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Bill Peschel (Free subscription) | 11/15/2008
T he might and majesty of British law caught up with William Shakespeare today when he is listed among the tax evaders who failed to pay a subsidy of 5 shillings. Shakespeare always considered money to be a good friend and was reluctant to part with any. In addition to the income from acting, writing and part-ownership of the Lord Chamberlain's Men, Will also made a little money...
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ysmarko (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
ok, i have to admit, lines from the king james bible and lines from william shakespeare sound so much alike! on this little “ bible or bard ” quiz from mental floss, i found myself taking educated guesses most of the time, and only scored 70%. oof. maybe if it were tniv? be honest, what percentage did you get? (ht to neatorama)
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Largehearted Boy (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that is in some way relevant to their recently published books. In All the World's a Grave: A New Play by William Shakespeare, John Reed takes the...
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IndieWire (Free subscription) | yesterday
by Peter Knegt (November 21, 2008) EDITOR'S NOTE: This article originally ran during indieWIRE's coverage of Outfest 2008 Four years ago, Tom Gustafson 's short film " Fairies " was making a stop on its long run on the festival circuit. A 20-minute musical fantasy inspired by William Shakespeare 's " A Midsummer Night's Dream ," "Fairies" ended up screening at nearly 100 festivals, including...
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Hoover's Business Insight Zone (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Share my glee, friends: today I have four new books on my desk, all of which I’m eager to read. Alice Schroeder, The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Warren Buffett belongs in the same category as William Shakespeare: human and imperfect like all of us . . . but also demonstrably superior to everyone [...]
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Paris Parfait (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
Student designs, Fibers Department exhibition, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, Ga., May 2008. The top image is reminiscent of the Art Nouveau period. "...Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," - William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2,...
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TREND HUNTER Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
(TrendHunter.com) Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz created this gorgeous spread for Vogue US called ‘Love of a Lifetime.’ The theme of the spread is Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s famous tragedy about two young…
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Rising in Phoenix (Free subscription) | 11/19/2008
This avarice Sticks deeper, grows with more pernicious root Than summer-seeming lust, and it hath been The sword of our slain kings. - William Shakespeare, Macbeth (Macduff at IV, iii) Breaking News. Senator Ted Stevens has lost his reelection in Alaska. http://tinyurl.com/5vkt3j. “Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has lost his bid for a seventh term. “The longest-serving Republican in the history...
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 11/18/2008
OK I know it has been almost FOREVER since I have reported in and I know everyone must be on the edge of their desk chairs to know how England is going but you will not really find out in this post. I will post tomorrow about strafordupon Avon and the lovely William Shakespeare but I wanted to do a quick post today to tell everyone that I was on the BBC. well i actually didnt see myself...
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Daily News (Free subscription) | 11/17/2008
What's in a name? William Shakespeare wrote in Romeo and Juliet.
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A Keyboard and a .45 (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
by Peter W. Wickham, Jr. AKA The Ol' Grey Ghost "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet;..." Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. While doing research for a recent column I had occasion to visit a page at the Violence Policy Center (VPC) where I found this little tidbit: "Military surplus armor-piercing (AP)...ammunition for .50 sniper rifles...
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BrontëBlog (Free subscription) | 11/16/2008
A couple of Brontë alerts for the ensuing days: 1. Today, November 16, at the COMICA 2008, London International Comics Festival: Conversations: Turning Classics Into Comics William Shakespeare, Charlotte Bronte, Charles Dickens and Oscar Wilde are getting visual makeovers as graphic novels. How does prose transfer to panels? What is lost, and found, in translation? Adaptors Richard Appignanesi...
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Champions League Tickets (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
William Shakespeare has been dead for 392 years, but that pesky fact hasn’t stopped the Bard from becoming a Hollywood screenwriter. Though he’s been residing six feet under the floor of a Stratford-upon-Avon church for nearly four centuries, Shakespeare is still one of the most prolific writers of our day. Or at least it seems that way. After all, almost every film we [...]
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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 11/14/2008
With the help of everyone from William Shakespeare to Elizabeth Taylor, history has found plenty of ways to depict the ancient world’s most famous woman. Who was Cleopatra? Take your pick: Fearless leader. Sly seductress. Brazen hussy.
