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June 25, 2008 • Wednesday

Literature as Detective

A group of researchers has used celestial information referenced in Homer's Odyssey to determine the exact date King Odysseus returned home from the Trojan War and killed a group that had been trying to overthrow him during his absence.

For more, see the Associated Press' article "Date set for Odysseus' return from Trojan War."

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June 03, 2008 • Tuesday

Boycott Review

A book I recently edited, "Boycott: Stolen Dreams of the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games" by Jerry and Tom Caraccioli, received a favorable review today from the Wall Street Journal.

See "The Olympians Left Behind."

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