According to Plutarch, ancient Greeks sometimes purified themselves by "rub[bing] around with puppies." There was even a name for it: periskylakismos or "puppifrication."Puppifrication, people! Ritual purification by puppies!See, this is why I love history so much. You COULD NOT make this stuff up if you tried! How awesome is that? I want to be purified by puppies? Where … [Read more...] about In the You Can’t Make This Stuff up Dept: PURIFICATION BY PUPPIES!
When All Else Fails…
You know what's great when you draw a blank about what to post on your blog? Photos. Yay for easy, slacker solutions! So here's a roundup of recent events via visual shortcuts:Photo by Elizabeth O. DulembaThat's moi with the inimitable Adele Geras, and the wonderful Tracy Barrett at The Carlos Museum this past Sunday. We held a panel on historical fiction in YA. Adele was in … [Read more...] about When All Else Fails…
Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
(This one's for David L. Reinke) … [Read more...] about Friday Funnies–Ancient Style!
The Day Caesar Deeply Regretted Telling Brutus He Wasn’t the Sharpest Knife in the Drawer…
Guess What These Two Have in Common?
National Public Radio (NPR) calls what they have in common the "other" four-letter "s" word. Not that they embody it, but that they have been labeled as such for political purposes. I have written before about this topic, particularly as it relates to the propaganda war against my favorite queen, Cleopatra.So when the owners of the blog KidLit Women's History Month said I could … [Read more...] about Guess What These Two Have in Common?
