Gripping books to read before they become film adaptations in 2026
#WilliamShakespeare
Quest'articolo è anche un pretesto per segnalare che è appena uscito il secondo romanzo di #AndreaPennacchi (Una foresta di scimmie) col bardo proto James Bond. Shakespeare è realmente esistito? https://www.ilfattoquotidiano.it/2026/01/02/shakespeare-john-florio-identita-bardo-oggi/8238091/
OSRIC: A hit, a very palpable hit.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Hamlet, Act 5, sc. 2, l. 304 (5.2.304) (c. 1600)
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CHARMIAN: Good madam, keep yourself within yourself.
The man is innocent.
CLEOPATRA: Some innocents ’scape not the thunderbolt.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Antony and Cleopatra, Act 2, sc. 5, l. 94ff (2.5.94-96) (1607)
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Hamnet contains the best performance of the year the Oscars must recognise
Enjoy summer more, read books [1966].
1 print : color ; sheet 56 x 36 cm (poster format)
#WilliamShakespeare #robin #Shakespeare #posters #american #photopgraphy #LibraryOfCongress
Judi Dench feared sack for fluffing Shakespeare lines and blurting out rude word
" #WilliamShakespeare‘s gift for words is no secret. And what a waste his gift would be if he wasn’t finding new and inventive ways to tell people they were jerks? Right to their face!"
Sam looks at some of Shakespeare's #insults and classic #oneliners that still hit hard. 📚
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https://www.booknotification.com/blog/6-times-shakespeare-mastered-the-insult/
Shakespeare and his Juliets: https://www.aurianneor.org/shakespeare-and-his-juliets-feeding-a-multitude/
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RICHARD: I wasted time, and now doth time waste me.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Richard II, Act 5, sc. 5, l. 50 (5.5.50) (1595)
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Sunday Morning Reading
Another Sunday. More snow overnight. More shoveling later. The holidays creep closer or perhaps they’re already here, given that grandpa mode has kicked into high gear. Started writing a new play out of the blue yesterday. I have no idea why, but it just tumbled out of my brain on to the screen via the keyboard. Time to share some Sunday Morning Reading. Read as you will, even if it’s on a smart toilet.
I often save the softer pieces for later in this column, but I’ll lead today with David Todd McCarty’s Christmas Means Comfort. Tell that to the rooster.
The world lost a treasure this week with the passing of architect Frank Gehry. Lee Bray writes a nice obituary and tribute. Check out Architect Frank Gehry Who Designed Millennium Park’s Pritzker Pavillion and Foot Bridge Dies at 96.
Samuel Beckett’s Hands is a terrific piece by Rob Tomlinson about, well it’s about Samuel Beckett’s hands and how Dupuytren’s contracture may have influenced not just how, but what he wrote, given that Beckett always begin his writing with pen and paper.
While I’m sharing stories about playwrights, the movie Hamnet is garnering lots of attention and accolades. (I haven’t seen it yet.) Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s excellent novel of the same name, Hamnet mostly follows accepted scholarship that William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet while grieving the death of his son, Hamnet. (At the time, the two names were practically interchangeable.) As with most things Shakespeare, there’s generally accepted knowledge and there are always those who challenge it. James Shapiro takes a look at The Long History of the Hamnet Myth.
And while I’m sharing stories about movies, take a look at Susan Morrison’s piece on How Noah Baumbach Fell (Back) In Love With The Movies.
I linked earlier this week to a piece by Phillip Bump called There Are Limits to the Hitler-Trump Comparison. Just Ask These Historians. I don’t disagree with the thesis. I just think it stops short in the way most history usually does.
Rory Rowan and Tristan Sturm write that Peter Thiel’s Apocalyptic Worldview Is A Dangerous Fantasy. Here’s hoping this first draft of our current history proves lasting.
There’s been much talk about all things military recently given how the current administration is tossing away most of what we believe the military stands for as easy as my grandson tosses away toy soldiers. Carrie Lee says The Soldier In The Illiberal State Is A Professional Dead End. I concur. Sadly.
In the wake of the cataclysm that was Twitter, social media is essentially a messy muddle these days with users continuing to migrate from one platform to another seeking some sort of place that feels comfortable enough to share and often discomfort others. Ian Dunt writes what he calls a love letter to one platform with Thank God for Bluesky.
Smart toilets were in the news this week. I actually got to see and use one at a Christmas party last night. All I could think about while doing my business was this piece by Victoria Song called Welcome To The Wellness Surveillance State.
And to conclude this week, Amogh Dimri informs us that the Oxford University Press has chosen Rage Bait as 2025’s Word of the Year. Dimiri thinks it’s a brilliant choice. I guess it begs the question, if we’re angry enough to rage, is it really baiting?
If you’re interested in just what the heck Sunday Morning Reading is all about you can read more about the origins of Sunday Morning Reading here. If you’d like more click on the Sunday Morning Reading link in the category column to check out what’s been shared on Sunday’s past. You can also find more of my writings on Medium at this link, including in the publications Ellemeno and Rome.
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Chloé Zhao on “Hamnet,” Her Film About the Grief of William Shakespeare
How Rihanna Helped Jessie Buckley & Paul Mescal Stay Positive After Intense Days on ‘Hamnet’ Set
Rihanna‘s “We Found Love” kept the cast of Hamnet from going to a hopeless place mentally after emotionally…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/289625/
Does “Hamlet” Need a Backstory?
🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on BBC #Radio3's #InTune William Walton, William Shakespeare, John Rutter, Aurora Orchestra & The Cambridge Singers: 🎵 Henry V: Touch Her Soft Lips and Part #BBCRadio3 #WilliamWalton #WilliamShakespeare #JohnRutter #AuroraOrchestra #TheCambridgeSingers
SALISBURY: O, call back yesterday, bid time return ….
William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Richard II, Act 3, sc. 2, l. 70 (3.2.50) (1595)
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#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #richardii #lateness #regret #tardiness #toolate #yesterday
"Cherish" is a song by American singer #Madonna from her fourth studio album, #LikeAPrayer (1989). It was written and produced by Madonna and #PatrickLeonard, and was released by #SireRecords as the album's third single on August 1, 1989. "Cherish" was built around the themes of love and relationships, with #WilliamShakespeare's #RomeoAndJuliet being one of the major inspirations. The track also included a line from "Cherish" by the 1960s band #theAssociation.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q2WS6ahCnY
Shakespeare in Love screenwriter and playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies aged 88
Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none.
-- William Shakespeare (All's Well That Ends Well)
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