Not "Friday Five," but "Saturday Some"
Feb. 22nd, 2020 09:09 am1) I've been thinking a lot, lately, about where I fit, psychologically, within "the Generations" in America, today. Here are a couple of Tumblr posts I've written about that:
2) Along with becoming ever more convinced that Ophelia (from Hamlet was outright murdered (and that Shakespeare wanted us to draw that conclusion -- or at least, have that suspicion), I've also concluded that the play should be performed for comedy at every opportunity -- all the better for leaving the audience in stunned silence at the final, tragic, scene, with the bodies on the stage.
3) Still getting SpongeBob-related recommendations in my YouTube feed. That's how I got to hear this original song written and performed by Ethan Slater, post-Broadway debut:
Closed-captioned. Lyrics contain brief swear-words, so if at work, maybe listen with headphones.
But yeah. I think this is a young talent I will keep my ear out for.
- I realized something as I woke up this morning (a thought on generational divides)
- On Being an “Internet Grandma” (or In Praise of Millennials and Generation Z)
2) Along with becoming ever more convinced that Ophelia (from Hamlet was outright murdered (and that Shakespeare wanted us to draw that conclusion -- or at least, have that suspicion), I've also concluded that the play should be performed for comedy at every opportunity -- all the better for leaving the audience in stunned silence at the final, tragic, scene, with the bodies on the stage.
3) Still getting SpongeBob-related recommendations in my YouTube feed. That's how I got to hear this original song written and performed by Ethan Slater, post-Broadway debut:
Closed-captioned. Lyrics contain brief swear-words, so if at work, maybe listen with headphones.
But yeah. I think this is a young talent I will keep my ear out for.