Charles Nicholl: Shakespeare at Work (Times Literary Supplement)
Bart Van Es's lucid and comprehensive book is in a more recent and surely more realistic counter-tradition which sees Shakespeare as pre-eminently involved: a poet at work in the daily professional context of a busy and successful theatre company.
Dana Stevens: The Worst Movies of 2013 (Slate)
The worst-of list is a natural byproduct of the best-of, the chaff left over after the year's movies have been threshed through. It must be tasty as chaff goes, though, because every year these secondary lists seem to get passed around like popcorn at the multiplex.
Defenestration is the act of throwing someone or something out of a window. The term was coined around the time of an incident in Prague Castle in the year 1618. The word comes from the Latin de- (down or away from) and fenestra (window or opening). Likewise, it can also refer to the condition of being thrown out of a window, as in "The Defenestration of Ermintrude Inch".
While the act of defenestration connotes the forcible or peremptory removal of an adversary, and the term is sometimes used in just that sense, it also suggests breaking the windows in the process (de- also means removal). Although defenestrations can be fatal due to the height of the window through which a person is thrown or throws oneself or due to lacerations from broken glass, the act of defenestration need not carry the intent or result of death.
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Baron Dave ("If God lived on earth, people would break his windows." -- Jewish proverb) was first, and correct, with:
Defenestration.
Charlie answered:
Many will have heard of the Second Defenestration of Prague (1618), which was a precipitating factor in the very bloody Thirty Years War.
mj said:
IIRC, Tony DiNozzo claimed to be an expert
It's defenestration.
Alan J wrote:
Defenestration
Lois Of The Latrine In Oregon replied:
Wow, who knew there was a word in the English Language for
the act of throwing things or people out of windows.
Although, when you think about it, DEFENESTRATION does sound
a little like DEFECATION, which is what was generally thrown
out of windows for the greater part of human history. One
could also argue that most people who get thrown out of
windows are probably shit heads as well, and flinging poop
is a time honored tradition of all primates, with or without
a window.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, responded:
Defenestration
Adam answered:
Defenestration.
Harry M wrote:
Defenestration
Marian answered:
defenestration
Dale of I can't believe some snow is still sticking Diamondy Springs, Norwintercali, responded:
Defenestration. Amusing demonstrations even for the "We are not Amused" crowd!
Sally said:
The term for the act of throwing someone or something out of a window is defenestration, although in the case of a person, it's more than likely called murder!
After listening to Rush Limbaugh, et al...
PS: The children across the street are from Israel, and have not experienced snow before. They are so enthralled with it. Yesterday I showed them AWA the Korean kids next door how to make a snowman - it's wonderful to see life through the eyes of kids...
Warren replied:
defenestration
Not sure if my spelling is correct. There is a brief animation in an early apple Works demonstration from the 90's that shows a cartoon character being pushed out of a window. It rivaled "The Family That Dwelt Apart" for black humor.
Randall responded:
Throwing someone through or out of a window is
defenestration.
MAM wrote:
Defenestration ~ The word comes from the Latin de- (down or away from) and fenestra (window or opening). Defenestrations of Prague ~ The term originates from two incidents in history, both occurring in Prague. In 1419, seven town officials were thrown from the Town Hall, precipitating the Hussite War. In 1618, two Imperial governors and their secretary were tossed from Prague Castle, sparking the Thirty Years War.
BttbBob answered.
Well, I'll be hornswaggled... it's called "Defenestration" (that's a fun word to type)... Knowing that now entirely changes my world. Yours, too...
~~~~~
Because, it's just this kind of thing that creates "Cliff Clavin" types of people. Yep... and if you aren't careful you, too, can become one. You now know what 'Defenestration" means. Maybe you even read into the explanation of where the term originated from. You now know that, too... So, will you share all that with yer buddies? (or 'girl-friends', or whatever you ladies call each other) Will ya do a "Cliff Clavin" on 'em with this information if the situation arises talking about someone/thing being thrown out a window? Huh? Give 'em the whole 'spiel'? Make them loathe you for being a boring, know-it-all putz?
