You’ve probably all seen the St Valentine’s meme on social media: (Image from: http://blog.cnbeyer.com/history/will-the-real-st-valentine-please-stand-up-or-why-i-hate-the-history-channel/) It is a pretty good joke, pointing out the incongruity of celebrating the violent death of an early Christian martyr at Rome with a consumerist frenzy dedicated to love and romance. Moreover, the meme is quite well-informed: the basic outlines of…Continue Reading Chocolate, death, and St Valentine
Day: February 10, 2017
