I’ve loved every moment Fiona Shaw is on-screen as Marnie, although it wasn’t until I googled her bio right now that it finally clicked that why I knew her face so well was because Petunia Dursley. I also learnt that she’s just about to direct The Marriage of Figaro with the English National Opera. Versatility: you have it by the bucketsful, Ms Shaw.
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Today’s theme is Babies.
This splashing sea otter was shared on Flickr by chuqui, as part of a delightful series.
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Today’s theme is Walls.
Except I’m not nearly so cute.
On the subject of gendered insults (in this case, the use of specific terms to signal acceptable behavior):
Today’s bewhiskered otter was shared by virtualreality on flickr.
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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.
The open car door did have some wind assistance…
Hoyden About Town 