~~~~~
Or, on the other hand, will you sit there mute, yet just dying inside cuz ya want to unload all that newly acquired obscure knowledge? Haha! Yer caught in the 'trivia - mavin' trap! You can be a "Cliff Clavin" or just another regular person, inwardly tormented. What's it gonna be? Haha! (Me? I'm already inwardly tormented... Sandra won't return my calls)
~~~~~
My agent told me that 'The Boss' does this on purpose... Blame her, not me. I'm just the messenger...
~~~~~
Happy Birthday this day to:
(90) Do ya think Ol' Bob and Hugh Hefner ever talk on the phone? Bet that got yer mind just imaginin', eh?
And, Joe S said:
My first thought, when reading the question, was "My God they keep coming up with names of things that don't necessarily need names." After doing my research I realize that the name is not new, it's been around, what?, since 1618. I don't think it's all that necessary to name every thing, like defenestration or priapism.
I mean if someone asks you, "What's going on here?" What's wrong with saying I threw his ass out the window or I got a four hour boner here? I mean it's right to the point and no mistake.
E-cigarettes: a burning question for U.S. regulators - Yahoo News This horse has left the barn. These contain no tobacco and many don't even contain nicotine. Count me as one of the satisfied converts from a 2 1/2+ pack/day 45 year smoker who made the switch October of last year and haven't gone back. The first 3 pages of comments I read support this view.
CBS begins the night with a FRESH'Undercover Boss', followed by a FRESH'Hawaii Five-0', then a FRESH'Blue Bloods'.
Scheduled on a FRESHDave are John Witherspoon and Seasick Steve.
Scheduled on a FRESHCraig are William Shatner, Michael Sheen, and the Lone Bellow.
NBC starts the night with 'Dateline', followed by a FRESH'Grimm', then another FRESH'Grimm'.
Scheduled on a FRESHLeno are Carson Daly, Justin Willman, and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Ralph Fiennes, Juliette Lewis, and Austin Mahone.
On a RERUNCarson 'The Scab' Daly (from 11/12/13) are Jonas Cuaron and the Flaming Lips.
ABC opens the night with a FRESH'Last Man Standing', followed by a FRESH'The Neighbors', then a FRESH'Shark Tank', followed by '20/20'.
On a RERUNJimmy Kimmel
The CW offers a FRESH'The Carrie Diaries', followed by a FRESH'Nikita'.
Scheduled on a FRESHArsenio Hall are Tyler Perry, Jonathan Kite, and Sommore.
Faux has a RERUN'Bones', followed by a FRESH'Raising Hope'.
MY has an old 'Monk', followed by another old 'Monk'.
A&E has 'The First 48', another 'The First 48', followed by a FRESH'The First 48', then another FRESH'The First 48'.
AMC offers the movie 'White Christmas', followed by the movie 'White Christmas', again.
BBC -
[6:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[7:00AM] BBC WORLD NEWS
[8:00AM] DOCTOR WHO - Season 4 - Ep 7 - The Unicorn and The Wasp
[9:00AM] TORCHWOOD - Season 2 - Ep 10 - From Out of the Rain
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 16 - Thine Own Self
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 17 - Masks
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - Season 7 - Ep 18 - Eye of the Beholder
[1:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES UK - Season 2 - Ep 4 - La Riviera
[2:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 1 - Ep 5 - The Mixing Bowl
[3:00PM] RAMSAY'S KITCHEN NIGHTMARES US - Season 2 - Ep 4 - Black Pearl
[4:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 10 - Episode 7
[5:00PM] TOP GEAR - Season 10 - Episode 8
[6:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE NEXT DOCTOR
[7:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE CHRISTMAS INVASION
[8:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR
[9:45PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN
[11:00PM] DOCTOR WHO: THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR
[12:45AM] DOCTOR WHO: THE SNOWMEN
[2:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: THE CHRISTMAS INVASION
[3:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: THE RUNAWAY BRIDE
[4:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
[5:00AM] DOCTOR WHO: THE NEXT DOCTOR (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has the movie 'Legally Blonde', followed by a FRESH'Styled To Rock', then the movie 'The 40-Year-Old Virgin'.
