What's more fun than ruminating on vast-right wing conspiracies; left-wing media conspiracies; or assassination conspiracies? Debating the theories that Shakespeare didn't write all or any of his plays, that's what.

This discovery ,that one of his most famous portraits is a fraud, will probably only add fuel to that fire.

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Shall I compare thee to a fraud? - THE ARTS - MSNBC.com

"I have heard of your paintings, too, well enough; God has given you one face, and you make yourselves another."

Hamlet, Act 3 scene 1

This from Engadget today. Ticks me off that these folks can be that greedy.

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Major labels want you to pay more for legit music downloads - Engadget - www.engadget.com

As someone who worked in Chicago off-Loop theatre for 20 years I find this article from Newsweek on MSNBC interesting. Touting the Second City has Broadway's tryout capital makes some sense, but the context is truly lost when you consider the many shows and artists that Chicago has fed into the Broadway scene over the years.

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MSNBC - Broadway in the Loop

The wife and I went to see Finding Neverland tonight, finally. We've been wanting to see it for awhile. Believe it or not it just opened here in Winchester today. Glad it did. One of the best movies I've seen in awhile. Johnny Depp's performance is amazing. I highly recommend this movie.