tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8888735172867421882024-03-13T14:24:01.594-06:00Guinness and Cream CakesGraham Lester's blogUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger140125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-50562684420891364002012-05-19T11:22:00.000-06:002012-05-25T18:55:26.724-06:00A Victorian Science Fiction ReaderMy new collection is called <i>A Victorian Science Fiction Reader: Tales from the Gaslight Zone.</i> <br>
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It is available <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3883176">here</a>. Here are the contents:<br>
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THE UNPARALLELED ADVENTURE OF ONE HANS PFAALL, by Edgar Allan Poe, 1835<br>
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THE GREAT MOON HOAX, probably by Richard A. Locke, 1835<br>
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THE DIAMOND LENS, by Fitz-James O'Brien, 1858<br>
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DARWIN AMONG THE MACHINES, by Cellarius (Samuel Butler), 1863<br>
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THE COMING RACE (extract), by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1871<br>
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EREWHON (extract), by Samuel Butler, 1872<br>
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THE AGE OF SCIENCE, by Merlin Nostradamus(Frances Power Cobbe), 1877<br>
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ACROSS THE ZODIAC, by Percy Greg, 1880 (extract)<br>
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THE FIXED PERIOD (Introduction), by Anthony Trollope, 1882<br>
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FLATLAND: A ROMANCE OF MANY DIMENSIONS (Part One), by Edwin Abbott Abbott, 1884<br>
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AFTER LONDON OR WILD ENGLAND (extract), by Richard Jefferies, 1885<br>
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MEDA (extract from Part One), by Kenneth Folingsby, 1888<br>
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LOOKING BACKWARD(2000-1887) (extract), by Edward Bellamy, 1888<br>
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From THE LAST AMERICAN (extract), by John Ames Mitchell, 1889<br>
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NEWS FROM NOWHERE OR AN EPOCH OF REST (extract), by William Morris, 1890<br>
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THE ANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION, A TALE OF THE COMING TERROR (extract), by George Griffith, 1893<br>
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A JOURNEY IN OTHER WORLDS (extract), by John Jacob Astor IV, 1894<br>
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THE BRITISH BARBARIANS (extract), by Grant Allen, 1895<br>
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THE CRACK OF DOOM (extract), by Robert Cromie, 1895<br>
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A TRAVELER FROM ALTRURIA: ROMANCE (extract), by W. D. Howells, 1893<br>
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ETIDORHPA OR THE END OF EARTH (extract), by John Uri Lloyd, 1895<br>
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IONIA: LAND OF WISE MEN AND FAIR WOMEN (extract), by Alexander Craig, 1898<br>
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ANTICIPATIONS OF THE REACTION OF MECHANICAL AND SCIENTIFIC PROGRESS UPON HUMAN LIFE AND THOUGHT (Extract), by H.G. Wells, 1901<br>
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THE PURPLE CLOUD (extract), by M.P. Shiel, 1901 <br>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-30821973742309646912012-05-11T19:09:00.000-06:002012-05-25T18:52:29.420-06:00Victorian Short Stories: an Omnibus to Read on the FlyMy new book -- a collection of Victorian short stories -- is now available. You can purchase it on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Victorian-Short-Stories-Omnibus-authors/dp/1477436855/ref=sr_1_25?ie=UTF8&qid=1337993393&sr=8-25">Amazon</a> or <a href="https://www.createspace.com/3873883">here</a>.