Comedy Central has last night's 'Colbert Report', last night's 'Jon Stewart', 'Futurama', another 'Futurama', 'Tosh.0', another 'Tosh.0', 'South Park', and 'Key & Peele'.
FX has the movie 'Colombiana', followed by the movie 'Colombiana', again.
IFC -
[6:00AM] An American Haunting
[8:00AM] Once Upon a Time in Mexico
[10:15AM] Monty Python's The Meaning of Life
[12:45PM] Escape From Alcatraz
[3:15PM] Once Upon a Time in Mexico
[5:30PM] Blazing Saddles
[7:30PM] Mystery Men
[10:00PM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Cobie Smulders Wears a Strapless Black & White Dress
[10:30PM] The Birthday Boys-Going All the Way
[11:00PM] Vegas Vacation
[1:00AM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Cobie Smulders Wears a Strapless Black & White Dress
[1:30AM] The Birthday Boys-Going All the Way
[2:00AM] Mystery Men
[4:30AM] Comedy Bang! Bang!-Cobie Smulders Wears a Strapless Black & White Dress
[5:00AM] The Birthday Boys-Going All the Way
[5:30AM] The Birthday Boys-All Your Favorites Are Back (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00AM] Hot Shots!
[7:45AM] Roxanne
[10:00AM] Peggy Sue Got Married
[12:15PM] A League of Their Own
[3:15PM] The Manchurian Candidate
[6:00PM] The Deer Hunter
[10:00PM] Runaway Jury
[12:45AM] Runaway Jury
[3:30AM] Return to Paradise (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has 'Haven', followed by a FRESH'WWE Steroid SmackDown!', then a FRESH'Haven'.
(L-R) Miss Golden Globe Sosie Bacon, actors Aziz Ansari, Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Hollywood Foreign Press Association President Theo Kingma pose for photographers at the announcement of nominations for the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California December 12, 2013. The awards will be presented on January 12, 2014.
Photo by Jonathan Alcorn
With earnings of $125 million, pop singer Madonna is the highest-paid woman in music, easily surpassing Lady Gaga and country-pop singer Taylor Swift, Forbes said on Wednesday.
Her income for the 12-month period used by the magazine also made her the highest-earning celebrity overall, it said.
Lady Gaga, with $80 million, jumped from No. 4 to No. 2 this year, despite her Born This Way Ball tour being cut short due to an injury. Gaga, 27, released her album "ARTPOP" after the cutoff date for Forbes' annual earnings calculations.
Swift, 23, dropped from second place in 2012 to third this year. Her $55 million in earnings came from sales of her latest album "Red" as well as endorsement deals, records sales and touring.
Singer Beyonce, 32, came in fourth, not far behind with $53 million. The R&B star, who rose two places from last year, was also on the road with her Mrs. Carter World Tour, and earned cash from her House of Dereon clothing line and endorsement deals.
Ellen Barkin, Robin Wright and Connie Britton, left to right, pose together after the 2013 Muse Awards, presented by New York Women in Film & Television, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2013, in New York. The event also honored Sonia Manzano, actress and writer on Sesame Street, and Frances Berwick, President of Bravo and Oxygen Media.
Photo by Diane Bondareff
From George Clooney to Hayden Panettiere to a galaxy of homegrown stars, the protests in Ukraine have become a magnet for celebrities wanting to show their empathy with a popular uprising.
The opposition to President Viktor Yanukovych can already boast a celebrity of its own in the shape of the world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko, who heads the UDAR (Punch party) and is even seen as a potential future head of state.
His brother Wladimir, also a heavyweight champion, has supported Klitschko senior's campaign and visited the protests, bringing along his celebrity actress financee, the "Heroes" star Panettiere.
Dressed in white boots and a knitted cap, Panettiere won an instant ovation for addressing people in Ukrainian "Dobryi vechir, druzi! (Good evening, friends!)".
Dwarfed by the giant Wladimir, she is known in Ukraine as "Thumbelina."
