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Philip Womack

@philipwomack.bsky.social

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Author: Ghostlord and Wildlord 12+, The Arrow of Apollo, The Double Axe, 10+, How to Teach Classics to Your Dog, for adults. Writes for many papers, mostly about books. Shakespearean, Classicist, etc Ghostlord - Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 9d

My review of two books about Winnie-the-Pooh, A A Milne, and E H Shepard literaryreview.co.uk/beyond-the-h...

Philip Womack - Beyond the Hundred Acre Wood

Philip Womack: Beyond the Hundred Acre Wood - Somewhere, a Boy and a Bear: A Biography of A A Milne and Winnie-the-Pooh by Gyles Brandreth; The Men Who Created Winnie-the-Pooh: The Lives of A A Milne ...

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 16d

I very much enjoyed Chris Laoutaris' account of the making of the First Folio.

Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 18d

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The Sterkarm Handshake by Susan Price [Children's books]

A clash of cultures between elf and human

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 20d

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Shakespeare in Context: John Lowin

The playwright's colleague

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 22d

I had a lovely message from someone who'd attended a talk which I gave at a school, in 2018. It's really true: school visits are so important. Authors, of all stripes: keep doing them! You never know what will hit home.

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 23d

can't really begin to explain the extent to which I do Not want to be filmed without my knowledge by someone wearing smart glasses while out and about

James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 23d

good video hands-on with meta's smart glasses. i've been skeptical on smart glasses for a while, but it looks like the hardware side of this is finally becoming feasible? plus, in a world where kids list "creator" as their dream job, POV video recording is v attractive youtu.be/5cVGKvl7Oek?...

Meta Ray-Ban Display hands-on: best smart glasses I’ve ever tried

YouTube video by The Verge

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 25d

The new Pullman has landed. THE ROSE FIELD, here we go...

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · 27d

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Ovid's Tristia

The fall of a poet

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Sep 11

I never liked that story (supposedly Hemingway but prob not) since after all they could have just decided they didn't want the shoes.

Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Sep 6

My piece on happy prep school days: www.spectator.co.uk/article/why-...

Why do people feel sorry for me for going to boarding school aged nine?

Sometimes, when I’m chatting about childhood, at some point it will become clear I went to a boarding school from the age of nine. Reactions can be comical. ‘You poor thing!’ an interlocutor might gas...

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Sep 5

A treat for subscribers over on my Substack: philipwomack.substack.com/p/on-english...

On English Surnames

Since I’m going to the launch of Eleanor Doughty’s history of the aristocracy, Heirs and Graces, tonight, I thought I’d dig up this old Tatler piece on surnames for subscribers.

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Aug 29

This week's Substack, on Richard Burbage open.substack.com/pub/philipwo...

Shakespeare in Context: The Burbages

A theatrical family

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Aug 28

My Notes on....Flatmates in this week's Spectator: www.spectator.co.uk/article/want...

Wanted: a flatmate for the Pope

Pope Leo XIV has announced, though not in the form of a bull, that he will be sharing the Apostolic Palace not just with God, but with flatmates. (Being American, he probably refers to them as ‘roomie...

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Philip Womack @philipwomack.bsky.social · Aug 27

95 per cent of AI pilots are failing. NINETY FIVE PERCENT. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Why You Should Never Use AI Under Any Circumstances for Any Reason No Matter What

Maybe that's a BIT of an exaggeration, but not much.

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · Aug 19

there's a phrase in this piece — "murdered child influencer" — that hits like a cold wind blowing in from some blasted future

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Charlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hello. I wrote a nice long essay about AI and this very strange moment where we're constantly told we're living in the dawn of a strange new future but the only thing that's actually clear is that everyone feels pretty unmoored and uncertain. I hope you'll read it