Posts tagged “Rome”

• I created a Bluesky account back in April, but then fell into Threads. I think I’m going to try using the former more than the latter. I very much appreciate that you can get verified there without paying for it, and their verification process is excellent.
• Whether he’s writing a television pilot, a comic book, or one of the greatest superhero movies of all time, Sam Hamm always has Virginia basketball on the brain. I loved this story about the Batman writer who hides UVA basketball Easter eggs in his work. – via David Betancourt @ The Athletic
• After a Montana man illegally cloned and bred an endangered giant sheep species, government agencies must now contend with the illicit offspring.
• I’m very happy to report that my cocktail guide iOS app, bartender.live, is still chugging along. If you’re a fan, please leave a review and/or spread the word. (Thanks!)
• The Miraculous Resurrection of Notre-Dame: This is the story of how an army of artisans turned back centuries to restore the crown jewel of France by hand, and wound up reviving something even greater than the cathedral itself. – via Curious About Everything
• Ok, NOW I’m thinking a lot about the fall of the Roman Empire. – via @chrisjbrinkman
• “Billionaires” puts the focus on an arbitrary number. Bring back “robber barons,” or at the very least, “tycoons” – via @king_mattking

#batman #bluesky #cocktails #dailydavid #notre dame #rome #social networks #threads

“They’re espadrilles but they’re flat,” my wife said to me in Rome with the same mistaken confidence it would be understood as if I’d remarked to her that Chamberlain should never have been fooled by the Stresa Conference and appeasement was always destined to fail.

#history #italy #rome #world war ii

The Most Interesting Man in the World?

A rower’s life

#australia #crew #gambling #las vegas #london #pirates #rome #rowing #san francisco #sports #sports illustrated

If ancient Rome had the Internet…

Funny: If ancient Rome had the Internet…

#comedy #history #internet #lists #rome

Ancient Texts

I’ve seen this linked in several places recently, but it’s such a great story I wanted to link it here too. The villa probably belonged to Lucius Calpurnius Piso, father-in-law of Julius Caesar and one of the rulers of the Roman republic. In AD79, a century after his death, it was buried under 30 metres

#books #history #latin #rome

The Ides of March

I have to admit that I haven’t visited one of the best blogs – Bloggus Caesari – in quite some time. He hasn’t posted since the 11th, and I wonder what – if anything – is going to happen to his blog today. (Beware! Beware!) reminder via Random Thoughts from a Large Head

#caesar #rome