Long-somnolent border
In the absence of functioning treaties or other guarantees of peace, let us pray for long-somnolent borders that they may...
Germania through Roman eyes
Winder's Germania shows how far we, and Hollywood, view ancient Germany through the eyes of ancient Rome, a boggy and terrifying 'light-deprived...
Whey-faced neurasthenics
Surely a candidate for a Triologism Trophy? What a fun image, a perfect 19th century refined salon scene set in...
Half-mummified rubbish
I am sure I have some of this down in the cellar. But what treasures can be unearthed from half-mummified...
Gum-burning brandy
A toothache-anaesthetizing solution gives a jaunty air to this fun concept of the Dullest Exhibition-case Award. But lest you think...
Faux-Tamerlane backdrop
A tribute to Budapest Zoo includes this description of the Elephants' House and the geographically incongruous background designed for it. ...
Soft-palmed servants
How to spot an aristo in disguise and on the run? Check servants for implausibly soft hands. Dead give away. Â
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Drizzle-washed hamlet
Winder captures the moment when galleons, packed to the rafters with silver from the newly discovered and increasingly exploited south...
Toy-town geniality
Something oddly and mildly sinister about this one. Perhaps stemming from a memory of the Stepford Wives.
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Headache-inducing explosions
Now you know why the Jesuits' stupendously lavish baroque churches needed all those gilded churrigueresque curlicues, to better serve a...
Futility worth reading about
I like the idea that something about futility is written so splendidly that it’s worth reading before you give up...
Brain as bathroom shelf
Simon Winder is a favourite historian and the upcoming review of his Germania will show why. He has more original phrasing...
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