Newsprint Nonpareil—Shakespeare at 450

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[a] Coverage PD

Der Größte—The Biggest (of the Bigs)

[b] Covered RF

"His work is the most fascinating that any writer has brought out." These aren't my words, although I concur wholeheartedly. "But William Shakespeare is still a mystery."

Yup-yup.

I marvel every week at Die Zeit's cover story. They cover management, current events, hundred year-old wars, and popular culture. I am always surprised at what is coming, and I reserve Thursday nights for reading the story. Part of the charm is the combination of current and "historical"—and the newspaper's distinctive ability to show how they fit together. Only a tiny handful of newspapers in the world can pull off this level of cultural investigation amidst a flurry of Breaking News! This isn't the AP, after all.

Happy reading. If you don't "do" German, there is still a plan. A nice pass through, say, The Tempest—or even Twelfth Night—might be in order. Let us hunt...the 心 (the heart-mind).

[b] Mysteries RF