Darryl A. Phillips

I read a review of the new film “My Life in Ruins” (from the team that gave us “My Big Fat Greek Wedding”).  Seems that the main character is an “unemployed Classics professor turned tour guide”.  Nice to see Classics is getting some exposure, but wouldn’t it be nice to have an employed Classicist featured (though this probably wouldn’t make for as compelling a story-line: grading papers, thinking up new ways to teach the Latin subjunctive, serving on College committees, etc).

Reminds me of my one week gig as a tour guide in Rome many years ago when I was an “under-employed” Classics grad student. 

I’ll wait till “My Life in Ruins” is out on dvd.  But if you’ve seen it, let me know what you thought.

If you happen to be in New York state, you might want to check out this exhibit about American Artists in the Campagna Romana (the countryside surrounding Rome).

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