Good afternoon, scholars. How was your first full week of classes? If it involves Core, then it was probably the height of excitement.
- A cooking blog called The Little Library Cafe features recipes based on books, including titles by Virginia Woolf, Jane Austen, and William Shakespeare. We’re hoping that the chocolate eclairs based on Mrs. Dalloway find their way onto the menu at the next high tea at the Core House.
- The very first statue of Jane Austen in the world, which we find hard to believe, is in the works. Marking the 200th anniversary of her death, the statue, by artist Adam Roud, will stand in Market Place, Basingstoke, England. In the meantime, a maquette has been unveiled, granting us a sneak peak at what is to come.
Adam Roud’s maquette (a sort of wax or clay sketch). (Via BBC)
- Professor Chad. C. Pecknold of the Catholic University of America is experimenting with a seminar on St. Augustine’s City of God–over Twitter. We’re kind of (see: very) interested. Read an interview over on the National Review here.
- A new musical about Machiavelli? We’re already excited. A sneak peak of Machiavelli the Musical took place last Friday, January 20, at the Golden State Theater in Monterey, California.
- A group of nine artists called Chitryog have taken to Gurgaon, India, to paint a mural depicting the Bhagavad-Gita and “scientific themes … used to emphasize on the themes of the Gita,” according to Hunny Mor, art director of the Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon, which commissioned the work.
The mural, located in Gurgaons Civil Lines area. (Credit: Manoj Kumar)
That’s a wrap. Study hard, readers. You have the whole semester ahead of you!
