on the Wikipedia article for stephen dillane, it says he was in some sort of production of macbeth in 2005, but I couldn't find much on what this was, nor his role in it, what was this retelling of macbeth, what role did he play, and where could I watch it? Mdz10 (talk) 19:12, 4 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

This is a review of it in Variety. ~2026-46630-01 (talk) 19:18, 4 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

@Mdz10: It was Macbeth (A Modern Ecstasy), a CalArts Center for New Performance production directed by Travis Preston and performed by Stephen Dillane alone: he spoke the entire text of the play, every character in it, which is why the role column in his article says "Various" rather than "Macbeth". CalArts describes the staging as making "the entire performance text of Macbeth" into "a 'score' for a single performer", with a trio of musicians led by Vinny Golia and a set of sand and water by Christopher Barreca.

It played at REDCAT in Los Angeles from late 2004 (Mark Swed reviewed it for the Los Angeles Times on 3 December 2004; Variety followed on 5 December), then at the Almeida Theatre in London in 2005, and at the Adelaide Festival and in Sydney in 2006. Dillane's 2006 Helpmann Award nomination for Best Actor in a Play was for it. On watching it: it was a stage production and I cannot find any commercial recording or stream of it; the CalArts project page carries no video, and the reviews are what survives. The 24 November 2004 Backstage interview with Dillane and Preston is the fullest account of the intent, and it is also where the subtitle is explained: "a modern ecstasy" is a phrase of Ross's describing Scotland after Macbeth takes the crown. SaoriWalks (talk) 21:42, 4 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

I just read the article about Tony Curran. While enwiki doesn't have his birthdate: dewiki and imdb state that he was born on 13. Dezember 1969. I know I can't cite neither, and googling didn't help. Maybe some of you can help finding a sources? Or some guidance, where I can look instead. Thanks. Maresa63 ^Talk 12:30, 5 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

I had a look around. What is actually findable:

• The Herald, 9 October 2016, arts interview ("From Red Road to Hollywood Boulevard"): "Born in December 1969 in Glasgow's south side". A reliable source for month and year, and it matches the Holyrood Secondary / postman details, but it gives no day. Under WP:DOB that supports "December 1969" and nothing finer.
• Contemporary Theatre, Film and Television (Gale) carries an entry reading "Born December 13, 1969 (some sources cite 1968), in Glasgow, Scotland", reproduced at Encyclopedia.com. Note that it hedges the year itself. It is likely the ancestor of the 13 December date in dewiki and IMDb, which makes it the reason the date circulates rather than proof of it. If you want to cite the full date, the printed Gale volume (check library holdings) is stronger than the online mirror.
• Places a full date might appear in citable form: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland graduation records (he graduated there in 1993), BFI person pages, National Library of Scotland theatre-programme collections (The Soldier's Tale, Waiting for Godot), and Scottish Youth Theatre's 1985 cohort (he says he and Gerard Butler were there at 14).

The short version: full date needs a published reliable source, so if "December 1969" is all you can document, that is all the article should say. dewiki having the full date does not itself get enwiki there. SaoriWalks (talk) 21:50, 5 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

@SaoriWalks Thank you for your efforts. I will leave the article as it is for now. Maybe I'll put something on the TP and link to this very informative thread. And I think dewiki just got the date from IMDb. Maresa63 ^Talk 13:06, 6 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Have there ever been cases in Formula One history where the chassis and the bodywork of a car were built by different entities? Maybe a privateer team building a new body on the chassis acquired from an established constructor? --KnightMove (talk) 10:37, 8 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

I remember this as being relatively frequent in the golden age of privateers (roughly from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s). Those were basically "kit cars" built on an existing chassis. March used to supply those, and there may have been others; the buyers then tried to put together a competitive car starting from that base, with varying success. That's how Hesketh Racing got its start, for one. Xuxl (talk) 14:34, 9 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Indeed, this helped, thank you.

Do you know by any chance if nowadays the entrant & chassis constructor is also obliged to build the bodywork? Of could, for example, the engine manufacturer also take over the bodywork, if both sides want this? --KnightMove (talk) 07:33, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

My sense is that today, F1 cars are so sophisticated that a competitive one cannot be built without huge investments in wind tunnel time to finagle the smallest details, and so on. I don't think you could achieve this while having two different entities build those two components. In any case, I'm not aware of anyone trying to do so and achieving any sort of success. Xuxl (talk) 23:19, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Sounds reasonable, thank you. --KnightMove (talk) 08:40, 11 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

The Making of the Video (1999)

The "Making of the Video" episode for Enrique Iglesias's 1999 hit "Rhythm Divine" was featured on MTV's series *Making the Video* (Season 1, Episode 14), premiering on October 4, 1999.

