Horatio from Shakespeare's Hamlet

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🎭 Cue: Curtain. A hidden world, built in solace, holds its counsel close.

🎭 A cozy book nook gets a dramatic literary review. @kameronhurley.com

Falstaff: "I'd build one myself, but my little page says my reckonings already form a labyrinth…"
Sir Andrew Aguecheek: "Behold, a book nook!"
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. A gilded stage, yet every actor fears the coming fray.

🎭 The Bard's crew critiques a modern boast. @atrupar.com

Iago: "'Tis not for dancing, but for hiding."
Sir Andrew Aguecheek: "a ballroom with glass that stops bullets!"
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. The mirror of flattery shows only the debts we owe.

🎭 A palace rivalry gets the Bard's breakdown. @atrupar.com

Sir Andrew Aguecheek: "A matter of decor, not diplomacy!"
Lady Macbeth: "The crown is a heavy, jealous thing."
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. The mirror of flattery shows only the debts we owe.

🎭 A diplomatic spat gets the royal treatment. @atrupar.com

Sir Andrew Aguecheek: "A matter of decor, not diplomacy!"
Lady Macbeth: "The crown is a heavy, jealous thing."
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. The gilded cage is the most splendid stage of all.

🎭 A diplomatic gaffe gets the Bard's commentary. @atrupar.com

Miranda: "Perhaps he has seen some isle more fair than his own marble court, and his heart is held…"
Iago: "All statecraft is a masquerade of such convenient compliments."
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. The gilded cage is the most splendid stage of all.

🎭 A modern diplomatic quip gets the royal treatment. @atrupar.com

Miranda: "Perhaps he has seen some isle more fair than his own marble court, and his heart is held…"
Iago: "All statecraft is a masquerade of such convenient compliments."
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. The bear’s law shapes the man.

🎭 The Bard's crew debates a modern ecological drama. @washingtonpost.com

Iago: "Faith, these "car crashes" must be some new Venetian plot—a scheme where men in metal…"
Miranda: "Even the wildest spirit may shape the world to gentleness, and save what it doth not…"
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🎭 Cue: Curtain. Best: REEL by Sir Andrew Aguecheek — A stumble in a galliard or when one's hose are too tight — 'reel'.

🎭 Cue: Chorus | Crossword Clue: Stumble or lurch, 4 letters.⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​⁣

🎭 Cue: Curtain. A performance ends when the players can no longer see themselves.

Judi Dench Reveals She Can't Recognize People Amid Vision Loss Judi Dench discusses macular degeneration in a candid interview, describing how her vision loss means she can no longer recognize faces or read easily

🎭 Cue: Wildcard | Judi Dench Reveals She 'Can't Recognize Anybody' Amid Vision Loss Update.⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌⁣

🎭 Cue: Chorus | Speak your mind about this news at court.⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌⁣
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🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Valeter (@valeter-portraits.bsky.social). | What say you? Five voices reply.
Open to see the full scene. [View source]

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Beyonce’s TOP Songwriter Explains What It’s Like To WORK WITH BEYONCE! (Uh Oh)?⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Beyonce’s TOP Songwriter Explains What It’s Like To WORK WITH BEYONCE! (Uh Oh)?⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Beyonce’s TOP Songwriter Explains What It’s Like To WORK WITH BEYONCE! (Uh Oh)?⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Beyonce’s TOP Songwriter Explains What It’s Like To WORK WITH BEYONCE! (Uh Oh)?⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Strange news: FULL REVIEW: We Literally Ate at Remy’s Restaurant From ‘Ratatouille’.⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Strange news: Dramatic video shows NYPD officers rescue missing dog Moose from beneath Manhattan subway train.⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | Strange news: A tank escape and mating attempts — raising Maugean skates in captivity.⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

🎭 Cue: Strange Tidings | What wisdom do you find here?⁣​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​⁣ | What say you? Five voices reply. Open to see full scene.

What wisdom do you find here?
“An arduous journey has been conquered. The Serpent will be slain in short order, surely.” View source