Before I begin, happy Independence Day! We sure gave those Brits hell, didn't we boys?

Wouldn't you know that just when Eric goes on vacation and we're loosed from the task master's shackles I have to drive to Michigan for a wedding, and spend the weeked in Indiana getting fattened up on good old-fashioned heartland cuisine without any reliable internet access?

Better late than never. And now that Classical Values is all mine (and Justin's) I ... am tired from the trip and honestly haven't paid much attention to the outside world. I read a big chunk of the Iliad between naps in the car, and have been engrossed with the history of classical scholarship and the transmission of texts.

Blogworthy material all.

And one of the most noteworthy events of my weekend was spotting a dedicatory brick on a walkway at a certain midwestern college which read 'A POX ON BIG GOVERNMENT.'

But until I get settled in here again I'd like to point you toward the Onion A.V. Club's review of George Romero's Land of the Dead. (Be sure to read the caption under the photo.)

I'll be seeing the film sometime this week with an old friend who just flew into town, and we're both sure it's an instant classic.

Now where's Justin been?