Your annual reminder that William Shakespeare was born in what is now Turkey, never visited England and almost certainly could not read or write in English.
Posts by Gavin Whenman
broadchurch characters wearing wigs
broadchurch characters wearing wigs
broadchurch characters wearing wigs
broadchurch characters wearing wigs
The thing about UK-based crime dramas is that when all the exceptional dialogue and very serious acting eventually gets to a trial, everyone looks like this π
3 sentence horror story
All script notes essentially amount to βcan you be a cleverer person by end of play Friday?β
Coyote vs. ACME
This looks like a lotta fun.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-43...
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35 seconds in, Ed Miliband puts his hand on his chin and finally enters his "fuck it" era
Jesus, that bull made a Magnum out of him
Two images from Parks & Rec. One shows perennial daddy's girl Mona-Lisa Saperstein, played by Jenny Slate, saying, "I have done nothing wrong, ever, in my life," and is captioned "Michael Jackson, his family and their lawyers." The second shows her father Dr Saperstein, played by Henry Winkler, saying, "I know this, and I love you," and is captioned, "Antoine Fuqua and the 'Michael' filmmaking team.
There is a lot to say about the new movie #Michael. This begins to touch on some of what's wrong about it. But I think it's a reprehensible movie and the world is worse for its existence. Not just because of all the stuff it doesn't touch on, but because it feels so deeply cynical.
JRR Tolkien wrote The Lord of the Rings as a side project while brainstorming a list of cool names for defense contractors
I'm excited at this first look image of the fresh creative direction THE MUMMY sequel team are taking with Brendan Fraser's character
edstone spontaneously arising from the water while thus spake zarathustra plays
Me, in 2022, a rube: Starmer hates Johnson because he's the opposite of everything he stands for.
Me in 2026, enlightened: Starmer hates Johnson because they are the same.
me when things are going well
Only polite when you're attending a funeral
*chanting* VOMIT DRAFT VOMIT DRAFT VOMIT DRAFT VOMIT DRAFT
Mainstream Jewish person: *Here is a 'react like a piece of shit' button. Can you make sure no-one on the far-right presses it?*
Far Left: *Sure thing* (promptly break the button through jabbing it repeatedly)
#BiasedBBC π€¬π€¬π€¬
Alexa, show me an example of the perfect being the enemy of the good
Somewhat ludicrous BBC headline: "staggering" I was not told Mandelson failed vetting, says PM
[climbing out of my car which is now embedded in my neighbours' front room, turning to them hands on hips] honestly I'm as mad about this as you are
hello and welcome to the pharmacy where we respect your privacy. for security reasons we need you to shout your surname and address at us while we hang out at the back, where the drugs are.
When your father is a professor and your mom directed Salaam Bombay
Me: [idly looking up info on popes]
Wikipedia: This list is incomplete; you can help expand it.
Me: wut?
Wikipedia: [lifts eyebrows suggestively]
or the one about the Highway Code stating that if an animal crosses your path it's safer to hit it.
Five hours I spent chasing that rabbit
(looks like some Americans might be overthinking the British English spelling)
"Calibre": manual.calibre-ebook.com/faq.html#why...