CSI: Fiorenza

...with some academic back-and-forth thrown in to boot.

Scientists in Italy believe they have uncovered a murder - 400 years after it is thought to have taken place. Historians have long suspected that Francesco de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his second wife, Bianca Cappello, did not die of malaria but were poisoned - by Francesco's brother, Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici, who was vying for the dukedom. For four centuries that theory remained just that - a theory.

But following a study into the affair, forensic and toxicology experts at the University of Florence believe they have uncovered clear evidence of murder by poisoning.

I love the Medicis. Full story here.

CSI: Fiorenza

...with some academic back-and-forth thrown in to boot.

Scientists in Italy believe they have uncovered a murder - 400 years after it is thought to have taken place. Historians have long suspected that Francesco de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and his second wife, Bianca Cappello, did not die of malaria but were poisoned - by Francesco's brother, Cardinal Ferdinando de' Medici, who was vying for the dukedom. For four centuries that theory remained just that - a theory.

But following a study into the affair, forensic and toxicology experts at the University of Florence believe they have uncovered clear evidence of murder by poisoning.

I love the Medicis. Full story here.

Essay on Difficult Characters

A dandy essay by tightropegirl (aka Doris Egan, a writer on "House") on, among other things, writing difficult characters for print as opposed to TV, and the challenges posed.

It's a keeper.

Essay on Difficult Characters

A dandy essay by tightropegirl (aka Doris Egan, a writer on "House") on, among other things, writing difficult characters for print as opposed to TV, and the challenges posed.

It's a keeper.