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I've read it and it's pretty disappointing tbh. No fireworks, quite a lot of generalisation re concepts and more critical of people (like me) who 'confine Shakespeare within the historical archive of early modern drama' than any Morris Zapp theory-types. It doesn't make a case. Bloom/Vickers-lite

I haven't yet read the article so will reserve judgement

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How academics ruined Shakespeare It is time to retrieve the playwright we thought we knew – the man who asks universal questions – from the theorists

www.newstatesman.com/culture/book...

Did someone say 'cheese'?

In a world of lies, we need the BBC more than ever. This week could be our last chance to save it | Polly Toynbee As the public consultation on the BBC nears its end, the right will be out in force to undermine it. But its supporters can do their bit – with this guidance, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Please support the BBC. Consultation ends next week and the Right are out to destroy it: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Grateful Dead - Brown Eyed Women - 10/31/1980 - Radio City Music Hall YouTube video by Wolfgang's Grateful Dead

So understated yet Americana: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2ya...

Damn.

Always in our hearts

May the four winds blow you safely home ❤️⚡💙🙏🌹
#BobWeir

So sorry to hear Bob Weir has passed. RIP legend.

Such an exquisite song from Mars Hotel

I hope someone draws this wonderful story about Tom Stoppard's Arcadia and the power of the arts to help us see things differently, to the attention of our Education Secretary. Do read it, it will lift your spirits.

Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88 A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter

Sad news. I once had a fun and rewarding chat with Tom Stoppard about 'the [law of] attraction that Newton left out'. www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...

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I once met and chatted with Captain Beefheart, at his sound-check ... 25th Oct 1980. Later, at the gig, the audience struggled to dance in time to the music.

This is causing a right-wing meltdown in the other place:

So do I. Bravo! Hope you're always proud of your achievement!

My barber reads philosophy and shares his insights into the human conditioner.

We've just lost Donna Jean Godchaux: 'Like I told you
I'll sing to them this story, And know why'
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Sad news

So agree

This is a great little piece of rock history, just as the legend was beginning.

Bewitched (6809)

The Beatles - Shea Stadium 60th Anniversary Edition 1080p HD YouTube video by Cristhofer_YT95CQ Stems

This is AMAZING!! It’s just the Fabs, none of the other acts. It features songs not in the original TV special, plus Ringo’s live version of “Act Naturally,” not the studio version sped up snd dubbed in. 😎🎶🕉️❤️☮️✌️
Hurry up before it disappears youtu.be/KzF1hTWpUWE?....

Found it

Any human Heart and The Romantic are wonderful whole-life novels. You won't be disappointed.