Shakespeare makes life better.
It’s Bardfilm! I’ve taken over Shakespeare Geek (the blog, not the guy) while he’s away. In effect, I’ve seized this bully pulpit. Teddy Roosevelt coined the term “bully pulpit” to describe the presidency. He meant that it was a terrific (“bully”) place to deliver important messages (“pulpit”). Shakespeare uses the word “bully” quite a bit. … Continue reading A Bully Pulpit for Shakespeare
Well, that was underwhelming. I think I can give it more of a chance now that the pilot is out of the way and it becomes its own story, rather than having to recap the changes they made to the Shakespeare original. But this just means that it pretty much gave us very little … Continue reading Review : Still Star-Crossed
Sorry, I should probably spell the man’s name correctly if for nothing else than the SEO I might get, but it just amuses me to no end to spell it differently every time. Last night, after months of waiting, I got to see the encore performance of B.C.’s Hamlet, presented by NTLive. While I have … Continue reading Review : Benebatch Cumberdink’s Hamlet
Sir Ian McKellen doesn’t think you should read Shakespeare. Sir Anthony Hopkins does. How great is it that we can actually have a conversation that starts this way? Both actors are starring in The Dresser, and there’s plenty of articles coming out where both are interviewed. McKellen: “I don’t think people should bother to read … Continue reading Sorry Gandalf, I’m Gonna Side With Hannibal On This One
All we’re hearing about in the news is how he apologized to his victims, but the more interesting story today is how the judge quoted Shakespeare when sentencing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death. Want to take any guesses? I thought maybe something about the quality of mercy, but apparently the judge was not in that kind … Continue reading Using Shakespeare To Sentence The Boston Bomber