Category Archives: mythology
Ophiuchus: Chunk the First
What happened was this: a week ago, I checked out a perfectly innocent astronomy picture, showing a rather sweet nebula (hi res version here) in the constellation of Ophiuchus, and thought no more about it. Then a few hours later, … more…
Megalithomania report
Back hurting yesterday becomes severe back pain today, and a deadline looming for tomorrow. Hence the lack of bloggage. What follows is a little impoverished, linkwise, for which even more apologies… Okay, Megalithomania report. I caught eight of the presentations, … more…
Hello Kitty Tarot
Hello Kitty Tarot – I do try to avoid blogging stuff about which I have absolutely nothing to say, but every now and then, I just have to hit that bookmarklet, and the words, they don’t come. Sigh. (via Uppity … more…
Cerne Abbas condom intervention
Product placement The UK Family Planning Association put a condom on the Cerne Abbas Giant last weekend. Tacky as it is, this is not the worst indignity suffered by the vast chalk carving in its history: during the C19th, cretinous … more…
Ah Pook Is Here – film info
Ah Pook Is Here – film info – be the first to review this film. No, really, after you…
The Assassin Legends (still more)
And another one (page is a review collection, Farhad Daftary’s book come up about two thirds of the way down the page) – MELA Notes 64 (Spring 1997): Reviews of Books
The Assassin Legends (more)
More commentary on The Assassin Legends from ismaeli.net – The Assassin Legends: Myths of The Isma’ilis