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Episode 81: In which Vulcan and Venus try to square Pompeii’s new ticketing restrictions with its new high-speed train, and get confused. This episode of Real Housewives of Mt. Olympus brought to you by the latest archaeological news on CNN.com – and by CLAS-C 419 Art and Archaeology of Pompeii. VULCAN, GOD OF METALWORKING AND …

Fun fact about the past: I am old enough to remember hearing about this new company, which would send you rental DVDs in the mail, and you could keep them as long as you wanted without late fees; then, when you sent the DVD back, they sent you the next movie on your “queue.” Fast …