The Thoth Review and World Report
Silliness Invades Egypt!
There's a Trend in the
Egyptian World - and it's just plain silly!! Whether it be Springfest exhaustion or simply going stir crazy from the kids being home for the summer, Egypt has decided to
ESCAPE with two groups, one new and one
ANCIENT.
What does a blonde Parisian, an undercover devout follower of Aten, a pot smoking Roman Emperor and a cell phone have to do with Egypt? These are just a few elements in the new Egyptian (sort of!) role play called
Back to WeirdEgypt. A mixture of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams brings humor to the serious side of Egypt. So dig out your silly walks, your dead parrots and maybe a Black Knight or two and try out our Time traveling nutcases!
Take a load off—come visit the
Bar O! Formally known as Alexandria After Dark, The O was started by the beloved Oset Ramesses at the very beginning and is now starting to see a resurgence in wild and wacky inhabitants. With a strange high diver, A German strigler, Dean Martin, Ann Margaret, and a strange flamenco dancer named Tony Roca, it most certainly has the setting for an interesting evening. Need some spice? Ask Wasabi behind the counter for one of her most famous dishes - it might just have Wasabi in it! Next question is, whatever happened to
Louis?
Egypt in Modern News
"Garbology" Revealing Lost Works of Homer in Egyptian Ruins.
Archeology has often tongue-in-cheek been called "garbology" since the study of garbage or remnants of ancient societies is one of the core exercises in piecing together daily life. Now, modern technology is taking remnant scrolls discovered in the ancient Egyptian settlement of Oxyrhynchus over a 100 years ago and rediscovering the text previously thought lost.
The Oxford collection of the "Oxyrhynchus Papyri" is being subjected to a process called multi-spectral imaging, a digital imaging process that reveals text that was previously unreadable to the naked eye. These papryii have been in contact with soil for thousands of years and have darkened with age. This new process raises the text to a readable level, revealing works by Greek authors such as Euripedes, Homer and Sophocles as well as Lucian and Archilochos.
Researchers expect to discover how these stories have changed over time as they have been copied and translated throughout the centuries. To read more about this story, visit:
The National Geographic News
