As another year comes to a close I thought it would be fun to go back and pick the biggest posts of 2013. I’m happy to discover that the top 5 are, in fact, original content produced by Bardfilm and myself.
I’m presenting these in chronological order, because the older a post is the more chance it’s had to get traffic (so it’s not really fair to compare a January piece to a November one).
January 24, 2013
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare — in Haiku
This piece is amazing because when he said Complete, he meant it. KJ does a haiku rendition of 39 Shakespeare plays. We should print and bind this.
February 14, 2013
Shakespearean Pickup Lines for Valentine’s Day
We all know that Shakespeare wrote the best wedding quotes, but you can’t just jump to the end of the story! What about the pickup line that gets you started? Shakespeare’s still your wing man.
February 22, 2013
Shakespearean Hip-Hop Lyrics
The trickiest part of this mashup is deciding on a genre of hip-hop! It has been around for a little while, and changed quite a bit over the decades.
May 8, 2013
Most Popular Shakespeare Tattoos
I’d always wanted to do a gallery post, and this was my chance.
July 30, 2013
Game of Thrones? That’s cute.
When I saw that someone had do a meme where all the Star Wars characters say patronizing things to Game of Thrones characters (well, and vice versa) I knew I had to mash it up with Shakespeare. I think my job was far more difficult, though – it’s not like Viola from Twelfth Night is instantly recognizable like, oh, Darth Vader.