The Winter's Tale play contains one of the most famous Shakespearean stage directions: "Exit, pursued by a bear", presaging the offstage death of Antigonus. It is not known whether Shakespeare used a real bear from the London bear-pits, or an actor in bear costume. The Royal Shakespeare Company, in one production of this play, used a large sheet of silk which moved and created shapes, to symbolise both the bear and the gale in which Antigonus is travelling. One comic moment in the play deals with a servant not realising that poetry featuring references to dildos is vulgar, presumably from not knowing what
Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper is the fifth studio album by American recording artist Panda Bear (Noah Lennox). It was released on January 9, 2015 by the Domino Recording Company. "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper" was preceded by the digital release of an extended play, "Mr Noah", and two singles, "Mr Noah" and "Boys Latin". It was followed by the extended play "Crosswords". Having recorded his bleaker previous album "Tomboy" (2011) in a basement, Lennox wanted to go into the opposite direction on "Panda Bear Meets the Grim Reaper", aiming for a