CULTURAL ICON WATCH: I haven't noted uses of the Dead Sea Scrolls as a cultural icon for a long time, but a couple caught my eye recently:
The lesbian Dead Sea Scrolls: Anne Lister's diaries (NewStatesman.com)
Lost Peter Sellers films Dearth of a Salesman and Insomnia Is Good for You hailed as the movie equivalent of 'finding Dead Sea Scrolls' (The Independent)