Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

Hang on just a sec! Let’s go back to those berserkers

The Encyclopedia Britannica’s full description of berserkers has given me a moment of déja vu. Take a look at this paragraph, after which I will explain what I’m thinking: The berserkers’ savagery in battle and their animal-skin attire contributed to … Continue reading

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Don’t give me your “apò mēkhanês theós!”

Which means “the god from the machine,” better known and easier to pronounce in the ancient Latin, “deus ex machina,” i.e., the same thing. I mean, the same thing as apò mēkhanes theós. In any case. Greek dramatists came up … Continue reading

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Crimes and punishments and the start of a thriller

From Harper’s Weekly Review: A woman in Germany was sentenced to life in prison for attempting to fake her own death by killing her doppelgänger, and two people in Spain were arrested for murder after police found an image on … Continue reading

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