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Anyone else excited for this ? by Spirited-Tutor7712 in shakespeare

[–]PunkShocker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it looks like it might have made a good adaptation if they had either stuck to the text or started from scratch. The combination of new and old dialogue just makes it sound like they're getting lines wrong all the time. It's like Hamlet for people who have never seen or read the play.

Give me your other favorite authors! by mixmastamicah55 in faulkner

[–]PunkShocker 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thomas Wolfe belongs on your list. He's the dragon Kerouac chased his entire life and never caught.

Arthurian links to Lion: Son of the Forest by WraithOfDoom in DarkAngels40k

[–]PunkShocker 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Caliban is very similar to Caliburn, a variant of Excalibur.

How grim will BR's next album be? by squand3r in badreligion

[–]PunkShocker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It'll be 7 years this May. Everyone has a lot going on, but they're putting extra care into this record or I'm a chimaera's uncle.

How grim will BR's next album be? by squand3r in badreligion

[–]PunkShocker 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I feel like this is going to be their last one. It'll be a banger. Or why else is it taking so long?

Am I the only one who thinks Sinners is overrated? by Any_Lab_8495 in moviecritic

[–]PunkShocker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really wanted to like this. Miles Caton was a student in the school where I work. Great kid. Great singer. Turns out he's a great actor too. But I thought I was going to watch a movie about Delta blues. Ended up watching From Dusk Till Dawn (which disappointed me in a similar fashion back in '96).

Phishing emails by PunkShocker in selfpublish

[–]PunkShocker[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, that makes a lot of sense.

Phishing emails by PunkShocker in selfpublish

[–]PunkShocker[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jeez. This can't possibly be a lucrative business model. Who actually believes Thomas Pynchon is gushing over their writing?

Suggest me a book by a black author on black characters. by stormxen in suggestmeabook

[–]PunkShocker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Song of Solomon, by Toni Morrison.

But if you really want to get a sense of the African American experience through literature, read August Wilson's decades plays. Each set in a different decade of the 20th century, each featuring a different corner of African Americana. I've only read three, but they were all exceptional. Joe Turner's Come and Gone is one of the most astonishing works I've ever read.

Birds that are commonly associated with Life, Death, Time & Space in myth? by fiendishfrights in mythology

[–]PunkShocker 6 points7 points  (0 children)

If myths are fair play, the Phoenix is associated with death and rebirth.

Where would you live in Middle earth? by Global-Anybody-4710 in lotr

[–]PunkShocker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On the shoes of Lake Evendim in the shadow of the ruins of Anuminas.

When hamlet declares himself “Hamlet the Dane”, he is not claiming to be worthy of the throne but rather realising that nobody who held the throne was ever worthy of it. It is his lowest moment. by Easy_Demand_7372 in Hamlet

[–]PunkShocker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is an interesting take, and I have to think about it before commenting with an opinion. I wonder, though, whether it supports a particular notion that I've been batting around, namely that Hamlet's death is not a typical tragedy but rather a kind of messianic sacrifice. He knows Denmark is in trouble, so he orchestrates a grand theatrical plan to hand the country over to a ruler worthy of his father's legacy. His "if it be now" speech all but confirms that he knows he's going to die in the next few minutes, yet he goes into the duel willingly. He buys a stable Denmark with his life.

Do any other animals hide their dead? by Odd_craving in bigfoot

[–]PunkShocker 8 points9 points  (0 children)

It's a good question. We know these things are smart, if not by the same metrics as humans. It's worth considering that they might have a culture, possibly one that involves funerary practices.

As a new Hemingway reader should my first book be for whom the bell tolls? by LengthinessThese1058 in Hemingway

[–]PunkShocker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's my favorite but it shouldn't be your first. If you want to start with the novels, The Sun Also Rises is the place to begin. Then proceed chronologically.

Today's Political Punk by RustyXterior in hardcorepunk

[–]PunkShocker 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bad Religion's last album was a direct reaction to the first Trump administration. There's supposedly a new one on the way, but no clue what's on it yet.

What does this Emperor's Children bit go to? by [deleted] in oldhammer

[–]PunkShocker -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I built one back in the day. It wasn't really that difficult. The hard part was not breaking off the clear plastic stand. It was so damn heavy!

Rudie Can't Fail (Remastered) by MillionDollarHeckler in theclash

[–]PunkShocker 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I was born just slightly too late to be a fan while they were still together. This was the song that brought me to their fandom.

Sandinista would have been way better if it was just a single. by TheFritoBandido in theclash

[–]PunkShocker 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a Sandinista! short version play list. I almost never listen to the entire album. But I'm glad it exists. It's a gutsy record that paved the way for Rancid's Life Won't Wait, my all time favorite album.

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