Category Archives: Books Publishing and Writing

I Beyond Others

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: Then in turn the hard-working housekeeper gave him an answer: ‘Hektor, since you have urged me to tell you the truth, she is not with any of the sisters of her lord or the wives of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged ancient Greece, Homer, Richmond Lattimore, The Iliad, Trojan War, Troy, war | 8 Comments

I was Surprised at a Scythian Speaking Greek

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: When Attila entered the village he was met by girls advancing in rows, under thin white canopies of linen, which were held up by the outside women who stood under them, and were so large that … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged Attila the Hun, Huns, Priscus, Roman Empire | 3 Comments

Scholarly Writing and “The Fall of Rome”

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Fenster

Fenster writes: Though I have a doctorate I am not a scholar. That’s partly because I got a doctorate late in life, well past the time I might have developed good, or at least acceptable, scholarly habits. It is also … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged Bryan Ward-Perkins, The Fall of Rome | 7 Comments

Books Journal: “Too Big to Fail”

Posted on November 28, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: With “Too Big to Fail,” New York Times columnist Andrew Ross Sorkin was obviously inspired by “Barbarians at the Gates,” Burroughs and Helyar’s tale of 1980s financial misbehavior, as well as (perhaps) by the Washington D.C.-based novels of David … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing | Tagged andrew ross sorkin, books, business, finance, thrillers | 1 Comment

Juxtaposin’: Refugees

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: There will be more calls in the coming days to close the United States’ borders to refugees, and in France and the rest of Europe, those voices will likely be deafening. Already in the midst of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, History, Politics and Economics | Tagged Ancient Rome, Edward Gibbon, Gothic War, Goths, Juxtaposin', Rolling Stone, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | 2 Comments

Pop Science, Five Ways

Posted on October 18, 2015 by Eddie Pensier

Eddie Pensier writes: As should be obvious to regular readers, I’m hardly a scientific type. Music, food, drink, and art are more my speed. But every once in a while my brain drifts briefly to rationality and I enjoy learning … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Computers, Food and health, Science | Tagged brady haran, david gorski, harriet hall, jann bellamy, leon lederman, mark crislip, martyn poliakoff, periodic videos, sam kean, science, steven novella | 2 Comments

Listing Books: Anti-Modernism

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: It’s funny how after over a century of a near-stranglehold on elite sensibilities, modernism refuses to give an inch in the art world. Whether in novels, gallery art, architecture, fashion, or music, the implicit (or even at times, … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, Art, Books Publishing and Writing, Education, History, Philosophy and Religion | Tagged modernism, postmodernism, traditionalism | 7 Comments

A Magnificence Suitable to a People Who Styled Themselves the Masters of the World

Posted on October 12, 2015 by Fabrizio del Wrongo

Fabrizio del Wrongo writes: The only merit of the administration of Carinus that history could record, or poetry celebrate, was the uncommon splendor with which, in his own and his brother’s name, he exhibited the Roman games of the theatre, … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Books Publishing and Writing, History | Tagged And you complained about Cecil the Lion, Carinus, Edward Gibbon, Roman Empire, Rome, the Colosseum, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | 5 Comments

“The Un-Civil War: BLACKS vs. NIGGERS: Confronting the Subculture Within African-American Communities” by Taleeb Starkes

Posted on September 26, 2015 by Paleo Retiree

Paleo Retiree writes: This book is like a companion piece to Chris Rock’s famous “I love black people but I hate niggers” standup routine, and despite its obvious shortcomings I enjoyed it a lot. Today’s “black people” matrix can be so … Continue reading →

Posted in Books Publishing and Writing, Politics and Economics | Tagged black conservatism, books, politics, race, Taleeb Starkes | 2 Comments

An Interview With Brian Kellow, Part 2

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Blowhard, Esq.

Blowhard, Esq. writes: Yesterday, Paleo Retiree kicked off part one of our two-part interview with Sue Mengers biographer Brian Kellow. Today we conclude our conversation. We cover, among other topics, how to write a biography, Brian’s reaction to Janet Maslin’s pan … Continue reading →