Shakespeare Full Circle

There are few characters in Shakespeare quite as determined to get what they want as Lady Macbeth. And woe betide anyone - or anything - that gets in her way.

There are certain things in life best left to the professionals. An international hostage crisis; a majority (if not all) medical procedures; and let's be fair: plumbers.

What do an unwanted jacket, behavior-shaping algorithms, and regal headwear all have in common? Well, under certain circumstance you might rather like to get rid of all three.

Now, I would hazard a guess, that if most of us really thought about it, we would have found ourselves in a situation where we have tried to look perfectly composed - all the while our cheeks seem to be delivering an entirely different account of proceedings.

Let me describe someone to you, and tell me if they sound familiar...

Today we have a word with a lovely little origin story attached to it...

What do a field full of cattle and a tyrannical Scottish King have in common? At first glance, not much.

Today's word now resides in the brisk little world of resumes; sales pitches; college brochures, and irritating influencers, invading our doomscrolling.

There are some things in life improved by moderation. Sun-bathing, for example. Political and religious certainty - ideally. And of course the use of jalapenos in the omelettes I make for my father on Sunday mornings...

What do a cross-dressing comedy set deep in the forest of Arden, and the wondrous and slightly alarming existence of bioluminescent creatures have in common?