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Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Greek guide to oblivion

Mark Forsyth, in a new book called A Short History of Drunkenness, passes on some good advice for Christmas parties from the aptly named ancient Greek playwright Euboulos. When serving wine to your guests, Euboulos wrote, the first krater (a large bucket ...


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