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Ancient Rome: Dancing Elephants c. 200 / Rome; LQ Podcast 26: Andy Zaltzman Andy Zaltzman, comedian and co-host of The Bugle podcast reads passages from LQ about some of antiquity’s looniest despots. Featuring the maniacal musical career of Nero, the sexual habits of Caligula, and the sporting life as practiced by Commodus.; Body Language by Arika Okrent; Cry Me A River 2011: Kim Jong-Il, totalitarian ruler and “Dear Leader” of North Korea, died on Sunday at the age of 69. Korean...; Not Your Average Family c. 40 / Rome; Wait for It 8 / Rome; Doting Uncle c. 160 BC / Rome; When in Gaul c. 51 BC / Rome; Pliny the Elder & Carlos Drummond de Andrade Family Portraits; Big Game Hunting 2011: This past Tuesday monkeys, wolves, and Bengal tigers roamed the wilderness and interstates of central Ohio. The animals had...; Varying Interpretations 44 BC / Rome; Better Than Nothing c. 7 BC / Rome; The Memory Game 2011: In an ever-accelerating digital world, some researchers are curious about the Internet’s effect on the memory, especially when almost...; Piggy Bank c. 64 / Campania; Flavor is All c. 29 BC / Rome; The Death Cap 54 / Rome; An Exercise in Willpower 362 / Phrygia; Ovid & Les Murray Nectar of the Gods; Locusts, Cilantro, Elvis Presley Findings From the Editors; Public Servant 458 BC / Rome