Randy Rainbow: The Nasty Woman

Earworm alert: listen with caution.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)

Today, St. George's Day, is the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death, and much as I admire his genius, I am loath to repeat the many praises and tributes flooding the intertubes on this occasion.  Instead, I offer my truckbuddies the chance to reacquaint themselves with the entirety of his marvelous oeuvre by way of the spirited efforts of the renowned Reduced Shakespeare Company, who, with typical American gusto, specialize in presenting the Bard's complete works onstage in just an hour and a half - believe it or not.  A sample of their work:






Should anyone care to watch the whole performance, he can do so here, in a somewhat better video version.  It may also be available on Netflix.

With Bells On

I reckon everybody has seen the Kmart Joe Boxer ad already.  Here's the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles with a fabulous response:

We Can All Use a Little Comedy Relief Now

Cheering crowds hail Boston police at the end of the manhunt on Friday night.

1. D-O-M-A, by Columbia Law Review Students - crudely versified, but good for a laugh:




2. "Jesus, This Week" from The Onion - excerpt:

Following what could only be described by witnesses as the goddamned week to end all soul-crushing weeks, sources all across the nation reported that, sorry, is all this shit really happening at once? Because if all this shit is really happening at once, multiple reports verified, then this might actually be, honest to God, one of the worst weeks of all time.

No joke, added anyone with a set of working eyes and ears. Of all time.

3. Ah but truth is stranger than fiction, and not as funny: "Marathon Runner Witnesses Double Disasters," from the Associated Press.


4. And to take your mind off earthly things, what happens when you wring out a wet cloth in space? The answer is fucking amazing:




5. Andrew Sullivan: If Dali were a bird, he'd be an Inca tern.