George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw

A community portal about George Bernard Shaw with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright based in the United Kingdom. He uniquely had the honour of being awarded both the Nobel Prize... [more]

A community portal about George Bernard Shaw with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright based in the United Kingdom. He uniquely had the honour of being awarded both the Nobel Prize in Literature and an Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay. After those of William Shakespeare, Shaw's plays are among the most widely produced in English-language theatre.

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Funny Friday - When Insults Had Class

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My friend and fellow author Irene Peterson sent me a list of insults from a time when insults had class. Seemed appropriate considering the Thoughtful Thursday discussion about the insults toward the Romance genre. So here’s some of the finer attacks! “If you were my husband, I’d give you poison.” - Lady Astor to Winston Churchill “If you were my wife, I’d drink it.” - Churchill’s reply to Lady Astor “He has all the virtues I dislike and none of the vices I admire.” - Winston Churchill “I feel so miserable without you, it’s almost like having you here.” - Stephen Bishop “He has ... Read Full Story

Robots vs. Musicians (1931)

Written by paleofuture on
This ad from the March 9, 1931 Simpson's Leader-Times (Kittanning, PA) is in no way subtle. The consequences of using recorded music at theatre performances rather than live musicians are, "Monotony in the theatre - corruption of taste - destruction of art." Yikes. Here is a struggle of intense interest to all music lovers. If the Robot of Canned Music wrests the helm from the Muse, passengers aboard the good ship Musical Culture may well echo the offer of Gonzalo to trade "a thousand furlongs of sea for an acre of ground." Are you content to face a limitless expanse of "sound" without a ... Read Full Story

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All great truths begin as blasphemies. ~ George Bernard Shaw We, on our side, are praying to Him to give us victory, because we believe we are right; but those on the other side pray to Him, too, for victory, believing they are right. What must He think of us? ~ Abraham Lincoln True greatness is measured by how much freedom you give to others, not by how much you can coerce others to do what you want. ~ Larry Wall, Creator of Perl The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience. ~ Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird ... Read Full Story

dionsmlm: If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw http://ping.fm/ush0L

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dionsmlm: If all the economists were laid end to end, they'd never reach a conclusion. George Bernard Shaw http://ping.fm/ush0L Read Full Story

Alpha the Robot (1932)

Written by paleofuture on
Alpha, the Mullard robot appeared as a publicity stunt at the London Radio Exhibition of 1932. Alpha is seen holding two of the company's thermionic valves, the forerunners of the transistor. This image appears in the book, The World of Robots . See also: Our Dread of Robots (1932) "I Can Whip Any Mechanical Robot" by Jack Dempsey (1930s) Robots vs. Musicians (1931) The Robot is a Terrible Creature (1922) Gigantic Robots to Fight Our Battles (Fresno Bee, 1934) Mammy vs Robot (Charleston Gazette, 1937) Restaurant Robots (1931) Donald Duck's "Modern Inventions" (1937) All's Fair at the Fair (1938) The Mechanical Man of the ... Read Full Story
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George Bernard Shaw On Mary Landrieu
According to ABC News, Mary Landrieu (D, La) was paid $100 million (in the form of an earmark for Louisiana that Sen. Harry Reid inserted into his health care bill) for her support on health care. If true, Sen. Landrieu...  
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Review: Mrs Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw, Theatre Royal Bath
Mrs Warren’s Profession, written in 1894, was an attack on the hypocrisy of Victorian society and the censors banned it for 30 years, which is probably as clear an indication as can be, how well aimed Shaw’s sharp wit was – and is.  
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