http://bookmineset.blogspot.com/2008/09/saturday-word-play-shakespearean.html That’s right, *crypto*grams, not the anagrams. By the time you get to this post all 10 may have been answered, but I’m linking because it’s a new blog (to me) and I’m not sure how often they post Shakespeare stuff.
Brooks' (And Others) Dream, On Video
Hey now, this is neat. A special on the staging of Dream, including video from the famous Brooks version. Note that this is only one of three parts, so be sure to follow through all three of them.
I like how they talk about the little details – should the fairies have wings? If they have wings, should they fly? Great stuff!
Author of "Infinite Jest" Found Dead
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/books/14wallace.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
I was unfamiliar with the work of David Foster Wallace, professor of English at Pomona College, who was apparently best known for the 1000-page novel “Infinite Jest.” I suppose comparing someone to Thomas Pynchon is intended to be complimentary, but I know I was never able to finish Gravity’s Rainbow. However, one reviewer refers to the overall effect as “something like a sleek Vonnegut chassis wrapped in layers of post-millennial Zola.” I’d be excited about that prospect if I knew anything about Zola. The death appears to have been a suicide. Does anybody know more about the author, and want to say a few words?
How Shakespeare Won The West
http://community.livejournal.com/bard_in_boston/69958.html I may have seen this play mentioned in the local papers, but never thought twice about it. Apparently that was the right move, as the reviews are not good.
As U2 Like It
http://www.thechancer.ie/2008/09/09/shakespeare-rattle-hum/ This looks cool, I wish I got to see productions like that.