It is royal to do good and be abused
Finished Marcus Aurelius: A Biography by Anthony R Birley. Short but solid biography of the stoic Roman Emperor, written by a historian who specializes in ancient Rome. Pretty interesting, written in a crisp professional manner.
Makes a contrast to the highly opinioniated Frank McLynn biography I read recently. Though the overall verdict is much the same, Birley puts things in a much less dramatic manner.
Overall though, not essential reading unless you have a particular interest in the guy.
What I'm Watching
Also saw the
The Lion King
on small screen.
Not into Disney musicals, but it seems to have become a generational
touchstone so I thought I'd get it over with.
Found the songs a bit hard to take.
Storyline does pretty much what you'd expect in an efficient way.
What I'm Watching 2
On Iplayer saw the good BBC documentary
When God Spoke English
on the creation of the King James Bible.
Thought it was pretty fascinating. It was the work of a committee of about 50, divided into 6 teams: I think it's a good example of how a team can collectively produce something that's creatively brilliant.
Web
Economics.
Effect of
soaring food
prices on North Africa and Middle East.
The
boxer and the economist.
German economists on
European debt crisis.
U-curve
in agricultural productivity?
Politics. US. Sarah Palin's Facebook sockpuppet, via. The most dangerous union. UK. Why do public sector workers take more sickies, was there an explosion in council employment?
Random. Inception in C, via. East German bus sim, via. Overlook Hotel children's menu. E.T. game completed, via. (Seems like it's easier without wrestling that controller and with actual instructions.) Streetview zombie apocalypse.
Pics. Subway car sea drop. Christchurch earthquake.
Sci/Tech. Little big details. Churnalism detector, via. Google fights back against content farms.
Articles. London Fashion Week (NSFW sidebar). Nokia and Open Source. Ladies, why you're not married. The Vanishing Pickpocket, via.
Video. Oscar highlights in advance. E.T. 2. Saga of Bjorn.
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