Ancient prescriptions in tablet form
The Corpus of Mycenaean Inscriptions from Knossos, Volume Four
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First Impressions
This week's competition, in which you have to identify a book from its opening sentence, is from a writer who once co-authored a novel with Joseph Conrad: " This is the saddest story I have ever...
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God is dead: long live the genes
The Genetic Gods
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Hit and myth: Barthes's inglorious life and times
Roland Barthes, Phenomenon and Myth
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Music that won't disturb the neighbours
The Clavichord
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Surviving in the world that never sleeps
The 24 Hour Society
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The movie genre that went west
Back in the Saddle Again
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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Liberal education may be out of favour with David Blunkett, but Alan Ryan says it is our defence against mob rule. Amid this week's talk of A-level grades and university entrance demands, one sort of...
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Planes, brains and autodidacts
Increasing numbers of academics are augmenting their salaries by taking well heeled tourists on cultural holidays. But is the Pounds 200 daily fee worth the aggravation? Anne Sebba reports. The...
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Higher channels
Tom Davies scans the schedules. (All times pm unless stated.) Pick of the week The Union Game (Sunday 8.00 BBC2). Less a programme about rugby than an absorbing social history of Britain from the...
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Listening and learning
Counselling culture has taken root in British socirty in the past decade. Now it is taking hold in British universities. Olga Wojtas reports. Thatcherism lies behind the emergence of counselling as a...
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Kuala Lumpur
Up to 600 Malaysian graduate teachers posted to Sarawak and Sabah have rejected their postings. Officials have advised them to report for duty and warned they are not guaranteed further postings if...
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Mexico City
About 80 striking students from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) were arrested last week after attempting to impede registration for autumn. Many were later released. UNAM students...