I've seen so many ads for vlogging camcorders, and blogging platforms all offer options to publish podcasts. I don't really like taking videos of myself and I communicate most clearly in writing, but is that limiting my likely audience?
It's called Sandals of History, and in my current series Theater and the Eternal Flame I look at the history of drama and its relation to culture through the eyes of ordinary citizens. For example in the first chapter on fifth century Athens we follow an average citizen named Philon as he attends the City Dionysia, a festival where drama is presented as an offering to Dionysus. Philon is not just attending the festival for the entertainment; he is a new landowner seeking to gain a reputation in Athens by being seen at an important civic event. Check it out at adrielownbey.substack.com and tell me what you think.
I personally think Orlando Bloom could have played Prince Rillian at the time the Narnia movies came out, because there is some resemblance between him and Ben Barnes. And I would have cast Uma Thurman as the Lady of the Green Kyrtle. Any other ideas?
At the beginning of the movie when we see the "roast chicken" moment, especially with Elijah Woods' delivery. That perfect combination of surprise and disbelief, that Sam could be thinking about supper in a place like the Emyn Muil.
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This is my first really original song. I wrote most of the lyrics myself, and the AI provided the chorus and instrumentation.
For the past five weeks I've been publishing a blog on Substack, and so far my only subscribers are my mom and a friend of hers. It's on the subject of theater history which as I'm learning is not exactly a hot button topic. I'm definitely not here to self promote, I just want to know I'm not the only one having this problem.
The Drottingholm Palace Theater is one of the few opera houses in Europe with its original stage machinery still in use. I strongly recommend their production of Idomeneo by Mozart.
I once amused myself by picturing what this might look like and I'd be interested to hear what other LoTR fans think. One thing I believe we can agree on is that Miss Piggy would be Lady Galadriel.
Lately I've been pursuing a passion for theater, and as part of that I'm watching a lot of operas on YouTube. I've visited Mozart and Rossini, and now I'm looking at Puccini and Verdi. Each production falls into one of three categories; the ones I turn off early, the ones that are worth watching once, and the ones that make my keeper list.
It's much cheaper, and much safer, than trying to find a reliable real one these days.
What do you think?