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Here is a list of the stories included:<br>
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THE NEW UTOPIA by Jerome K. Jerome, 1891<br>
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THE TUGGSES AT RAMSGATE by Charles Dickens, 1836<br>
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THE SIRE DE MALÉTROIT'S DOOR by R. L. Stevenson, 1877<br>
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THE INCONSIDERATE WAITER by J. M. Barrie, 1900<br>
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A CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF A TYRONE FAMILY by J.S. Le Fanu, 1836<br>
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THAT BRUTE SIMMONS by Arthur Morrison, 1894<br>
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THE ROMANCE OF CERTAIN OLD CLOTHES by Henry James, 1885 text of an 1867 story<br>
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MR. O'LEARY'S SECOND LOVE by Charles Lever, 1838<br>
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THE LIGHT PRINCESS by George Macdonald, 1864<br>
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AN IMAGINATIVE WOMAN by Thomas Hardy, 1888<br>
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RAB AND HIS FRIENDS by John Brown M.D., 1859<br>
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A LOVE PASSAGE by William Wymark Jacobs, 1894<br>
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FAITH by Somerset Maugham, 1899 <br>
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AN UNDERGRADUATE'S AUNT by F. Anstey (Thomas Anstey Guthrie), 1884<br>
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STUBB’S CALENDAR, OR THE FATAL BOOTS by William Makepeace Thackeray, 1850<br>
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THE SILENT SISTERS by Israel Zangwill, 1894<br>
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THE PLEASURE-PILGRIM by Ella D’Arcy, 1895<br>
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THE HAUNTED AND THE HAUNTERS; OR, THE HOUSE AND THE BRAIN by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1859<br>
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THE HAUNTED MILL by Jerome K. Jerome, 1891<br>
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THE WISE PRINCESS by Mary de Morgan, 1880<br>
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LA MÈRE BAUCHE by Anthony Trollope, 1861<br>
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AMY FOSTER by Joseph Conrad, 1901<br>
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THE PORTRAIT OF MR. W. H. by Oscar Wilde, 1889Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-49418039675410292492012-05-03T14:51:00.000-06:002012-05-03T14:53:43.097-06:0012 Ways to Prevent Creativity In ChildrenIt’s every parent’s worst nightmare. Suddenly, out of the blue, little Johnny or little Ashley confides, “I don’t care whether or not I make a lot of money, I want to do something creative.” In an instant, over a decade of hopes and dreams are dashed to the ground, college savings accounts are rendered futile, and the value of love itself is brought into question. In the months that follow marriages collapse, shame is inescapable, suicides are frequent. What can be done?
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Psychologists have debated the nature or nurture question for decades: are people just born creative owing to some genetic defect, or is this creative urge a result of something the parents did – something dark and twisted? Perhaps it’s a combination of both. Perhaps parents who are dark and twisted are more likely to contribute bad genes and ruin their offspring. Perhaps this dark, twisted, creative gene is latent in both parents. The reality is that no matter how dark and twisted the parents might be, nobody wants to be burdened with the humiliation of having raised a creative child.
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Debating fault isn’t going to turn Ashley into a stockbroker, however, nor will it make it any easier for Johnny to appreciate the incalculable civic virtue inherent in the pay-day loan industry. We asked our team of top parental guidance professionals for a list of steps that new parents can take <i><b>right now</b></i> to protect their children from the danger of growing up creative.
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1) Make your child a big breakfast with two fried eggs, bacon, beans, etc. Your child will not be able to resist using the two eggs as eyes and arranging the plate to look like a face. When she does, hit her!
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2) Accidentally on purpose leave your child alone in the minivan with a thick black pen and a notebook while you go and get your hair done. When you come back check to see if he has drawn any pictures. If he has, hit him! If he hasn’t, buy him a 6,000 calorie bubblegum flavor Big Gulp to prove to him that you love him.
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3) Teach your child to despise music. Whenever music is played unexpectedly always adopt a disgusted tone and say, “When will people ever learn that music is only meant for elevators?” If you are actually in an elevator and music starts playing say, “Why do they always play the elevator music too loudly?” Always point out grubby buskers and explain how valueless the coins are and that grubby buskers are invariably supported by some sort of welfare scam that they are running on the side. Point out that the least bad musician of all time was Mozart and that even he was buried in a pauper’s grave. Point out that Mozart could have worked at minimum wage and invested his money wisely and lived a long life. He could have made something of himself.
