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Most of the posts in this category are simply leftovers from a previous era before the site had categories. Over time I plan to reduce that number to zero and remove this category. Until then, here they are. I had to put something in the box.

By Popular Demand, COLORS!

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We are right in the middle of our Shakespeare is Universal fundraising campaign, and I thank everyone who has signed up to date.  We are, unfortunately, still quite a way from our goal and I’m throwing out all the stops in an effort to get us to the finish line.

WE CAN NOW DO COLORS!

You asked, I answered (well, I asked Teespring, and they answered :)).  If you’re not loving the asphalt grey that we picked, please chime in right now with a vote on what colors you would like to see.  I can only offer a couple more, and I need to tell them ASAP what those colors should be.

Shakespeare is Universal
Shakespeare is Universal

Also, the graphics are all in white text so we can not do a white shirt without going back to the design drawing board, which is not realistic in the time remaining.  Aim for darker colors.

So, tell me!  You want red? Blue? Black?  If you looked at the shirt and said, “If only it was X color”, what’s X?    I have to get back to them so they can make the change and people can still have time to purchase, so speak now if you want your voice heard.

IF YOU ALREADY SIGNED UP FOR THE GREY…

First of all, thank you.  Fear not, I did ask about taking care of my earliest adopters.  If we do put up some color choices and you find that you like one of those better than the grey you agreed to purchase?  You can contact support@teespring.com and they will modify your order!  I mean, come on, how great are these folks!  [ NOTE that you’ll need to make this request while the campaign is still active, which gives you to May 12! ]

I want this shirt to exist.  I want 100 people from around the world to have it.  I will do whatever I need to do in order to make that happen.

What Shakespeare Means To Me

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Building a tradition of their own, A.J. Leon and his band of Misfits, Inc. are once again celebrating Shakespeare’s Birthday by building a wall of “What does Shakespeare mean to me?” blog posts, and I am more than happy to contribute.  I could write on that topic in my sleep.

Shakespeare means eternity to me.  It means transcendence.  It means that someone somewhere knew what it means to experience and feel the things that all other human beings may eventually experience and feel, and put that down in writing like a recipe, like a roadmap, like a decoder ring for all of us for centuries to come to decipher.

He is a canvas upon which all of humanity can illustrate their own existence, simultaneously linking it to those that have gone before while carving out its own unique story.

Shakespeare is inspiration, he is wisdom, he is comfort, just like those people closest to us. He is at times comedy and at times tragedy, just like life.

What does Shakespeare mean to me?  Everything.

This year’s Shakespeare Day Celebration is sponsored in part by Shakespeare Is Universal: Shakespeare truly is for everyone, and nothing demonstrates that sentiment better than his most famous quote of all, translated here into languages from around the world.   In celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday, show that you believe his works are just as relevant, powerful and important as they’ve ever been!

Natalie Portman as Lady Macbeth? And the geek universe explodes!

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First we had Patrick Stewart who is equally at home as Captain Picard, Professor Xavier, or Macbeth.

Pretty soon we’ll have the world of Joss Whedon jumping from Buffy and Firefly to Much Ado About Nothing.

And now, now we have the queen of the geek universe Natalie Portman signed up to play Lady Macbeth?!

I hope the legions of fans she picked up from Star Wars (and even going so far back as The Professional) appreciate what they’re about to get themselves into.  This is almost certainly going to be firmly in Black Swan territory – and more in a dark and twisty way, not so much with the sexy bits.

UPDATED Is Shakespeare Universal? Show Your Support!

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Shakespeare Is Universal T-Shirt
The Universal Question

UPDATE #2:  We’re drawing to a close, with little less than a week to go.  As of this update we’re at 57 and heading for 100 and truly need your help.  People have begun telling me “Oh maybe everybody’s just waiting until the last minute.”  Well I’m pretty sure the last minute is a Sunday night which is not exactly prime time for everybody to be online so you might discover Monday morning that your opportunity’s missed.


If you haven’t kept up on the news, more languages have been added and all known questionable translations have been fixed.  The shirt is also now available in four colors (grey/black/red/blue) if that helps convince you.


UPDATE #1 : I am going to keep updating this post, keeping it sticky at the top of the page, until the campaign has run its course.  This will help assure that newcomers see it, by keeping it on the homepage. We are at 15 out of 100 reservations, and need more people to see this!

Shakespeare truly is for everyone, and nothing demonstrates that sentiment better than his most famous quote of all, translated here into languages from around the world.

In celebration of Shakespeare’s birthday, show that you believe his works are just as relevant, powerful and important as they’ve ever been!  Available for a limited time only!

Yes! I Believe Shakespeare is Universal! Sign me up!

Proceeds from this campaign go toward funding the mission of ShakespeareGeek.com, which for the last eight years has been dedicated to proving that Shakespeare makes life better.


Teespring is “Kickstarter for t-shirts”. We need a certain number of people, by a certain date, to commit to purchasing a shirt. If we reach that number (or exceed it!), everybody wins. If we don’t, nobody is charged. This method allows the price of each shirt to be greatly reduced, while keeping the quality of the product very high. (The graphics are all cleaned up by designers before printing, so they’re never pixelated or speckled like you sometimes see on traditional “upload and go” print on demand sites.)

If you are at all interested in owning one of these shirts (and possibly seeing other such campaigns) I strongly encourage you to sign up and help us get the word out through all your social media connections. Thanks as always for supporting Shakespeare Geek!