Apr. 4th, 2021

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Archaeology:

New mummies discovered in tomb near Luxor, Egypt - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-41213024 From 2017

Culture:

The Indian women eating with their families for the first time - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-41148492

Film:

Penny Marshall, co-star of 'Laverne & Shirley' and director of 'A League of Their Own,' dead at 75 - https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/18/entertainment/penny-marshall-dead/index.html

History:

The Importance of Using Caution When Interpreting Personal Recollections of Historic Events - https://pastexplore.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/the-importance-of-using-caution-when-interpreting-personal-recollections-of-historic-events/

Language:

Even Racists Got the Blues - Most of the time, I feel a little bit sorry for people who make horrendous translation mistakes. This is not one of those times. - https://thegeekygaeilgeoir.wordpress.com/2017/09/06/even-racists-got-the-blues/ Or, all those 'gaelic' Blue Lives Matters phrases, they were really grud-awful Gaelic.

Law and order:

Locked up for life for crimes they didn't commit - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41108765

Miscellaneous:

That’s a classic: Trinity publishes 50 favourite classical one-liners - https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/that-s-a-classic-trinity-publishes-50-favourite-classical-one-liners-1.3205032 Classical here meaning the degree, rather than the excellence of Ken Dodd.

The young paedophiles who say they don’t abuse children - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41213657

The man who’s rescued 1500 people from the River Clyde - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/yZnmvkqslWTFpW8LgLQqRK/the-man-who-s-rescued-1500-people-from-the-river-clyde

Identity Theft, Credit Reports, and You - https://www.kalzumeus.com/2017/09/09/identity-theft-credit-reports/ Most of it is good advice for dealing with all sorts of official commercial nastiness. The only time someone has tried anything was Virgin Media, which I knocked on the head with 'your colleague, Tony, on date x said I didn't have to return the box'. Write down everything.

Music:

Last Night of the Proms ends with rallying cry for classical music - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41216508 From 2017

19 remarkable moments from the 2017 BBC Proms - https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/9c6ff0b8-d0c3-487c-a72a-dc7f861877c9 In the UK at least, there are links to long videos/recordings of the moments they mention.

Politics:

Is the Electoral College Doomed? - https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/09/05/electoral-college-national-popular-vote-compact-215541/ From 2017

Sport:

Cycling:

Chris Froome wins Vuelta: 'A friendly accountant off the bike, a cold-eyed winner on it' - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/41215172 From 2017

Football:
Lorraine Watson becomes first female referee in Scottish men's football - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41214982 From 2017

Belgian Clubs and Foreign Money: A Modern Soccer Mix - https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/09/sports/soccer/belgian-clubs-and-foreign-money-a-modern-soccer-mix.html

Tennis:

US Open 2017: Sloane Stephens - from world number 957 to Grand Slam winner - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/41216430

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