http://boingboing.net Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 22 May 2013 03:45:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://boingboing.net/2012/09/28/this-friday-procrastinate-wit.html http://boingboing.net/2012/09/28/this-friday-procrastinate-wit.html#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 17:14:02 +0000 Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/?p=184167 in-depth analysis of the history of Roman charioteers, their sport, and their role in ancient Roman society. I haven't had a chance to read through this whole thing yet (because, you know, I have to work) but what I have read is fascinating. Be sure to check out the Appendix, which has a translation of a Roman account of a chariot race — so, basically, ancient ESPN play-by-play. (Via Dr. Hypercube)]]> http://boingboing.net/2012/09/28/this-friday-procrastinate-wit.html/feed 5