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4) Show your child graphic pictures of children who have been killed or mutilated while attempting to be creative: “Here’s what happened to a boy who built his own parachute,” “Here’s what happened to a girl who made her own sun tan lotion. Look how ugly she is now!”
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5) Show your daughter glossy photos of happy-looking women, preferably celebrities (Disney celebrities are best of all). Explain how women don’t have to think of how to dress themselves or decide what their values are because they have qualified magazine editors who can do that for them. Explain to her how thinking is a cause of premature aging. If she questions this premise, hit her! Have her write out 500 times, “Thinking makes me sad and sad people are ugly.” Have her pin it up next to the mirror.
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6) Buy your child a box of Lego. Leave him alone for half an hour. If he has built something, hit him! If he explains that it is too hard and not worth the trouble, or if he has simply stacked the blocks in one big unimaginative column, praise him and pat him on the head. Remember, it’s always good to catch your children doing something unimaginative and then reward them for it! If he has not even opened the box, buy him a gun to show him how much you love him.
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7) Breakfast again. Ask your child how she slept the night before. If she mentions any dreams, take away her breakfast. Have her write out 500 times, “Today’s dirtiest gutters are full of yesterday’s biggest dreamers.” Have her post it to her wall in front of her bed.
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8) Take your child to one of those awful parts of town where creative people hang out. Explain how creativity leads to alcohol and drug abuse and give him all the details concerning the unspeakable diseases that are prevalent in the creative community. Point out all the graffiti and explain how honest, unimaginative people have to clean all that up. If he likes the graffiti, hit him!
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9) Ask your child to list all the ways that money can buy happiness. Go over the list with him and praise him for each entry. If there is anything creative on the list like “I could buy a box of paints,” hit him!
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10) Have a serious talk with your child about happiness. Explain to her how people were born miserable and that human history was always miserable until money came along. After we invented money we started buying things and that made us happy. Show her some of those dreary blue paintings by Picasso to teach her how miserable people who don’t have money are. If she likes the pictures, hit her!
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11) Tell your child the story about the widow’s mite. Why was this woman so stupid that a mite was all she had. Explain how this old crow could have invested her money sensibly and have been virtually guaranteed 8%. Why hadn’t she got another man yet? Explain that she was probably not pretty enough. Point out that Jesus did not say the old crow would get into heaven although he was constantly making that promise to other people. Let your children know that Jesus won’t love them either if they don’t make good money. If they protest, hit them!
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12) Buy your children a pet that won’t live very long, such as a goldfish. Call it Mozart. When it dies, bury it in the back garden and put up a great big cross that says Mozart on it. Remark how ironic it is that both Mozart the goldfish and Mozart the composer died young and penniless. Tell your children that you will think of the composer whenever you notice the cross in the garden. If the fish doesn’t die quickly enough, put the bowl in full view of the afternoon sun. That usually does the trick.
