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Because you might know, a quick question -

Irad Malkin of TAU is coming to speak about Rhodes, Naukratis, and trade networks. Should I be trying earnestly to plead my way out of the last half of linguistics tutorial in order to attend?

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Well, more a question of what you know about him as a speaker. The topic is intriguing enough that I'll probably try anyway, but I should know whether to use Bambi-eyes (or their prose equivalent, indeed), if he's particularly engaging.

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The short answer is "yes!". The less short answer is that he's a pleasure to listen to: a fluent, entertaining, and charismatic speaker, who also knows his field very well.

I've audited a couple of lessons of his Greek Religion course, but sadly couldn't take a whole course with him yet.

Also, there's a book of his ("The Returns of Odysseus") which I own but have not yet read, and which received much acclaim, if memory serves.

Do share your impression! When is it?

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It was the 12th, I think, and it was sort of intimidating because his talk opened with a sociological grounding of his topic (trade networks in terms of a rethinking of Mediterranean relationships through network-theory). I got lost in all the names of French sociologists and the occasional word or five in French, and then it was much better once he started talking about Rhodes and Naukratis themselves...

More thoughts later, though they seem to be fading under German. I am glad I went, though; thanks for the push.

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You should have a look at restaurant menus in India. You really should. Especially italian restaurants.

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