Oh. my. god.
I can’t believe I’m about to say this, but I can’t wait for the next Rapture album.
Who are The Rapture? They’re some electro/disco art-rock band and their second album is coming out mid-September. Happy days are here again, woo hoo! They’re probably the most ‘normal’ band I like (I’d say Radiohead, but everyone like them, and if they don’t then they’re simply not breathing or carbon-based. Besides, they have at least one Shakespearian reference in one of their songs).
Speaking of Shakespeare, who was he, really? Do bookmakers run bets on who he might be? Our suspects: himself (very doubtful), Christopher Marlowe (super-secret spy/lit man who loves tobacco and boys…mmm yum), Edward de Vere (meh, some aristo) and Sir Henry Neville (made the front page of ‘The Age’ newspaper! people seem to be taking him seriously).
We-ee-ell, it can’t be Marlowe, because it is suspected that Shakespeare was bisexual. I’m all excited about this topic because of a book I’ll be reviewing. Not to mention, it’s the closest the lit world will get to ‘hot gossip’. Jasper Fforde should have bookies taking Shakespeare bets methinks.
Today, I put a book on hold, it’s by the lady who is married to Marilyn Manson, Dita Von Teese. She’s a burlesque dancer, or something. She is also one of four spokespersons/models for the MAC Viva Glam 6 campaign (MAC has this range of lipsticks and glosses called Viva Glam - you buy one and 100% of the proceeds go to fund AIDS research or caring for HIV positive people). Goodie, a new book, yea!
