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Nothing But Repeats These Days
I’m on my hols, so here’s some festive bits from the archive: some notes on reindeer; and some notes on the Gävle goat. Plus some links to new stuff.
 • Jonn Elledge
Book Club: A Last Minute Gift For Your Nine Year Old
An extract from ‘History's Most Epic Fails’, by Athena Kugblenu.
 • Jonn Elledge
The HS2 Christmas Special
Some Christmas song lyrics that hit differently when imagined in the trailer for a film about a stalker. But first, I’m off to Buckinghamshire to find…
 • Jonn Elledge
Guest Post: A Brief History of the Italian/Slovenian Borderlands
A visit from Lewis Baston, author of ‘Borderlines: A History of Europe in 29 Borders’.
 • Jonn Elledge and Lewis Baston
No, Prime Minister, Things Weren’t Fine Before
Also this week: some notes on an evil death monkey; and the interactive map of the Roman Empire you’ve always dreamed of.
 • Jonn Elledge
Book Club: Your Foolproof Guide to Explaining Why the World Didn’t End
An extract from A Brief History of the End of the F*cking World, by Tom Phillips.
 • Tom Phillips and Jonn Elledge
Smörgåsbord
This week: a long weekend on the Øresund; and mansion tax map. But first: Christmas comes early.
 • Jonn Elledge

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