Artist: Enrique Iglesias  

Song: "Rhythm Divine" (from the album *Enrique*, 1999)  

Director: Francis Lawrence  

Starring: Enrique Iglesias and Claudia Mason  

Dancers: Robbin Quevedo and Charleigh Bryant-Stelly  

Locations: Filmed in the stunning landscapes of Hawaii, Malibu, and Chinatown, with behind-the-scenes glimpses showcased on MTV's Making the Video.  

In this visually captivating music video, the passionate pursuit of Enrique Iglesias for the enchanting American supermodel Claudia Mason serves as a powerful symbol of ambition and desire.

Although controversy arose not from the song itself or its mesmerizing video but from a high-profile lip-syncing and vocal talent scandal months later, Iglesias's team stood resolute, affirming that live performances with a real band defined his artistry in concerts and U.S. television. Enrique humorously brushed off the incident, suggesting that if the tape was real, it captured him in a moment of spontaneity during a lively soundcheck, where the surrounding energy was so overwhelming he could hardly hear himself. ~2026-59318-30 (talk) 23:02, 8 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Courtesy link: Making the Video#Season 1

What do you expect us to do with the above unreferenced (and I suspect copyright-infringing) information? {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-56420-06 (talk) 01:17, 9 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Hello everyone,

I am researching the 1999 PC game "LEGO Friends", developed by Flipside Creative and published by LEGO Media for Windows 95/98 (the game centered around the girls' music band, not to be confused with the more recent LEGO Friends theme).

I am trying to figure out how the game was localized in Italy back then (for example see here: , ). Specifically:

• Was the game fully dubbed in Italian (including voice acting and dialogue)?
• Or was it released with English audio and only Italian text/subtitles?

If anyone owns the original Italian big box release, CD-ROM, or has access to the game files to verify this, I would greatly appreciate your help!

Thank you in advance. DanielParoliere (talk) 19:36, 9 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

I wanted the answer to the question in the title. I searched for Slow Pitch Softball and ended up at Softball through a redirect, which was quite useless. All it told me was that the rules are different from Fast Pitch Softball but didn't tell me in what way. Can somebody, firstly, answer my question, and secondly, fix the confusion please? HiLo48 (talk) 06:15, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

In the Softball article, under Gameplay, Pitching, there are sections for Slow pitch and Fastpitch. That's the core of the difference between the games, but not the only difference. It seems like the lead could at least include a summary distinguishing the two. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:13, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

The short section on the softball page should be enough to answer your question. It's not really that complicated. In slow pitch, the pitch is lobbed. Depending on the league, I think the pitch normally has to released beneath the waist and reach a point higher than the batters head, but still land within something like 18" from the back of the plate to be a called strike. The picture on the article shows a typical mat that would be used to aid the umpire with making that call. It's all going to be league specific. --Onorem (talk) 12:19, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

A more comprehensive look is available in Comparison of baseball and softball, which has separate columns for slow pitch and fast pitch. ←Baseball Bugs ^{What's up, Doc?} carrots→ 12:25, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Yeah, that's useful. Thanks. HiLo48 (talk) 03:04, 11 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Before Internet age, were there any English-language newspapers in non-English-speaking countries in Europe? Or are there any such English-language newspapers aimed at native speakers of country’s main language (such as English-language newspapers in Germany aimed at German speakers)? --40bus (talk) 06:29, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Some British newspapers were exported to other European countries, to sell to British people living abroad or foreign people with a particular interest in British news. Places selling newspapers often had a few foreign (including British) titles. PiusImpavidus (talk) 10:16, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

See Category:English-language newspapers by country, which contains four sub-categories pertaining to European countries, some of which likely include newspapers founded before the Internet. I doubt that this is a comprehensive list. For example, two English-language newspapers were published in Germany from 1945, and a third from 1950, though all three were produced for US military forces and their families stationed in Germany. {The poster formerly known as 87.81.230.195} ~2026-56420-06 (talk) 11:50, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Were, and are, there any English-language newspapers aimed at the native speakers of the country's main language then? --40bus (talk) 12:21, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

As our article on the International Herald Tribune writes, by the 1990s "the majority of its readers were non-American".  ​‑‑Lambiam 20:33, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

Another one not named on that category page is the 19th-century Galignani's Messenger, published in France.--Antiquary (talk) 13:09, 10 November 2026 (UTC)Reply

In the opening of Beautiful Liar, the background singers sing "Be-yon-CÉ, Be-YON-cé, Sha-ki-RA, Sha-KI-ra..." - by these repetitions, they level the difference between the pronunciation of their names. Is there a name for this stylistic device? Are there other examples for this? --KnightMove (talk) 18:30, 12 November 2026 (UTC)Reply