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Constructive Rest and the Sad History of Orchids
Since starting my 9–5 desk job a few years ago, my already poor posture has deteriorated quite a bit, due to hunching in front of two monitors all day. The 8 hours at the desk is not the only problem…when I get home, my first instinct is to switch to my personal laptop (for blogging, Continue reading
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CEO, China: The Rise of Xi Jinping – Thoughts & Review, Part 2
As president of China, Xi Jinping presides over 18% of the world’s population, and he is set to do so for life. How did Xi rise to such prominence, and what can we learn from his life that will help us understand his future? Kerry Brown’s book, CEO, China, offers some clues as to the Continue reading
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Rejection Scene from Eugene Onegin
This week I devoted an entire podcast episode to one of my favorite novels, Eugene Onegin. Though I only mentioned it in passing, I also watched Onegin, the 1999 adaptation, after reading the book. Liv Tyler was brilliantly cast as the bookish Tatyana; this was just before she became famous for Arwen in The Lord Continue reading
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Vice, Virtue, and Heroism in Eugene Onegin – Episode 26
For lovers of Pride and Prejudice and Jane Eyre, Eugene Onegin takes us back to Imperial Russia, where young Tatyana Larina falls for her brooding, Byronic neighbor. More than a romance, Alexander Pushkin’s epic poem is a classic of Russian literature and history, as well as a glimpse into the 19th-century dueling culture which proved Continue reading
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Hi, I’m Marian—I talk about classics, history, and other books on this blog, as well as on YouTube.
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