Category Archives: Mythology

Scylla or Charybdis? The Homeric Trolley Problem

Posted on December 14, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

The recent publication of two new books on ethics have got me thinking about one of my favorite Homeric stories. David Edmonds’ Would You Kill the Fat Man? (Princeton) and Thomas Cathcart’s The Trolley Problem (Workman) each deal with an … Continue reading →

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A Dozen Days Later

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

When I first heard about the explosions at the Boston Marathon, I scoured the internet till I found a live feed and called my wife.  “What!? WHAT?!”  We were both horrified.  “This was part of the reason we moved to … Continue reading →

Posted in Boston, Classics, England, Family, Language & Etymology, Military, Mythology, Poetry, Sewanee, Sports & Games | 2 Comments

Protected: Tiresias, Throbbing Between Two Lives

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Constellations in the Cupboard

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Notes on Lucretia

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Render unto Facebook: The Classical Background of the “Page 56” Meme

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Father Time and the Baby

Posted on January 4, 2013 by Uncomely and Broken

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Protected: Eagle and Child

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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Piper at the Gate

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

I swear this is the last post about The Wind in the Willows, but I came across a picture on my hard drive that I’d taken this summer of an Oxford doorpost, and it reminded me of a famous passage … Continue reading →

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Protected: 4 x 5

Posted on December 15, 2012 by Uncomely and Broken

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