Farrah's bling has fetched far more than Gene's wool fling.
Separate auctions were held Thursday in Dallas: One featured Texas native Farrah Fawcett's jewelry and other memorabilia, while another had as its centerpiece the gray wool suit worn by Gene Kelly in "Singin' in the Rain."
Heritage Auctions sold various items once belonging to Fawcett for more than $500,000. A 10.95-carat diamond ring earlier was sold for $245,000. A red bathing suit pulled in more than $4,000.
Kelly's suit was purchased by the theme restaurant Planet Hollywood International for more than $106,000. Kelly wore the suit for the soggy featured dance in the 1952 movie musical.
Heritage officials said Planet Hollywood intends to display the suit at one of its properties but hasn't decided which one.
Sarah Gubbins of Bonhams displays two Doctor Who props from a recently rediscovered episode in central London, December 12, 2013. The two Yeti homing devices from the "Web of Fear" episode are expected to fetch between 4500-5000 ($7335-$8150), when they go under the hammer on December 18.
Photo by Andrew Winning
In the week since NBC aired a revival of "The Sound of Music," the real von Trapp and the vacation lodge it runs in Vermont are in high demand.
And yes, the family was watching as Carrie Underwood, in a widely watched and panned performance, took over the role of Maria von Trapp, made famous on Broadway by Mary Martin and on film by Julie Andrews.
The family isn't denying the musical is helping business, even if most callers are merely curious. And there could be another bump after NBC's encore broadcast on Saturday.
Four of the 10 von Trapp siblings are still alive, and two live on the lodge's grounds.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth was so incensed with royal police officers eating nuts from bowls left out in the corridors of Buckingham Palace that she drew lines on the sides in a bid to catch them out, a London court heard on Thursday.
In emails submitted to the phone hacking trial of journalists at Rupert Murdoch's now defunct News of the World tabloid, its royal reporter said he had learnt that a memo had been issued to all officers telling them to "keep their sticky fingers out".
It said staff had put out a selection of nuts including cashews, almonds and Bombay mix around the palace for the 87-year-old queen.
"Problem is that police on patrol eat the lot. Queen so narked (annoyed) she has started marking the bowls to see where the levels dipped," it said.
The emails were read out to the long-running phone hacking trial, where eight people including former News of the World editors Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson are facing charges related to the interception of voicemails.
An artiste performs during the opening ceremony of the LEN European Short Course Swimming Championship in Herning, December 12, 2013.
Photo by Henning Bagger
Ryan O'Neal's attorneys on Thursday concluded their defense of the actor in a lawsuit aimed at making him relinquish an Andy Warhol portrait of Farrah Fawcett that he says he has owned since 1980.
The silkscreen portrait continues to hang in O'Neal's beachside home, but the University of Texas at Austin wants a jury to determine that it should be handed over to the school in accordance with Fawcett's final wishes.
O'Neal's final witnesses included Redmond O'Neal, his son with Fawcett, and a chiropractor who treated the actress and watched her work on her own sculptures.
Redmond O'Neal's testimony was limited by Superior Court Judge William MacLaughlin, who told attorneys on both sides that the three-week case has featured too much testimony that has nothing to do with who owns the disputed artwork.
The actor's case consisted largely of witnesses who knew Fawcett and recounted their recollections of conversations with the actress about the two portraits Warhol created of her while she was filming a special for the TV show "20/20."
The Beastie Boys are firing back after an Oakland toy company sued them over a video parody of their song "Girls."
The two surviving members of the rap trio filed a lawsuit of their own Tuesday in Oakland federal court claiming toy company GoldieBlox unfairly used the popular song as a jingle to sell its products.
GoldieBlox filed the first lawsuit last month seeking a court order allowing it to use the online video parody. The video shows young girls singing about engineering. The company said it filed the lawsuit after the band threatened it with litigation over the parody.
A Sadhu or Hindu holy man plays a flute as he sits under a tree at the premises of Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu December 12, 2013.
