Let's recount the three main incidents of this year related to trying to force lefty righty combo by the team management and mahmudola
SL VS BD,T20WC'21
mahmofkindola made part timers bowl for 3 overs straight (and sabotoged the result of a match theywould have won) just because according to him Shakib and Fizz have never in their intl career bowled against lefties
PAK VS BD T2Oi squad
In their 16 member squad for te T2Oi series against pak,they selected right handed opener Saif Hasan who is regarded as a red ball cicketer instead of selecting left handed Parfez Emon who is regarded as an aggressive white ball top order batsman {he even scored a t20 century last year aound december} to maintain the left right combination among the openers.[the other opener is lefty]
Then after the disasterous performance of Saif who scored 1 run in 2 matches,they flew Parfez from Sylhet to Dhaka a day before the 3rd t20i, btw parfez was mentally preparing to play NCL {first class test tournament} in Sylhet.
PAK VS BD first t20i
Mahmudllah didn't give the ball to leggie Aminul who was in the team as a specialist bowler for 19 overs because there were 2 lefties in the crease
Did I miss any other instances? lemme know
I picked this book up at the airport one time and I can't remember much about it. It's a completely off color comedy about, I think, a court jester, very random jokes about flinging poo and codpieces...
Sorry, not much more than that that I can remember...
Edit: solved solved solved
Leverage. Great show, and I look forward to the sequel series :)
couple of weeks ago nMom asked me about a female friend's shoe-size, for the sake of giving away a pair of shoes which didn't fit, said i'd ask and let her know. ask friend, pass along information, nmom is excited that my friend is this same size; then declares that she can get away with giving these to my friend as a gift and that "if [my friend] asks why you wanted to know what size shoe she wears, you can just act like you never asked and let her think she's going crazy" Uh- no? i am absolutely not going to gaslight my friend. "why not?" Because: that would be abusive. "oh? but it's so much fun! 😄" ... the genuine glee in her voice at the idea of inducing psychosis in someone, even after being told point-blank that it would be abuse, absolutely disgusted me; but it does portray her succinctly. Why can't she give a gift just to be nice? Why is being called out about premeditating psychological abuse met with a giggle about how it's a fun passtime? Also, my friend recieved the shoes, laughed because she would never wear them (tacky), and currently uses them as a flyswatter.
Or, were they surprised to a climactic ending?
Once a month 'Slings & Errors' borrows the mainstage at The Second City to bring improvised Shakespearean comedy to life in downtown Toronto.
If you love Shakespeare, improv or just laughing a lot and having a great time we promise you'll have a blast spending an afternoon with us. The best part? Your suggestions shape and change the show. It's completely made up on the spot and every show is totally different.
For $10 bucks it's an unbeatable way to spend an afternoon.
Hey r/TorontoEvents, we're back in Toronto on the 28th for another round of improvised Shakespearean comedy.
We've got a wicked cast of improvisers and some really cool surprises up our sleeves. It's going down at the Second City Mainstage and tickets are just $10!
Hey R/TorontoEvents, 'Slings & Errors' is back!
It's a completely improvised play in the style of Shakespeare's most famous works. Featuring a cast of incredible improvisers, the show takes audiences through a whirlwind of hilarious characters, treacherous turns and dizzying romance and betrayals all while paying homage to Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet, King Lear and dozens of other famous plays.
The best part? The show is created entirely based on audience suggestions and is completely different each time.
I see some of the posts on here where other people share their year-end list of games played, and I'm always struck by how much more games they've managed to cram in a year than me. I understand everyone has different schedules and lives, and also different energies for gaming, although if I had to choose I think less is better because less is more. I've noticed that when my year isn't diluted with dozens of games, the titles that I do play end up feeling more significant and impactful. So with that said, here are the games I played AND finished this year:
The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
Among fans of Ace Attorney, I fall into the camp that love the original trilogy, but aren't quite thrilled about the direction of the newer games. However, this release of Ace Attorney was everything I wanted. A fresh new story with a fresh new protagonist: the Phoenix Wright gameplay carried over to a game without Phoenix Wright. It wasn't surprising at all how good a new story could turn out when a writer isn't held back by convoluted histories and character retconning.
As far as gameplay goes, there's really nothing new to comment on. The highly polished and satisfying gameplay loop of the Ace Attorney series returns, this time with an added jury examination mechanic. There's no gimmicky supernatural abilities to know the truth, just pure, simple logical deductions. And on top of all this, we now have a new lovable cast of characters (who could forget Sherl... er- I mean Herlock Sholmes!?). Furthermore, the soundtrack for this one might be one of the best the series has seen yet. While more Phoenix Wright games will surely continue to came out, I hope Capcom does more alternative Ace Attorney games like this in the future. 4.5/5
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
This one was the weakest experience this year for me overall. It unfortunately fell victim to unfair expectations, because I had picked it up expecting it to be like the Ace Attorney series. The game consists of a series of riddles and brainy puzzles that are completely unrelated to the story and setting. At one moment you would be chasing a shady character through the alleyways, and the next thing you would know an NPC is stopping you to ask if you can figure out how many triangles there are in the following shapes. With that said, some of the puzzles were actual kind of fun to solve. And despite the narrative dissonance, the setting itself and the character designs, inspired by the
... keep reading on reddit ➡For some reason among popular media, there seems to be a weird trend of writing characters that are “witty” or can come up with a quick comeback. This is probably most noticeable in the Marvel movies which seems to have a quota for zany one-liners for the hero to throw at the villain.
