Alcohol. Promiscuity. LSD. All three are said to inspire creative minds. And if Sarah Dunant’s new novel about the Borgias, Blood and Beauty, is credible, we can add a new one, syphilis, to the list. (Wait, what?)
3. The copy editor, a traditionally marginalised figure, is now in strong demand.
According to the Times, The Guardian and other sources, Things Fall Apart author Chinua Achebe has died. Last October, we published a review of his final book, There Was a Country, which you might want to reread as a first step to considering his legacy. (You could also check out our piece on Things Fall Apart.)
If you missed the worldwide celebration of Irish literary greats on St. Patrick’s Day, you can make up for it with these podcasts of classic Irish writers at The Guardian.
Ever wondered exactly what “mod” is? A new book by Richard Weight (reviewed in The Guardian yesterday) sets out to answer that question.
Loving and falling in love have a very good reputation. That may be justified sometimes, but sometimes it is the opposite. I have seen very generous, kind and noble people behave very badly because they are in love.
Others may prefer to will themselves into James Bond’s dinner jacket and Aston Martin DB4, but I’d rather slip into a !Kung hunter’s penis sheath and heft his hunting spear.
Warning: prolonged investigation of this Oscar Wilde infographic may lead to an “infogasm.”
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