R.I.P. Franco Zeffirelli, 96.

From NPR:

"The story of Romeo and Juliet has been one of the blessings and curse of my entire career," he griped. "Whenever you touch adolescent love, automatically, even a child says, 'Well, that's Romeo and Juliet.'"

Maybe so, but it's a good thing we have ONE good movie version with actual teens, a truly bawdy nurse, and a portrayal of the profound love between Romeo and Mercutio. Besides, as I once mentioned, when was the last time you saw a stage production of R&J in all-Elizabethan costume?

And many English teachers will tell you that the best way to get semi-literate teens to appreciate Shakespeare is to have them WATCH a good production of any play before READING it. That way, they can get more comfortable with the idea of listening and absorbing it without understanding every single word or sentence. (It makes the reading easier, later on, too!)

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Because he's a billionaire with a very special cell phone, we know he a master negotiator and tactician, so this will be fine.

I think the original LW is a troll or fabricated.

https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/worst-advice-column-ever-written/

Gabe Grunewald’s Coach Saw a Tenacious Athlete—And a Love Story Unfolding

https://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/a28034229/coach-remembers-gabe-grunewald/

Feel-good story of the day:

Home Alone: Police Say 11-Year-Old Hit Intruder With Machete

Straight from Chicago:

The Marxist Roots of ‘Medicare for All’