Me: (on the phone with a Barnes and Noble employee) Do you have a copy of Shakespeares The Tempest starring Helen Mirren? Guy: What was that title? Me: The Tempest. Guy: Who wrote that again? Me: Shakespeare. Guy: Who? Me: William Shakespeare. Guy: On DVD or Blueray? Me: DVD. Guy: Oh yes, I see it. William Winton...The Tempest. Me: No. Shakespeares The Tempest. Starring Helen Mirren. Directed by Julie Taymor. Guy: Oh yes, Julie Taymor. Me: You know Julie Taymor? (undertone, but you dont know William Shakespeare?) Guy: Yes. Directed by Julie Taymor. The what again? Me: Tempest. Guy: Can you spell that? Me: T-e-m-p-e-s-t. The Tempest. Guy: By Julie Taymor. No. No. We dont have it. But we can probably get if for you in a few days. Me: No, no thats okay. (I hang up, shuddering to think that this is what the future of literature will become under the Common Core.)
Posted on: Mon, 10 Nov 2014 14:47:26 +0000
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