Being a fan of Andy Weir’s first big hit, The Martian, I especially liked the main character of Mark Watney. Yes I’ll admit, my humour gelled with Mark’s quirky thoughts and jokes; But more importantly, I saw him as a full character with his own mannerisms, thoughts and goals - you know, like a real person.
I did not like the main character of Andy Weir’s second book, Artemis. On a surface level, the main character of Jazz Bashara seemed to possess some of the same likeable traits as Mark and I do admit I was certainly intrigued in the first few chapters. But digging into the book, I realized the character of Jazz had about as much depth as there is gravity on the moon - a little bit to draw you in but not a lot to keep you there.
Jazz was smart. Jazz was a cynic. Jazz was sexually active… seriously, there was an abnormal amount of focus dedicated to her sexuality without any obvious story-based purpose.
That’s about all there is to know about the main character of Artemis. After a while, I felt like every line about Jazz was ripped from some young-adult romance novel. I was genuinely surprised when it was later revealed she was in her mid-twenties instead of the angsty teenager she seemed to be.
But the worst part? Her dialogue. Or rather, let’s be honest, there was no dialogue, just quips. Every single page of the book had Jazz cutting in with a zany one-liner or a passing clever remark. The context didn’t seem to matter at all. Even after witnessing a murder, she was quick with a witty thought. While in the middle of a life threatening crisis, she didn’t miss a chance to throw a verbal jab at her companion. It made the Marvel movies seem Shakespearean in comparison. Jazz did not feel like a real person to me in the end, she was just a standup-comedy joke machine.
What really bothered me was that it seemed Jazz infected other characters with this trait as the book went on. The most achingly bad example of it was during the climax of the novel, when the “team” with Jazz was trying to solve a life-threatening apocalyptic level problem. Despite the stakes and a very real ticking clock, the characters still didn’t miss a chance to throw witty remarks at each other. This
... keep reading on reddit ➡Hello all! I am a Canadian high school English teacher (for context).
I am sure most of you, if not all of you have heard about the movement in schools to find alternatives to Shakespeare. As a thoughtful teacher who considers colonialism in my classroom, I am constantly trying to find ways to teach without reinforcing the colonial status quo. That being said, I still see the value of teaching Shakespeare, and I don't intend on removing Shakespeare completely from my teaching practice.
However, I would like to start diversifying my material at my school. This means looking for plays and theatre that is NOT Shakespeare (my school owns copies of at least 5 Shakespearean plays, so we don't need any more, anyway.)
Now, a quick google search into this topic has a lot of different results... but all of them seem to suffer of the same fault. Most of the suggestions, lists, articles, and discussions I am finding online usually have quite a few *novels* suggested as "alternatives" to Shakespeare. I already teach a ton of novels. Good plays are a bit more difficult to find. Sometimes, a play is mentioned, but they are few and far in between, and these suggestions often seem to fall short of what Shakespeare has to offer (Drama, comedy, intrigue, wit, history, genius, etc., etc.)
For years, I have been ordering plays and reading them in hopes of finding a good alternative to, say my grade 10 Romeo and Juliet unit, but every time I am let down. Most contemporary plays seem to be written for a very mature audience, rife with offensive language and very mature themes. For example, there are quite a few interesting plays from indigenous perspectives, but these are usually quite dark and full of problematic material that I din't really want to be throwing at my 14 year olds quite yet. Shakespeare seems to have a knack for presenting serious and mature material while keeping it light.
Now, for grade 11 and 12, I can understand that the kids are more ready for more "mature" material, but for grade 10, I like to keep it as fun as possible.
So my question is for you grade 9 and 10 English teachers: how do you replace Shakespearean plays? I know that drama and theatre is not necessarily *needed* in English class, but I believe they are quite useful for teaching expression and public speaking. Kids also love "acting" out a play instead of merely reading prose from a novel.
TL;DR - Give me your best Shakespeare "alternatives" that are not novels. What other, more c
... keep reading on reddit ➡I had never seen the movies, so I binge watched all 9 this week and can confidently say its the best series. Ever. It's Shakespearean in it's approach to action, comedy and romance. But that's not what this post is about- the ride itself!
The ride gives you the exact feeling of the movies BUT the ride vehicles are SO BAD. An easy fix would be to make these 8 person ride vehicles that look like cars.
The ride itself isn't bad, but you can't get the full experience with the giant Kong truck vehicles. You miss the 'jumps', the falls through the air, the water and fire/smoke. I've ridden the ride dozens of times now, all in different spots and it's different everytime.
