Friday Varia and Quick Hits

It’s pretty close to the end of the year, it’s cold as a dog’s nose, and the Ashes are more or less over. Fortunately, I have a bunch of writing, layout, and course preparation to keep me warm this holiday season. I might even have time to read something. 

If you find yourself with some time, maybe these quick hits and varia will give you some ideas:

• Neville Morley’s holiday reading list.

• How do you get students to study Classics.

• Digital literary papyri.

• Inside the ASCSA Publications office. 

• Music of the Ottoman Diaspora.

• An interview with Tina Bucuvalas from the City of Tarpon Springs.

• Hidden Treasures of Our Orange.

• On the Grinch.

• Big Data Problems; Curating is Not the Solution.

• Bob Dylan’s Christmas lights.

• The index card changed the world.

• Cultural Heritage and New Technologies.

• Is Digital archaeology busted?

• Expired.

• Studying Prince.

• Digital Medievalia. 

• Paris Review offices. NDQ needs to up its game.

• Burnout.

• Social and Media will split.

• An Oral History of the Pyros conference. 

• More Soviet Bus Stops.

• Persistence of vision.

• RIP Slobodan Ćurčić.

• Audiophiles doing their part.

• New Urbanism.

• What I’m reading: Seriously?

• What I’m listening to: Christmas music.