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Coffee ad from the 1650s. This handbill -- which can be seen in the British Museum -- dates back to the 1650s, and was produced by the first coffee shop in London, in St. Michael's Alley, Cornhill. It is a simple innocent thing, composed into a drink, by being dryed in an Oven, and ground to Powder, and boiled up with Spring water, and about half a pint of it to be drunk, fasting an hour before and not Eating an hour after, and to be taken as hot as possibly can be endured; the which will never fetch the skin off the mouth, or raise any Blisters, by reason of that Heat. The Turks drink at meals and other times, is usually Water, and their Dyet consists much of Fruit, the Crudities whereof are very much corrected by this Drink. The quality of this Drink is cold and Dry; and though it be a Dryer, yet it neither heats, nor inflames more than hot Posset. The Vertue of the COFFEE Drink. The blog formerly known as ...English Language @ SFX.
Insults by Shakespeare. The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company is a music theatre production company founded by MOBO-award winning hip-hop artist Kingslee “Akala” Daley, 25. Based in London, THSC offers young people a different view of the arts and ultimately themselves. Through our education programmes, live music events and music theatre productions we engage young people, particularly those who are considered “hard to reach” and push them toward artistic excellence. By bridging music, theatre and performing arts in non-conventional venues we also strive to alter the perceptions of audiences of all ages, creating the ultimate entertainment experience via literature and the arts across the UK and beyond.
This year brings the launch of new and exciting additions to THSC: the announcement of our THSC Artist Associate and Peer Leader programme - watch this space! Akala demonstrates and explores the connections between Shakespeare and Hip-Hop, and the wider cultural debate around language and it's power. Literacy for the Real World. The Shape Game | Children's Laureate. Using spam emails in your classroom | Teacher Network Blog | Guardian Professional. The children we teach are the first of a new, crashing wave. The modern world is full of possibilities, but there are new and unforeseen hazards as well. These children are the first who have been born into a broadband society, with wifi in their bedrooms, iPhones in their schoolbags and a community of friends and vague acquaintances on Facebook.
When they are adults they will do it all online: shop, bank, sell, buy, date, find work, book tickets, watch films, hear music, read books, insure their possessions, keep in touch with family, create photo albums, read newspapers, build scrapbooks, and make connections with the world. It is a fluid and ever-changing monster. In days gone by it was junk mail – colourful envelopes pouring through the letterbox, offering free dream holidays and fortuitous lottery wins. Most of this gaudy nonsense ended up in the bin, but there were those sad occasions when people were tricked into disclosing their bank details or security passwords.