This was another busy week in Shakespeareland. To sum up:
* I read Edward III, a play not officially on my Shakespeare list, but one that scholars think Shakespeare at least partially wrote. I included the work because of that and because the action closely precedes that of my next play, Richard II.
* I stumbled upon this Vi Hart's Are Shakespeare's Plays Encoded within Pi? video on Khan Academy, where I can frequently be found geeking out about math. The gist? If defining pi as a number (3.1415...) has perhaps infinite digits, then at some point you should be able to find Shakespeare within the numbers (if you assign the letters of the alphabet numbers like A = 01, B = 02). Vi even does the whole thing in iambic pentameter, which is pretty damn impressive. (I really recommend the video that comes after the Shakespeare one too. And hexaflexagons. And... just watch them all, okay? Math is cool.)
* I caught the back half of Sir Patrick Stewart on the May 27th episode of the NPR game show Ask Me Another. He seems to be a lovely human being and it's worth a listen!
ALSO:
* Romeo and/or Juliet - this choose-your-adventure book hits stores next week and looks like a blast. I don't know about you, but I'm going to try for that giant robot attack ending.
* The Folger Library is a wealth of podcasts and audio recordings. This week I listened to two episodes of Shakespeare Unlimited. Whatever you're reading currently, there's probably something interesting to listen to there.
* I also recommend Emma Smith's Approaching Shakespeare lectures, good for after you've read whatever play you're working on. (She covers 27 of the 37.)
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