Well, he has to pay for his second-string lawyers with something. But the joke is: He’s suing for defamation? Is this from the same guy who said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and get away with it? Or said he wouldn’t assault the accuser becaus…
William "Bill" Shakespeare is arguably the most well-known writer of all time. Many of his quotes have worked their way into our cultural lexicon and everyday speech. Some popular quotes, however, are mistakenly attributed to him. The FBI Literature…
Sophia, a junior at the University of Verona, had run out of money due to inflation caused by the Punic Wars, and, in desperation, had accepted a lucrative offer from Julius Caesar and his wife Calpurnia, which required Sophia to be a surrogate mothe…
BILLINGSGATE POST: Haunted by the incessant cackle of Kamala Harris as she visits Poland and Romania, Vladimir Putin admits that his troops have become disoriented by the Ukraine loudspeakers that never stop blasting away the sounds of Kamala’s laug…
In William Shakespeare's England, the beauty of the countryside was enhanced by a particular variety of oak tree that grew near Stratford on Avon. They are gone now, having fallen victim to the oak tree borer. The little bugs are deadly to some sp…
Travis and his wife enjoyed sitting by the hearth on cold winter evenings, warmed by the burning logs. They especially liked the heat from the embers after the fire itself had extinguished and the hot coals glowed on. The problem was that the glow di…
Yes, it has come to that: The very ridiculous. Prince Harry is seen through a window outdoors juggling his balls while his wife sits at a table, used as a desk, directing a not at all funny and bizarre video. If that video doesn’t point out the su…
BILLINGSGATE POST: Hillary Clinton was the first woman to recognize how powerful a symbol it was to wear a pantsuit instead of a dress when creating a political image. Nancy Poozleosi was next. When was the last time you saw either wear a dress to…
BILLINGSGATE POST: Not lost in the interview of Meghan and Harry by Oprah Winfield, the other night, was the convoluted irony of the story that might have even challenged William Shakespeare. The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s early…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: Will 'the playwright' Shakespeare got a lot of mileage out of his silly play about me, so, after all these years, I've decided to strike back by parodying Will's most oft-quoted phrases from his plays. A few of these are actually from…
When did freedom of speech or the First Amendment in the Constitution of the United States of America become erased and taken away from an American citizen? This is a freedom given to the people of the United States of America in 1789. It's old st...
BILLINGSGATE POST: To call this just another limerick would be akin to calling World War II just another war, Secretariat just another horse, or the Hope Diamond just another rock. To celebrate the publishing of this new and never-before-seen limeri...
New Conservative Party leader and prime minister, Boris Johnson, has had to further delay the release of his biography of William Shakespeare, 'The Riddle Of Genius', for reasons as yet unknown, but it may be that its release will be cancelled altoge...
BILLINGSGATE POST: Historically, the Poindexter Effect has long been cited by pundits as the primary reason for Great Britain’s failure to win a World Cup since it defeated West Germany in 1966 for its lone championship in the tournament history. Lo...
A new book is out today which will be a boost to all those forced to study the works of William Shakespeare as part of their university degree, but who can make neither head nor tail of the Bard. The book, 'Shakespeare's Plays In One Sentence' is...
Now starring in major roles for Shakespeare’s Anthony and Cleopatra, Ms. Clinton and Mr. Obama have already started in with the 2020 presidential election. The performance is bringing widespread global attention, especially due to several "steamy...
Beauty: it's all in the eye of the beholder, isn't it? What you think is beautiful, might not have quite the same effect on someone else, and vice-versa. It's true, right? Marmite is something else that divides us. Love it or hate it, that's what they say. And art, a subject that is, to say the least, 'contentious', is in a similar vein. You either appreciate it, or you don't. Probably t...
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