I still haven't read The Iliad. Unfortunate, because I genuinely want to – it's not on my fatal Should Read _{mutter some day when I'm retired or after my funeral mutter mutter} List.

The shield of Achilles! That reminds me of the Auden poem.

I saw the 2015 Globe Theatre production of King John – I remember it feeling very uneven, but fun. Alex Waldman stole the show with his scenes as the Bastard.