Photo by Navesh Chitrakar
The popular news host told viewers of "The Kelly File," her hit FNC program, "When I saw this headline, I kinda laughed and I said, 'Oh, this is ridiculous. Yet another person claiming it's racist to have a white Santa.' And by the way, for all you kids watching at home, Santa just is white. But this person is maybe just arguing that we should also have a black Santa. But, you know, Santa is what he is, and just so you know, we're just debating this because someone wrote about it, kids."
However, after a guest on Kelly's show defended the Slate article, Kelly extended her argument to further claim that the historical figure Jesus Christ was in fact Caucasian:
Interestingly, Kelly's opinion offering comes only days after she told Jay Leno, "I am a straight news anchor. I am not one of the opinion hosts at Fox."
YouTube has released its list of the year's most viewed music videos, and the results are far from shocking: South Korean rapper-singer (and "Gangman Style" phenom) Psy claimed the top spot with his wacky, dance-filled clip for "Gentleman M/V," while Miley Cyrus - the year's most infamous pop provocateur - rounds out the top three with videos for her smash singles "Wrecking Ball" and "We Can't Stop."
Cyrus, who caused a media circus earlier in the year with her now-infamous "twerking" performance at the VMAs, took a (literally) stripped-down approach in the "Wrecking Ball" clip. And she wasn't the only one racking up YouTube views by showing skin: The controversial video for Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" featured scandily clad models (or half-naked models in the uncensored version) parading around the R&B crooner (and guests Pharrell and T.I.). Rounding out the YouTube top 10 are Katy Perry ("Roar"), Pink ("Just Give Me a Reason" featuring Nate Ruess), Rihanna ("Stay"), Naughty Boy ("La La La" featuring Sam Smith), Selena Gomez ("Come & Get It") and Avicii ("Wake Me Up").
YouTube also shared its list of the top 10 trending videos of 2013. The top spot is claimed by Norwegian comedy duo Ylvis, who dominated with their ubiquitous clip for "The Fox (What Does the Fox Say?)." Other notable entries include the "Harlem Shake (Original Army Edition)," the Lonely Island's video for "YOLO" (featuring Adam Lavine and Kendrick Lamar)" and Steve Kardynal's particularly hilarious "Chatroulette Version" parody of Cyrus' "Wrecking Ball" video.
Members of the State Opera ballet dance during a dress rehearsal of "The Second Detail" in Vienna December 12, 2013. The performance is part of "Ballet-Hommage" which will premiere on December 15, 2013.
Photo by Heinz-Peter Bader
There's another setback for the manufacturers of Sriracha: The company has been ordered to halt shipments of the popular hot sauce until January, meaning that shoppers could face a shortage of the signature red condiment heading into the new year.
"It's a disaster," Damon Chu, president of Giant Union Co., told the San Jose Mercury News. "We've done business with them for 20 years and we've never had this kind of thing before. We get shipments every 2-5 days and we never had any doubt of them saying they don't have it so we don't store that much."
The Los Angeles Times reports that Sriracha manufacturer Huy Fong Foods cannot send out anymore shipments of the sauce until mid-January after the California Department of Health's new regulations brought a halt to the company's output for 35 days.
It's been a tough month for Huy Fong Foods. In November, the company made headlines after its Irwindale-based plant was the source of complaints from local residents who described "noxious fumes" emanating from the plant.
At the time, Huy Fong said it did not anticipate production delays. But on Wednesday, the company acknowledged that it is out of stock and unable to make any more shipments.
A Scotsman and an Englishman have banded together to create a single-malt whisky they say will be the first distilled in London since 19th-century laws wiped out the craft in Britain's capital.
On Thursday, Darren Rock, the CEO and co-founder of The London Distillery Company, and Andrew MacLeod Smith, his Scottish head distiller, poured the first of their clear spirit into oak barrels to age and pick up a tawny color before being bottled and sold.
They say it must be aged at least three years to be whisky under British law, and they may choose not to sell it until 2017 or later - with a name yet to be chosen.
The distillery has been using local ingredients that were employed in whisky production in London more than a century ago. Barley is sourced from Warminster Maltings, Wiltshire, and yeast comes from Surebrew in Surrey.
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