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Online interview with Claire Halliday, the City of Glen Eira and their 5-strong library network (Jan. 19, 2022)
On behalf of the City of Glen Eira (Melbourne, Australia) and their network of five local libraries, the well-regarded freelance journalist and authoress, Claire Halliday, will be interviewing me (John) about the writing of, content within and contemporary...
Project Olympia: Stunning new 3D AI preservation of the grounds and games of the ancient Olympics
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports has recently collaborated with Microsoft to painstakingly recreate Olympia as the site operated as both Panhellenic sanctuary and home to the ancient Olympics for more than 1,100 years. The exhibit, as housed within the new...
Olympic torch lit at Olympia for 2022 Beijing Winter Games
Some two months after the end of the very memorable 2020 / 2021 Tokyo Games, Olympia came back to life - with a sense of both its ancient and modern heritage - with the lighting of yet another Olympic torch: this time for the 2022 Beijing Games. The Chinese capital...
‘Olympia’ receives another ringing endorsement…
For the full review, head to 'Midwest Book Review', hit the 'Historical Fiction Shelf' and scroll down. The 'Olympia' review is listed second from the top in its category. It contains very approving passages like the following: "Olympia: The Birth of the Games" by Dr....