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Follow a live retelling of the cataclysmic month that turned a European conflict into the First World War
Posted on 2013/06/26 in General, tagged as
On 28 June 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in Sarajevo. A little over a month later the world was engulfed in the bloodiest conflict mankind had ever seen. How did such tragedy unfold so quickly? Follow – ‘live’ – the assassination on 28 June to Britain’s final plunge on 4 August, turning European conflict into war. Yesterday, we launched the dramatic live retelling of the month preceding the First World War @countdowntowar, compan… Read more »
Michael Scott’s Who Were the Greeks? begins tomorrow at 9pm!
Posted on 2013/06/26 in General, tagged as
Dr Michael Scott, author of From Democrats to Kings: The Downfall of Athens to the Epic Rise of Alexander the Great, has begun a new project, this time asking Who Were the Greeks?. Who Were the Greeks? begins 27th June at 9pm on BBC Two and continues on 4th July. In this series, Michael Scott asks ‘who were these people who gave us democracy, architecture, philosophy, language, literature and sport?’. Watch the trailer on BBC Two here and read mo… Read more »
Cordelia Fine’s Delusions of Gender longlisted for Warwick Prize for Writing 2013!
Posted on 2013/06/24 in General, tagged as
Delusions of Gender, the vehement attack on the pseudo-scientific claims about the differences between the sexes, by Cordelia Fine, has been longlisted for this year’s Warwick Prize for Writing! The Warwick Prize takes place every two years and is awarded to ‘excellent and substantial work’. Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences is ‘impeccably researched and bitingly funny’ (Evening Standard) and ‘a timely warning’ (Guardi… Read more »
Win a copy of Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide and Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide!
Posted on 2013/06/20 in General, tagged as
Do you want to be in with a chance of winning one of four copies of Introducing Wagner: A Graphic Guide and Introducing Continental Philosophy: A Graphic Guide? Enter on Goodreads! Until 14th July, we are giving away copies of two fantastic Graphic Guides, published this year. Introducing Wagner is a fascinating graphic novel-style introduction to the classical composer everyone has heard of, but few truly understand. Introducing Continental Phil… Read more »
James Davies’ Top 10 Books on Psychiatry
Posted on 2013/06/19 in General, tagged as
James Davies, author of Cracked: Why Psychiatry is Doing More Harm Than Good, revealed his Top 10 psychiatry critiques in the Guardian today. ‘My choice of 10 books here reflects the writings of diverse commentators – patients, academics, novelists, psychologists and critical psychiatrists – who have at different times challenged our understanding of mental illnesses and how best to treat them.’ Click here to head over to the Guardian. Cracked is… Read more »
Mark My Words with Mark Forsyth
Posted on 2013/06/14 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth took a trip to Australia last month where he recorded the below video for Australian TV show The Feed, and revealed just exactly what a Delphinesterian* is… And check out ‘Hold a levee for Mark My Words’ here. *One of Icon HQ’s favourite words from The Horologicon! Follow Mark Forsyth at @inkyfool and find out more about The Horologicon and The Etymologicon here.
Come and hear Mark Forsyth talk about the magic of words!
Posted on 2013/06/12 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth will be speaking at the latest Cauldron event at The Hemingford Arms, Islington on 24th June. At this event we will be exploring the wizardy of words with Mark Forsyth, with fun and games and erudition. Artists including brilliant composer and pianist Lola Perrin explore the power of words in music, while Anne Chmelewsky shows just how a man in search of a good wife must find the right words. And magical tales of the Sundarbans are t… Read more »
Bobby’s Open Wins Times Sports Book of the Year 2013!
Posted on 2013/06/11 in General, tagged as
Bobby’s Open won Golf Book of the Year in the British Sports Book Awards last month and this week it was announced as the overall winner of Times Sports Book of the Year 2013! Times Sports Book of the Year is a public-voted award – so thank you everybody who voted! 3000 votes were cast and Bobby’s Open took 45% of the total votes. John Hopkins, former Golf Correspondent of The Times and head of the golf judges, said: “Bobby Jones in golf is a bit… Read more »
Martin Bell at the British Library’s ‘Propaganda: Power and Persuasion’ exhibition
Posted on 2013/06/07 in General, tagged as
Martin Bell will be speaking alongside David Welch, Director of the Centre for the Study of Propaganda, University of Kent, historians and military experts as part of the British Library’s Propaganda: Power and Persuasion exhibition on 21st June, 6:30pm. Martin’s talk will be on state propaganda and ‘Justifying War’: ‘Dynamic communication with the general population is essential in the lead up to, and during, periods of conflict. Effective propa… Read more »
Mark Forsyth’s brilliant The Etymologicon – out in paperback today!
Posted on 2013/06/06 in General, tagged as
Mark Forsyth’s The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language is published in paperback today! William Leith reviewed the book for the Evening Standard, which you can read here: ‘I really love books about words, and this is a particularly good one’. Come and see Mark Forsyth at the Cauldron event on 24th June, 7:30 pm – 11:00 pm at the Hemingford Arms, where he’ll be talking about the magic of words. If… Read more »
