Bro Hamlet was played by a cartoon lion
A genuine question for those defending every casting decision in The Odyssey…
If someone adapted Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet and completely reimagined the nationality, appearance, or traditional portrayal of several iconic characters…
Would you still say:
“The best actor should always get the role.”
Or would you suddenly start talking about staying faithful to Shakespeare?
That’s why this debate fascinates me.
Should we judge every classic by the same standard…
Or do we only defend creative freedom when it’s our favorite director
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This is fucking nasty and regardless of their support for Trump, Americans should be ashamed of themselves for allowing their government to achieve this.
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You mean the guy that famously got forced to pay 44 Billion dollars for a free app because he didn’t know how contracts work?
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“They’re easy to pocket and then resell” is an INSANE reasoning for why there is a tendency for things like soap, toothbrushes, razors, and deodorant to be the most frequently shoplifted items.
New in The Atlantic: The shoplifting surge is real, @mffisher writes. People think it’s okay to steal—and no one knows how to stop them. theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv…
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I like the bar scene in Goodwill Hunting because it is how every argument in my head goes with some guy I made up
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Not only that but they are then able to use those differences in length to calculate the circumference of the world
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I’d be pretty messed up if my headmaster pulled all these random points out just enough to make my lose the house cup immediately after we’ve already been declared winner
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