Shakespeare makes life better.
I love audiobooks. I don’t know if it’s because they allow me to listen while I do other things, or because I’m old and my eyes don’t focus like I used to. People say that listening to a book doesn’t count as reading it, but why would you want to talk to those people? They … Continue reading The Man Who Pays The Rent
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https://amzn.to/4ae0Kc7 I waited in (virtual) line for Dame Judi Dench’s audiobook, Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays The Rent. Like Sir Patrick Stewart’s book, this is one of those things that as a Shakespeare Geek you simply must experience. These are the gods and goddesses of our art still walking the earth. When they speak, we … Continue reading Sunday Afternoons With Judi
This is not the first time I’ve done a Dame Judi Dench appreciation post, and hopefully won’t be the last.
Recently I was having a conversation with my father and he dropped a bomb on me. “I just don’t get the whole Shakespeare thing,” he told me. What am I supposed to say to that? Shakespeare makes life better? His next question would be, “Why? Why would it make my life better?” But the thing … Continue reading Why We Need Shakespeare