Category Archives: Other

My 10 Favorite Shakespearean Insults

Posted on March 27, 2018 by

I have posted many artful insults from Shakespeare on this site (here and here, for example), so readers of this blog will know the Shakespearean insult is an art form I appreciate. So I thought I’d take a few moments … Continue reading →

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Brush Up Your Shakespeare

Posted on March 20, 2018 by

Lee Wilkof and Michael Mulheren, recreating their delightful performance from the 1999 Broadway revival of Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate (an adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew).

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Reviewsday: Fools and Mortals

Posted on March 6, 2018 by

I love historical fiction in general, but I absolutely love novels about Shakespeare, Elizabethan/Jacobean England, and more. So I was excited to read Bernard Cornwell’s January 2018 release, Fools and Mortals. 

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The Shakespeare Society of America

Posted on February 27, 2018 by

On a recent visit with my wife to California, our son, daughter-in-law, and grandkids treated me to a visit to the Shakespeare Society of America museum, reference library, and gift shop in the oceanside town of Moss Landing, California. 

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The Bard, the Bible, and Baseball, Part 2

Posted on February 20, 2018 by

Bet you didn’t know that both the King James Version of the Bible and the Bard’s works mentioned baseball repeatedly, did you? It’s true. Last week, in honor of the start of Spring Training, this blog featured a listing of … Continue reading →

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The Bard, the Bible, and Baseball, Part 1

Posted on February 13, 2018 by

Baseball starts this week! Well, Spring Training, anyway. So what could be more appropriate here on The Bard and the Bible blog than a post about “The Bard, the Bible, and Baseball?” Maybe you didn’t know that both the King … Continue reading →

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A Holiday Break

Posted on December 29, 2017 by

The Bard and the Bible Podcast (see here for all past episodes) is on holiday this week. Tune in next week for the first 2018 episode. Ratings and reviews on iTunes are much appreciated. You can also easily subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, to ensure that … Continue reading →

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