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Coincidence? Maybe.
One of the great mysteries of the universe is the birthday phenomenon. You know, the one that says that if you’re in a group of twenty-three people, there’s a 50% chance that two of you will have the same birthday. OK, that’s interesting. But what’s more interesting is how likely you are to discover that two [...]
Getting into Oxford
Well, don’t ask me. I’ve only lived here 22 years, which isn’t nearly long enough to figure out how the university entrance system works. The Oxford Literary festival, however, merely requires that you buy a ticket. If you’re willing to spend £6,000 on tickets, you probably could learn just about everything about everything in a [...]
Oxford redux
So I dusted myself down from the hunt (hosed, more like — I was soaked to the skin and covered in mud), staggered home from West Sussex and fell into bed. The damned clocks would choose last weekend to go forward, so up at 6am to get dressed and organized for the Oxford Literary Festival. [...]
Oxford, Ho!
Given my inability to recite a single line of Paradise Lost, I doubt they’d let me anywhere near their English department, but I do love the literary festival. Probably because I’ve had some of my best audiences there — must be something in the drinking water. And this year will be better than ever because [...]
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