Category Archives: Animals

Song to the Seals

Posted on July 8, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

Every so often you come across a charming thing quite unintentionally on the internet, and this morning’s entry for me is the great Irish tenor John McCormack singing “Song to the Seals” from 1935.     A sea maid sings … Continue reading →

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Protected: Myth Spr 20: Bacchae

Posted on April 14, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Myth Spr 20: House of Cadmus

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Myth Spr 20: Hippolytus

Posted on April 5, 2020 by Uncomely and Broken

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The Banquet of Crassus: Politics, Myth, and Ritual

Posted on December 27, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

Below is the abstract of a paper I delivered at the American Philological Association (now the Society for Classical Studies) way back in January 2002 in Philadelphia (I will confess to having found the abstract here, which I’m glad for, since … Continue reading →

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Protected: Good and faithful servant

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

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Regrets of Romulus

Posted on April 15, 2018 by Uncomely and Broken

The Daily Mail, among other news outlets, is reporting this week that “A man raised by wolves for 12 years says his life in human society was a failure and he wishes he could go live among the animals again.” Marcos Rodríguez … Continue reading →

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Protected: But Let Judgment Run Down As Waters

Posted on September 20, 2017 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: At Zora’s Grave

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Uncomely and Broken

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Dead Armadillo

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Uncomely and Broken

It was easier to see in the morning than it had been last night, when I swerved a little to avoid hitting it, the face-up dead armadillo on the street. The dogs and I walked by early today, and it … Continue reading →

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