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Above all, the number one rule for preventing creativity in children is this: never, ever, under any circumstances allow them to make a mess. Except when out hunting.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-31516780678621640832010-05-16T08:30:00.000-06:002010-05-16T08:31:19.497-06:00Brontë Power Rangers<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/-NKXNThJ610&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/-NKXNThJ610&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x5d1719&color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-29734326518945961512010-05-11T21:11:00.001-06:002010-05-11T21:13:33.901-06:00May 12 - Happy Limerick DayHere's my <a href="http://grahamlester.webs.com/LimerickDay.htm">Limerick Day</a> page.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-14683408496455881492010-03-05T16:57:00.002-06:002010-03-05T17:05:26.974-06:00Greek Drama on YouTubeThere is some great stuff here. I've just linked to the first segment of each one:<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/WS9KJ_bAJLE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/WS9KJ_bAJLE&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/djgfCdMr8Ss&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/djgfCdMr8Ss&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/vqFgCGuBn4A&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/vqFgCGuBn4A&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-65374848550904412932010-02-11T09:07:00.000-06:002010-02-11T09:08:41.423-06:00Film Footage of Victorian EnglandLet's meet the Victorians!<br /><br />London Traffic, 1896<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/MSzl8SWeeOg&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/MSzl8SWeeOg&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />London to Brighton Run, 1896 <br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yqJqdn2a0fI&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yqJqdn2a0fI&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Liverpool, 1896-97<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_i5ApsjD46o&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_i5ApsjD46o&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Blackfriars Bridge, 1896<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fABILtla_lE&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fABILtla_lE&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-36680447538962859802010-02-10T20:39:00.001-06:002010-02-10T20:41:38.130-06:001920s - London in ColourHere's a wonderful color film of London from 1927:<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwahIQz0o-M&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TwahIQz0o-M&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-47174061048488610232010-02-10T09:59:00.003-06:002010-02-10T10:03:45.143-06:00Limerick DayI've made a web page of old limericks for <a href="http://grahamlester.webs.com/LimerickDay.htm">Limerick Day</a>, which is every May 12. I have written about 500 limericks over the past ten years but I think I shall only write them occasionally from now on. Here are a few of my most recent ones:<br /><br />A poetical tippler named Tilton<br />Developed a fondness for Milton.<br />Each day, right at three,<br />He'd put on a CD<br />And have Milton with port and Blue Stilton.<br /><br />When I dwelt with the Lullapaloons,<br />We would dance upon all the full moons<br />To songs that were played<br />On blue bongos they made<br />From the butt cheeks of certain baboons. <br /><br />An ambitious punk-rock group called Slay<br />Has written a musical play;<br />It portays G. F. Handel<br />As a glue-sniffing vandal:<br />"Anachrony In the UK." <br /><br />I once knew a man who was poor<br />Who used to sell dogs door to door.<br />If you asked, "Is this legal?"<br />He'd slip you a beagle,<br />Saying, "Gift for your wife – say no more!" <br /><br />A frugal professor named Dors<br />Would crawl through his house on all fours.<br />He said, “I've had scares<br />While descending the stairs,<br />But it evens the stress on the floors.”<br /><br />There was once a young lady named Bess<br />Who was constantly prone to digress.<br />When her truelove proposed,<br />Both his eyes were long closed<br />By the time she concluded with "Yes." <br /><br />The Yuletide brought old Mr. Peck out<br />With visions of rooms he would deck out,<br />But with prices so high,<br />He dropped dead with a sigh,<br />Checking out with his check out at checkout. <br /><br />You'll notice it's often the case<br />That I tend to fall flat on my face.<br />The cause, I suppose,<br />Is I follow my nose,<br />Which has no sense of shame or disgrace. <br /><br />Two Twitters whose litter did Twit<br />Begot a tough Twitter who bit.<br />Said Mom, “What's more fit,<br />To Twitter the twit,<br />Or to Twitter the sitter who quit?”<br /><br />There was once a dog docker named Dale<br />Who had learned his profession by mail.<br />"It's was simple," he said,<br />"I just studied in bed—<br />I'd no need to attend to de-tail."Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-44512619624614200302010-01-09T10:29:00.001-06:002010-01-09T10:32:11.317-06:00My recommended links from Reddit<script src="http://www.reddit.com/user/grahamlester/submitted.embed?limit=10&sort=new" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-42056225130632467072009-12-26T12:04:00.001-06:002009-12-26T12:04:56.180-06:00Ethiopians - Mountain Goats<object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/mbddCxRJeN0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/mbddCxRJeN0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-22101993753450962012009-12-26T11:57:00.001-06:002009-12-26T11:57:37.609-06:00A Series of Dreams<object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/AgqGUBP3Cx0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/AgqGUBP3Cx0&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-68693139749572486552009-12-26T11:48:00.002-06:002009-12-26T11:51:38.866-06:00Best Man's Speech - Mitchell and Webb<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lXpmHuCE9Ls&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lXpmHuCE9Ls&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-84547198046165987082009-12-11T19:02:00.000-06:002009-12-11T19:03:31.343-06:00Eleven Artists Arting<p style="visibility:visible;"><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://widget-94.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" height="320" width="426" style="width:426px;height:320px"><param name="movie" value="http://widget-94.slide.com/widgets/slideticker.swf" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="scale" value="noscale" /><param name="salign" value="l" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"/> <param name="flashvars" value="cy=ms&il=1&channel=3458764513859252116&site=widget-94.slide.com"/></object><p style="white-space:nowrap"><a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=3458764513859252116&map=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-94.slide.com/p1/3458764513859252116/ms_t013_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide1.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=3458764513859252116&map=2" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-94.slide.com/p2/3458764513859252116/ms_t013_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide2.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a> <a href="http://www.slide.com/pivot?cy=ms&at=un&id=3458764513859252116&map=F" target="_blank"><img src="http://widget-94.slide.com/p4/3458764513859252116/ms_t013_v000_s0un_f00/images/xslide42.gif" border="0" ismap="ismap" /></a></p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-35066173887821141442009-10-18T16:54:00.000-06:002009-10-18T16:55:40.479-06:00Amazing Sand Art from Ukraine's Got Talent<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/518XP8prwZo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-2758804224969220422009-07-12T17:18:00.000-06:002009-07-12T17:19:33.567-06:00Guinness and Cream Cakes recommended links<script src="http://www.reddit.com/user/grahamlester/submitted.embed?limit=10&sort=new" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-70450000916379947672009-07-05T11:09:00.001-06:002009-07-05T11:12:07.262-06:00Shakespeare on demandI have been watching entire Shakespeare plays on YouTube at <a href="http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=thebardtube&view=playlists">The Bard Tube</a>.<br /><br />Here is Pericles, Prince of Tyre:<br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/xWIuIwTI21k&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/xWIuIwTI21k&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-40858430496631350862009-07-04T09:24:00.003-06:002009-07-04T09:29:04.121-06:00Which is funnier?Two Mitchell and Webb sketches. I can't decide whether I like the evil vicar version or the evil waiter version best:<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yRujuE-GIY4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yRujuE-GIY4&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zVEHqwLVvpI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zVEHqwLVvpI&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01&border=1" 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height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-81817299149597541422009-06-13T09:16:00.001-06:002009-06-13T09:16:48.921-06:00Great Performances: Nobuyuki Tsujii<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X9MlN-ZudKo&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X9MlN-ZudKo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-54228943623032237992009-05-25T08:52:00.000-06:002009-05-25T08:53:07.446-06:00Recommended Links<script src="http://www.reddit.com/user/grahamlester/submitted.embed?limit=10&sort=new" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-584304233093126242009-05-24T09:08:00.000-06:002009-05-24T09:11:31.479-06:00Watch Othello Online (1952, Orson Welles)The opening scene is an absolute classic:<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMXHrpiXbeo&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rMXHrpiXbeo&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-10336007956526565062009-05-23T15:20:00.000-06:002009-05-23T15:22:43.368-06:00Some Dylan Rock’n’Roll CoversYou might not have heard these:<br /><br />The Red Cadillac And Black Moustache<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param 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name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uXKQTSuRlXY&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-19636895711614145692009-04-25T13:38:00.000-06:002009-04-25T13:39:05.861-06:00A great song: "Brompton Oratory"<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_esUexstdbg&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_esUexstdbg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-888873517286742188.post-73533202748355264842009-04-21T06:08:00.000-06:002009-04-21T06:09:03.943-06:00Recommended Links<script src="http://www.reddit.com/user/grahamlester/submitted.embed?limit=10&sort=new" type="text/javascript"></script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0