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O What Fools | Foolery news for the week of February 2, 2012

Caroline — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:17:56 +0000

Up this week: Valentine's gift ideas (as promised), more celebrity impressions, Shakespeare in Bits, weigh in on the worst Shakespeare play, and want to know what the 2012 Olympics has to do with The Tempest? Read on.

O What Learning Is| Education News for the Week of January 31

Steven — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 06:43:49 +0000

Hello All and welcome to another edition of O What Learning Is. Your place for all things Shakespeare and Education related for the week of January 31. What does this week have in store for you all? Well lets see Eight grader’s learning how to sew for Shakespeare, Students getting by art and Shakespeare, Shakespeare [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the week of January 30th

Francis — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:49:52 +0000

Great Caesar’s ghost, it’s Monday! Time to roll out a number of juicy tidbits we’ve culled from the world of Bard.

I am tame, sir. Pronounce!

Our first bit of online smorgasbord comes from the good folks at the Open University, fast becoming one of my “go to” sources. In this ten minute clip you [...]

The Scrivener- Scholarship News for the Week of January 29

Emily — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:47:07 +0000

Hello! This is Emily with the Scrivener, your weekly source for news in Shakespeare scholarship. There are a slew of calls for papers and other announcements this week, so let’s get to it!

I Must Be Present at Your Conference

The University of Oxford has announced the opening of registration for their upcoming conference on [...]

O What Fools | Foolery news for the week of January 26, 2012

Caroline — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:03:54 +0000

Up this week: Cliff Notes Shakespeare shorts, Shakespeare the Swedenborgian, and Shakespearean light bulb jokes. Next week: suggestions for Valentine's gifts for the Shakespeare lover in your life.

O What Learning Is| Education News for the Week of January 24. 2012

Steven — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 06:06:23 +0000

Hello all, Steven here and welcome to another edition of O What Learning Is. This is your weekly place for all things Education and Shakespeare. What have we got this week for you? Well let’s see: Teachers learning how to teach Shakespeare, A lecture on Shakespeare and Verdi in Chicago, and much more.

Teachers getting taught [...]

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of January 23, 2012

Tue — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 07:06:36 +0000

Good day, Sirs and Madams. Just when you least expect it, it turns out to be Monday again, which means it’s time for another round of Oberon’s Orb. Let’s see what we can see…

Whoa!
If you love recorded Shakespeare performances, you’ll love this news (and personally, I have to restrain myself not to put [...]

“O What Fools” | Foolery news for the week of 1/19/12

Caroline — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:09:26 +0000

Caroline returns to bring you this week's Foolery news - cat names, a Shakespeare social network, Shakespeare bling, cooking with Shakespeare, and more.

Oberon’s Orb | Multimedia News for the Week of January 16th

Francis — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:13:39 +0000

Happy Monday! This week I’ve decided to take on more of an editorial note.

What is this quintessence of ink? Why have the works of a 16-17th century poet evinced this much ado? The events of last week, and last year, in fact, have brought me to a question running in my brain for too [...]

The Scrivener – Scholarship News for the Week of January 15

Emily — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 01:51:33 +0000

Greetings! This is Emily with the weekly edition of the Scrivener. I hope winter’s icy fingers are not proving too cruel this January, but if they are perhaps this Shakespeare news can warm you up!

The Tempest in Tucson

As a result of a state-mandated end to ethnic studies programs, the Tucson Unified School District [...]