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Resolving the irresolvable

Tom Brown wrote 1 month ago: April is nearly upon us, bringing with it Shakespeare’s birthday and, just before that, the pu … more →

Tags: Books, So Long, Shakespeare, authorship, So Long Shakespeare, edward de vere, Earl of Oxford, shakespeare birthplace trust, Francis Bacon, CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE

The three Hamlets12 comments

argumentativeoldgit wrote 3 months ago: There is no single text of Hamlet: there are three separate texts, and versions we read or see perfo … more →

Tags: Shakespeare, Literature, Drama 2, Books, Drama, hamlet, 1599: A Year in the Life of Shakespeare, text

"Nay, but this dotage of our general's o'er flows the measure..."3 comments

alicesusanna wrote 4 months ago: Antony and Cleopatra, Act 1, Scene 1 William Shakespeare This post’s title is in reference to … more →

Tags: Reading, Books, William Shakespeare, Review, Jonathan Bate, Ben Crystal

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas....

thewouldbegood wrote 5 months ago: I have meant to write this post for about two weeks. But I’ve been wrapping presents, baking odd-loo … more →

Tags: Books, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Christmas, Phil Rickman, F.G. Cottam, Shakespeare, Judith Flanders, Victorian, Pendle witches

Book review: two reflections on the Shakespeare authorship issue1 comment

Tom Brown wrote 6 months ago: (NOTE: This review first appeared in the summer 2010 edition of Around the Globe. I am posting it he … more →

Tags: Books, So Long, Shakespeare, authorship, So Long Shakespeare, Shakespeare, edward de vere, Earl of Oxford, William Leahy, Contested Will

What Tempest, friends, is this?

Duncan wrote 8 months ago: The Tempest, Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford, 19 July 2012 This production was part of the RSC S … more →

Tags: theatre, Shakespeare, Review, Royal Shakespeare Company, Jonathan Slinger, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, * The Tempest, World Shakespeare Festival, Felix Hayes

When Experts Collide: Jerry Coyne verses James Shapiro

Santi Tafarella wrote 8 months ago: At his blog, evolutionary biologist Jerry Coyne recently took after his University of Chicago collea … more →

Tags: Atheism, atheist, Evolution, Darwin, Critical Thinking, Jerry Coyne, Molecular Biology

Conscripts for war in Ireland

Helen Titherington wrote 9 months ago: Elizabeth 1st did not keep a standing army so that each time she needed to create a force men and bo … more →

Tags: Henry 4, Shakespeare

EDMUND SHAKESPEARE AND ALAN NELSON1 comment

phoenixark wrote 10 months ago: The Edmund Shakespeare Blog William Ray described Alan Nelson as a somewhat rude Shakespeare critic, … more →

Tags: Education, London, language, America and the UK, Southwark, Edmund Shakespeare, The Edmund Shakespeare Blog, Alan Nelson, John Harvard

SHAKESPEARE'S BROTHER AND JAMES SHAPIRO

phoenixark wrote 10 months ago: It was the US academic, and very nice guy, even if he would not help with an agent, who said that an … more →

Tags: The Arts, Education, America and the UK, William Shakespeare, Southwark, Edmund Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Brother,

Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro

iansbookpile wrote 1 year ago: I felt a bit sceptical about the subject when starting Shapiro’s book: ‘the authorship q … more →

Tags: WooooShakespeare, History, Non-Fiction, Contested Will

And then there were two, and they talked about the Hay Festival a lot

racheljeffcoat wrote 1 year ago: This week, Birmingham has claimed Timothy for work purposes. Tsh. I think it’s a bit of cheek, … more →

Tags: the culture desk, Baby Diaries, Agatha Christie, Daddy away, You've Got Mail!, BBC iPlayer, Hay Festival, world street food festival, washing machine baby

James Shapiro: an honest naturalist admired by ID supporters

Wintery Knight wrote 1 year ago: As a pro-ID person, I am naturally suspicious of naturalistic scientists. They always say that mater … more →

Tags: Commentary, intelligent design, Origin of life, DNA, Naturalism, Protein, Information, Intelligent Cause, Chemical Evolution

A Victory for Critical Thinking in TN3 comments

kwlowery wrote 1 year ago: An academic freedom law has just been passed in Tennessee that allows for dissenting views to be pre … more →

Tags: Science, Jerry Coyne, Education 2, Academic Freedom, evo-devo, John Taylor Gatto, Dumbing Us Down, Neo-darwinism

Coyne vs. Shapiro6 comments

Michael wrote 1 year ago: Jim Shapiro has been outlining his views on evolution over at the Huffington Post, including a posti … more →

Tags: Front Loading, Eukarya

Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?, by James Shapiro7 comments

roguebelle wrote 1 year ago: Title: Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? Author: James Shapiro Year of Publication: 2010 Length … more →

Tags: Reviews, American History, authorship controversy, Contested Will, Delia Bacon, Earl of Oxford, early modern theatre, England, english history

The Playwright from Stratford6 comments

cherylmahoney wrote 1 year ago: I recently tackled my first Nonfiction book of the year for the Non-fiction Non-memoir Challenge, an … more →

Tags: Reviews, Shakespeare, Book, Books, Contested Will, authorship question, Stratford

Tuesday Tips: Chicago North Side Judge Campaign Rolls in Dough, Rolls Out Cable Ad; Emanuel Wants to Lease City Land to Catholic Charities for $1 ... and More2 comments

David Ormsby wrote 1 year ago: Judge Cecila Louise Gamrath has filled her campaign chest with nearly $175,000 for an 8th subcircuit … more →

Tags: Illinois Politics, Illinois budget, governor pat quinn, Linda Chapa LaVia, Equality Illinois, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Judge Celia Louise Gamrath, Catholic Charities of Chicago, michael chandler

A plague on both your houses (and ours, too)2 comments

superfluousblogger wrote 1 year ago: A Superfluous Man would like to draw the general readership’s attention to what is transpiring … more →

Tags: Books, William Shakespeare, Shakespeare Authorship Controversy


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