My name is Kelvin, and I’m an asthmatic. And I don’t care if people call me “an asthmatic”. Last week, I wrote about the trials and tribulations of Mrs. H. having to observe a six-week period of mandatory voice rest. In that piece, I wanted to use the word “mute” as a noun to refer to the person who is… Read more »
Last week, I started to write a piece in which the characters of the Cluedo board game were discussing Mrs. White’s demise, but then I discovered that the characters’ names are all trademarked. I don’t have the resources to check if my piece would have been an infringement of those trademarks, and if so, to obtain a licence, so I… Read more »
Dewdney Players, the community theatre group that I belong to, is rehearsing hard for a production of a pantomime version of Cinderella. In Canada, the genre is referred to as “British pantomime”, presumably in an effort to plausibly deny ownership or association. Many would regard this is a wise strategy. Pantomime has a long history, during which it evolved from… Read more »