http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2008/04/06/nosplit/sv_classics06.xml If you’re the sort to be easily offended and like writing web comments, head over to the Telegraph’s list of 110 “best” books, which notes only one Shakespeare – “the sonnets”.  Normally these lists are tricky in how they include Shakespeare, since after all they are not books per se.  I saw one list (I believe it was “most important books”) that specifically cited the First Folio.  Others just say “The Complete Works” as if that means anything.  But this one chooses to include the sonnets, while leaving out all the plays. There are already a number of comments saying “Where’s the Shakespeare?”

http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0892062/ Hamlet A.D.D. is set entirely in front of a green screen, with live actors in an animated world.  IT HAS THE CHOCOLATE RAIN GUY STARRING AS OSRIC?! Dear lord, that’s a surefire way to F*** with my head.  Just the other day a coworker challenged me to listen to that stupid song all the way through.  I lasted 17 seconds.  If you have no idea what I’m talking about I’ll leave it up to you to google “chocolate rain” (it’s nothing offensive, unless you speak of the quality).  Don’t say you weren’t warned.

http://magpiemagic.blogspot.com/2008/04/shakespeare-collection.html The other day we had portraits.  Today, bracelets.  This isn’t stuff with quotes carved into it, no no.  These are actual craftwork where the artist has chosen Desdemona, for instance, as her inspiration for the design.  Personally I’m not crazy about the two designs shown (Desdemona and Kate), but that’s just my personal taste.  I like the idea of Shakespearean characters as design, and would love to see what she does with more characters.