Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Audacity of Cities

Posted on June 29, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

The T rattled down Beacon Street, that electrical whirr driving into a higher pitch as it accelerated. With a clatter and a dinging of its bell it slowed and then stopped: the lurching progress of the train when it is … Continue reading →

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Elementary, my dear Watson

Posted on June 23, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

I recently started watching the first the season of the BBC’s Sherlock, a contemporary adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories. It is an interesting, well-directed, and well-acted series. Benedict Cumberbatch goes directly to the quick (near manic) core … Continue reading →

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Summer (Solstice) Reading

Posted on June 20, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Today is the Summer Solstice (in the Northern Hemisphere) the longest day of the year. For some it’s the mid-point of summer, for others it’s the first day of summer. To celebrate this milestone in the year and to honor … Continue reading →

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Learning to Listen to the Monster

Posted on June 12, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Last week I went to see a rebroadcast of National Theatre Live’s production of Frankenstein. The play was adapted by from the novel by Nick Dear, and directed by Danny Boyle. It stars Johnny Lee Miller and Benedict Cumberbatch on … Continue reading →

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Queen Victoria in the Digital Age

Posted on June 11, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Recently, the Bodlein Library and the British Royal Archives published digital copies of Queen Victoria’s Journals in their entirety. Some 40,000 journal pages from several different transcribed sources are available to view as high-quality photos. They are in the process … Continue reading →

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Is the plural of Ozymandias “Ozymandiases” or “Ozymandiai”?

Posted on June 10, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

Statue of Ramses II photo by Mujtaba Chohan via Wikimedia commons. Continuing the thread I began in my last entry about the British Museum, here is a photo of a statue of Ramses II from one of the Museum’s main … Continue reading →

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It all comes back to the British Museum

Posted on June 9, 2012 by quicklytothepanopticon

When I was an undergraduate I spent a semester at the Florida State University London Study Centre. The Centre is housed in a series of interconnected Georgian style buildings dating back to the 17th century. It is the perfect location, … Continue reading →

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