sites. you'll now be able to film on the acropolis for a mere €1600 a day (down from €4000 in 2005, and a whole lot cheaper than the equivalent in (say) italy).this may be a false bargain for the film crews. i doubt if t... (20 天前)

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