Kenneth Branagh To Direct Thor?

http://splashnewsonline.celebuzz.com/2008/09/kenneth-branagh-to-be-a-marvel.html

Ok, this is pretty cool.  We're at a place in time when comic book movies are huge.  Iron Man, Spiderman, Batman.  And they pick Kenneth Branagh, he of Hamlet and Henry V, to do Thor?  That should be downright fascinating.

The Seven Ages Of Man, Cracked.com Style

http://www.cracked.com/blog/2008/09/24/the-seven-ages-of-man-revised-edition/

Maybe a writer was pressed for ideas, but I like it.  The usual "Top N List" form of Cracked.com articles in this case breaks down Shakespeare's seven ages of man from As You Like it.  And, of course, makes witty comments.

Midsummer, The Not For Kids Version

So I'm sitting here watching pro-wrestling as I tend to do on Monday nights, and during some silly skit they're doing I'm reminded that Playboy magazine hosts a party every summer called A Midsummer Night's Dream.  Pictures are relatively safe (no nudity - Playboy don't be giving it away for free, after all), but not exactly for the whole family.

I can't figure out if it ever had any Shakespeare connection, ever, or if they just liked the name.  But who cares!