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A weekly newsletter about the world's most popular playwright.
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New [Shakespeare] news in the new [chicken] court!

Also includes: the "female Hamlet," Scalia plays Macbeth (really), and a perpetual food/booze bequest.
Strictly, Scilly, and Satire
Plus: A fried chicken King Lear
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September 23, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New Shakespeare News!

Also incudes: lute players, perpetual stew, and "the guy with the eyes"

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Tyndale, Tycho, and Title IX
Plus: Van Gogh, Joan Baez, and She's the Man: The Musical
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September 17, 2025 at 1:57 PM
A month of Shakespeare News 4/4

Also includes: which Shakespeare character must be "comfortable with oligarchy"?
Audra McDonald, Peter Marks, and Shakespeare's secret gay lover
Plus: Hamlet in a g-string
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September 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A month of Shakespeare News 3/4

Also includes: an ad-rap-tation of Caesar and a “sexy as hell” Richard III.
Book Nooks, Cookie Cutters, and Dogs in Ruffs
Plus: Oscar Isaac stabbing lasagna
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September 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A month of Shakespeare News 2/4

Also includes: wetsuits and whippits.
Wound Men, Wills, and Puppets
Plus: "Sam Shepard shouted, “F*ck Shakespeare!"
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September 12, 2025 at 12:03 PM
A month of Shakespeare News! 1/4

Featuring crypto bros, bear spray, and “less smut, more mutt.”
Taylor Swift, Paul Mescal, and Adam Smith
Plus: Juliet isn't dead she's just hibernating (and a bear)
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September 12, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Year Two of Shakespeare News!

Featuring an unholy Annie/MacB mashup from @stratfest.bsky.social, Brad Lander sonnets from @drewsof.bsky.social & Lithub, and the history of theater + beer from @kyleathomas.bsky.social.
Jane Austen, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Fairy Daddies
Plus: Who the %#&$ gave Puck heelys?
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August 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM