Timeline Photos – University of California, Irvine | Facebook

Timeline Photos – University of California, Irvine | Facebook.

Nice record of my seminar on Romeo and Juliet at the UCI Library.

With age, the wisdom of staging ‘Lear’ becomes less clear – LA Times

With age, the wisdom of staging ‘Lear’ becomes less clear – LA Times.

Can Lear be performed? Maybe not.

Opera: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night | Department of Music – UC Santa Barbara

Opera: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night | Department of Music – UC Santa Barbara.

Beyond Shakespeare’s Wildest Dreams – NYTimes.com

Beyond Shakespeare’s Wildest Dreams – NYTimes.com.

Peter Sellars takes on MSND.

Iraq Needs a Visionary New Leader – NYTimes.com

Iraq Needs a Visionary New Leader – NYTimes.com.

Interesting account of King Faisal I, first king of modern Iraq and a moderate. “The king was a Sunni but he was a frequent visitor to Shiite shrines, and his public utterances were always deferential to Shiite leaders, symbols and rituals. He also reached out to Iraq’s myriad minorities, including Christians and Jews”

How Objects Speak – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education

How Objects Speak – The Chronicle Review – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

Archive in a milk can.

Frankfurt Jews Drop Out of Interfaith Council – Forward.com

Frankfurt Jews Drop Out of Interfaith Council – Forward.com.

Daniel Barenboim Holds ‘Peace Concert’ With Arabs – Forward.com

Daniel Barenboim Holds ‘Peace Concert’ With Arabs – Forward.com.

Photomediations Machine | Sorry I Was Miles Away

Photomediations Machine | Sorry I Was Miles Away.

Balancing acts.

ISIS Aimed at Ideals When They Destroyed Jonah’s Tomb – Forward.com

ISIS Aimed at Ideals When They Destroyed Jonah’s Tomb – Forward.com.

Author cites The Merchant of Venice at the end. Story itself includes interesting details about Jonah.