I finally saw National Theatre Live's broadcast of Coriolanus. Fantastic! Incredible staging, terrific performances by everyone (Tom Hiddleston and Mark Gatiss included), and Deborah Findlay absolutely made the show. I just recently used Coriolanus in teaching The Hunger Games (there's good reason why President Snow's first name is Coriolanus!), and it was a delight finally to see this new and justly acclaimed adaptation.
A couple of items of possible interest:
* From Heritage Daily: "‘A Study in Sherlock’ – The Case of a Revolutionary Detective."
* From Metro: "Sherlock Holmes Swaps Baker Street for the South Coast for New Museum."
We've recently covered Lord Ruthven, Varney, and Carmilla in my Gothic Tradition class (we're on a vampyre/vampire roll), and now it's time for Dracula. To celebrate, I'm reading Stephen Seitz's very canon-conscious Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula, which I'm enjoying immensely.
And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere ‘modernity’ cannot kill.
- Bram Stoker, Dracula
A couple of items of possible interest:
* From Heritage Daily: "‘A Study in Sherlock’ – The Case of a Revolutionary Detective."
* From Metro: "Sherlock Holmes Swaps Baker Street for the South Coast for New Museum."
We've recently covered Lord Ruthven, Varney, and Carmilla in my Gothic Tradition class (we're on a vampyre/vampire roll), and now it's time for Dracula. To celebrate, I'm reading Stephen Seitz's very canon-conscious Sherlock Holmes and the Plague of Dracula, which I'm enjoying immensely.
And yet, unless my senses deceive me, the old centuries had, and have, powers of their own which mere ‘modernity’ cannot kill.
- Bram Stoker, Dracula
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Ever thought that the HP in Lovecraft's name might stand for something else?
http://talesofthegrotesqueanddungeonesque.blogspot.com/2014/02/harry-potter-lovecraft.html
Another item of interest would be that Psycho-Pass is coming out on DVD in a few weeks. For those unfamiliar, it could be described as if you removed the wacky elements from Paranoia and filled it with a good-sized dollop of Minority Report and a dash of Judge Dredd. It may particularly appeal to those who like the pre-crime concepts of Minority Report but hate how it relies on psychics. The preorder at Amazon is currently at half off.
And that article, OMG. Totally brilliant. LOVED it. <3 Thanks!
http://observationdeck.io9.com/age-appropriate-whats-wrong-with-ya-1524653809/@riamisra
That article was absolutely fascinating, I'm going to pass it along to others. Now I want to keep an eye open for the book when it comes out, too. Thank you so much for sharing the link with me!
http://io9.com/science-fiction-and-fantasy-are-now-officially-part-of-1527949234