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Just finished Sunshine and Laughter @cheeseford's exemplary study of Morecambe & Wise, a fresh, and quietly corrective, retelling of their well-worn narrative full of details you'll get nowhere else. A book written with love and diligence by a writer who knows British entertainment history deeply from jazz through to Viz.
As a bonus, if you wade through the "pointless padding" at the back where the author shows their working out and proves they're honest you'll see my name twice. Recommended.♥️♥️
The Greatest Show in the Galaxy, by Dale Smith (and Stephen Wyatt)

Takes a story that I had not really thought about very much and made me think about it a lot more.

From the Heart of Europe
#HogBore
They're back.
@mrdalesmith More opinions? Silence in the Library? Where will it end?
Friends fear he has featured on an album again. #WhatTheFuukIsGoingOn #TDOTD
Sudden realisation. Some of you out there will have your Margaret Attwood shelved next to your Tony Attwood and I don't know what to make of that.
Is none of my internet safe from opinions on Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma?
I've just been followed by someone trying to flog me product on Bluesky and have waltzed back here craving some less commercial social engagement. I in no way resemble a husband coming home very late from work with a guilty look on his face.

Ancient Greek puns are very much a real thing, but people weren't expected to groan or laugh at them. They're about word magic.

#classics #puns #wordplay #homer #odysseus #aeschylus
https://kiwihellenist.blogspot.com/2023/12/puns.html

Ancient Greek puns

Many popular beliefs about ancient Greece and Rome are misconceptions. This blog digs into the evidence and looks for the reality behind the myth.

I bet you're sorry now.