This one goes out to all the Drama Majors of the world. Or anyone who ever thought that Modern Theatre would be vastly improved if it included Muppets.
Geekery
A Tempest In My Heart
Wait, seriously? I'll admit it. I'm irrational when it comes to Julie Taymor. Between turning The Lion King into a show that's so hair-on-the-back-of-your-arms awesome that now it's a cliche to even talk about how good it is, and Titus (which I did not spend all spring break my sophomore year in college watching repeatedly, including … Continue reading A Tempest In My Heart
How to Make Shakespeare Even Geekier
I admit it. Shakespeare isn't exactly the Coolest of Interests. You might even say that it's a touch nerdy. A smidge geeky. A smarty pants way of spending your time even. But there's something worse. Much worse. So very muchly worse that I hesitate even to write it down. Trekkies. That's right, the weirdos who … Continue reading How to Make Shakespeare Even Geekier
For the Love of a Good Book
I was recently turned on to Five Books, where they put together a list of the essential five books on... anything. Seriously. Happiness (and evil), how to end poverty (and how to write poetry), and volcanoes. The only rational reaction is, of course, to make a list of my own, because if the internet was … Continue reading For the Love of a Good Book
You Cannot Even Begin to Comprehend This Stuff
There are some things that are just so weird, so foreign, that you literally cannot comprehend them. Seriously, go ahead and try. I dare you. The Universe is expanding... into what? Remember when you were a little kid, and they told you that the universe went on to infinity? And then you used to concept … Continue reading You Cannot Even Begin to Comprehend This Stuff
Of Poet Laureates and Toddlers
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?! Sorry, I know a lot of people hate all-caps. But honestly. This is a three-year-old reciting one of my favorite poems, "Litany" by Billy Collins. I was lucky enough to get to hear him read this himself when I was in college, and let me just say... the toddler does it … Continue reading Of Poet Laureates and Toddlers
Glint of Light 