It is with very mixed feelings that I am writing to inform the Tulane Honors community that I will be leaving Tulane University at the end of the month. I have been selected to be the next Dean of Penn State’s Schreyer Honors College. This position was not something that […]
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Steam powered iMac Wow. That anyone would dream up such a thing, let alone make it. If Douglas Adams can see this now I am sure he is proud. (Via The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW).) Technorati Tags: iMac, Apple, England
Since I stumbled upon my Wiki article yesterday it occurred to me I might want to find out what else Google has to say about me. The usual Google search did not reveal anything unexpected (although “Christian M. M. Brady” is a more useful search than “Christian Brady” unless I […]
Much to my surprise today I noticed (not that I was looking for it) that there is a Wikipedia article about me: Christian M. M. Brady – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I guess this is fame in the internet world. Hmm. I did correct my year of birth, but otherwise […]
From SignOnSanDiego.com SD is already getting ready for the DSS to come on tour there next year. This will coincide with the 60th anniversary of the discovery of the Scrolls and the SBL conference will be held in SD next year as well. There are all sorts of events schedules […]
The concordance produced by Marty Abegg, James Bowley, and Ed Cook is being reviewed and Ed himself offers comments on Vermes’ review. Vermes’s verdict on the Concordance: “an outstanding achievement … truly indispensable.” It’s always nice to hear such kind words about a project in which one has participated. BIBLIOGRAPHY: […]
I will readily admit that I came upon the Jet Beetle via Ripley’s Believe it or Not this Sunday. This is simply the wildest thing I have ever seen: a street legal VW Beetle powered by (the gas engine) and a jet engine (that is the thing spitting flames at […]
The misanthropic Ranter has invited me to a meme. List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they’re not any good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your blog along with […]
Peter Williams describes how to findimages of the Genizah targum mss! The zoom mechanism is great. This really is wonderful (although no TgLam ;-). (Via JD@PaleoJudaica.) (I was going to post an image, but then I read this: “Please obtain permission in writing before publishing any part of any image […]
Egyptologists Disagree on Mummyless Tomb – New York Times Dr. Zahi Hawass’s theory that a tomb in the Valley of Kings was the burial place of King Tut’s mother is disputed. Science or show business, that is the question. Needless to say Dr. Hawass is at the center although it […]