“All the world’s a stage.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It
What a week! And it’s not even over, Jeff and I are going to Jeeves and Wooster in: Perfect Nonsense tomorrow evening. With Matthew Macfadyen and Stephen Mangan – otherwise known as Mr. Darcy and Dirk Gently. Somehow in one form or another I’ve combined Shakespeare, superheros, Jane Austen, Douglas Adams, P.G. Wodehouse, and most 90s romantic comedies into this week alone. I’m pretty sure fanfic has been written about this very scenario in some dark corner of the internet.
In summation, I have not a single thing to complain about. You may find me this weekend by following the intolerable air of smug contentedness that will be wafting from my desk as I work away, happy as a clam. Here are your links, kittens, and tell me what you’re getting up to this weekend.
The potential future of marketing alarms me. (h/t Kerry)
As a former flatmate of mine once put it after a frustrating day of shopping for underpinnings, “I’m not sure bosoms are worth the trouble.” This rundown of a 17th century guide on their maintenance – yes, you read that correctly – might lend force to her proclamation. Skip this one, Dad, even though it’s hilarious. “We find by lamentable, if I may not say fatal, Experience, that the the world too much allows nakedness in Women.” Dear me, how glad I am that the writer never lived to see the lasciviousness that is jeggings, it might have killed them!
“This anachronistic behavior has got to stop!” (I laughed for a solid five minutes, Lady Mary needs to do comedy next, I think!)
In related news, I would totally play this. Although I’m perturbed at the lack of poisoned pastry.
Science is weird. Also, headline of the week.
The other contender for headline of the week.
Buzzfeed is almost entirely ridiculous (the weekly tumblr find attests to this), but I quite liked this article on girls and issues of likability.
The fraught conversation…or lack of one around guns in the US. (h/t Caitlin Kelly, who knows whereof she speaks. See her book, Blown Away: American Women and Guns
Holy cow! I thought my goal of all 7 continents was cool, clearly I set the bar too low!
NPR’s Ari Shapiro is really diving into his new London assignment. Perhaps I shall make him my next celebrity sighting goal (since I’m on a freaking roll!)
More excellent maps to reshape your understanding of the globe.
Small Dog Syndrome 
My brain is already going down about three other trains of thoughts right now, but the beginning of the likeability article is super interesting (interesting in the sense that I’m thinking a lot of “yeah, but’s”) . I’m looking forward to giving it my full attention and some discussion later.
I thought it was pretty thought provoking myself, which is why I included it. Looking forward to your thoughts!
Sounds like you are thriving. Thanks for the mention.
Love all the building names…esp the Gherkin. The big news here in NY is that MOMA is about to raze a not very old next door museum so they have more room for…free exhibits. Huh?
I hope you have gone to my fave museum….near Seven Dials, which you mentioned — Sir John Soane’s house. The room filled to bursting with Hogarth is amazing, let alone (yes) the sarcophagus in the basement.
What’s new with Nigella??????
I love the Soane museum! I did a post on it a couple of years ago when Jeff and first visited since it’s right next to LSE.
Nigella’s ex-husband is dragging her name through the mud, and the whole divorce is basically fueling the British tabloid industry. It’s seriously ugly.
Reliable facts, Regards!
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