In a perfect world, the ride would be closer to the Mummy or even Gringotts- half coaster/VR. But if they just FIXED THE RIDE VEHICLES omg it would be. So. Much. Better.
Before seeing the movies I thought FF to be a bad addition to the park and a waste of space, but now I'm just sad that they essentially robbed a great series of what could have been a fan favorite ride. What do you think?
Edit: Wow, everyone really HATES FF here lol.
Let's meet today's contestants:
- Mary, a pastor, worked at a refugee relief organization;
- Bilal, a product manager, was often mistaken for Aziz Ansari; and
- Jonathan, an actor, is a dialect coach. Jonathan is a two-day champ with winnings of $51,700.
Jonathan's acting experience helped him again today, as he scored on four clues in a Shakespeare category, giving him the edge into FJ at $15,800 vs. $12,600 for Mary and $5,400 for Bilal.
DD1 - $600 - THE SABBATH - At a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints sacrament meeting, a young man may talk about 2 years away as one of these (Mary lost $2,000 from her score of $2,800.)
DD2 - $800 - SHAKESPEAREAN INSULTS - In "The Comedy of Errors", Dromio describes Nell: "Hip to hip: she is spherical, like" this name of Shakespeare's venue (Jonathan won $3,000 from his leading score of $6,000.)
DD3 - $800 - DOUBLE-LETTER GEOGRAPHY - Moraine Lake is in this national park established in 1885 as Canada's very first (Mary won $3,000 from her score of $7,600 vs. $11,800 for Jonathan. An all-in wager here would have been a great play and made the difference between winning and losing.)
FJ - SPORTS LEGENDS - When Johnny Bench broke his record, this man wrote, “I always thought the record would stand until it was broken”
Everyone was correct on FJ. Jonathan only bet $2,500, but fortunately for him Mary also made a small wager, so Jonathan took the win with $18,300 for a three-day total of $70,000.
Jonathan chose not to cover double of Mary's score, perhaps expecting Mary to bet very little or nothing on FJ to shut out Bilal. Instead, Mary chose to bet just enough to force Jonathan to make a small wager and be correct to win.
No harm no foul: Everyone took an incorrect guess on gluten-free "Caulipower" food product line, which are pizza crusts.
One more thing: In a pro wrestling category, a clue stated that "kayfabe" is a practice used to disguise that matches are "fake". Given the real injuries suffered by wrestlers, rather than referring to matches being "fake", they call them a "work".
Correct Qs: DD1 - What is missionary? DD2 - What is globe? DD3 - What is Banff? FJ - Who was Yogi Berra?
Since Shakespeare's birthday (April 23rd of this year, not 1564, just to forestall the tempting joke), I've been doing a reading project of covering all of Shakespeare's plays in the original spelling.
My main source text was initially this scan of the First Folio, and I sourced Edward III, Sir Thomas More (the complete play, not just Hand D), and The Two Noble Kinsmen from the original-spelling anthology The Shakespeare Apocrypha edited by C. F. Tucker Brooke, and I read Pericles in a facsimile edition of the first quarto (1609), Shakespeare's Pericles edited by Sidney Lee, both of which can also be downloaded from Internet Archive, if you're interested. However, at roughly the halfway point I was beginning to think that I wanted a facsimile edition of the First Folio of my own, so I ordered one online for only $8 less tax and shipping. The full title is Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: A Facsimile Edition of the First Folio prepared by Helge Kökeritz (Yale University Press). It's a handsome, sturdy hardcover bound in buckram, which of course made me think of Gad's Hill in 1 Henry IV.
What makes it a reading project is not only the scale, but also the fact that before each play I read the essay about it in Shakespeare After All by Marjorie Garber and afterward listened to the play as an audiobook in order to get a sense of what it was like in performance. The main source for the audiobooks was the Arkangel Shakespeare series, which was produced in affiliation with the Royal Shakespeare Company and thus is voiced by a cast of professional actors, including some famous names of which the most notable is Sir John Gielgud (!!!). They also have music and sound effects, so it's the next best thing to going to a live play. The only decisions I didn't really care for were the soft jazz background on The Two Gentlemen of Verona and the inexplicable decision to make the entirety of Posthumus Leonatus' dream/vision in Cymbeline sung rather than spoken. However, since they only cover 38 plays (the traditional 37 plus The Two Noble Kinsmen), I got Edward III and Sir Thomas More from LibriVox. Though these were amateur recordings, they were acceptable.
At the same time, I was reading Elizabethan Plays edited by Hazelton Spencer (which you can also read online at Internet Archive, but I bought a hardback edition), so by a complete coincidence I've read a
... keep reading on reddit ➡Or, were they surprised to a climactic ending?
We're back again r/TorontoEvents!
Every month 'Slings & Errors' borrows the mainstage at The Second City to put on a completely improvised Shakespearean play fueled by suggestions from the audience. There's music, intrigue and all kinds of bard-inspired shenanigans.
We promise a great afternoon of comedy and laughs. Not bad for $10!
