Gender essentialism at its best.
Day: 2011-09-30
Friday Hoyden: Emilia
In Othello, it is Emilia, unfortunate wife of the villainous Iago, who delivers the woman’s equivalent of Shylock’s more famous “Has not a Jew eyes?” speech.
Such is the focus on the central couple that it is easy to forget that two husbands kill their wives in this play.
Quick Hit- Will anything change?
A new, unflattering, book about Tony Abbott, to hit the shops 1 October 2011.
Today’s Dose of Awesome: Desaturated Santa
This was all over the intertubes a while ago, but I missed it at the time. Anyway, the image is not photo-manipulated – this is pure art-concept theatrical costuming executed with meticulous attention to detail.