I: Rhubarb
The art of talking without saying anything.
Good morning. Today is primidi, the 11th of Floréal, Year CCXXXI. We celebrate le rhubarbe, a tart and sturdy stem that's somehow associated with desserts.
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Rhubarb has only been a food for about 200 years, when sugar became more widely available to soften its taste. Speaking of softening, it was a popular (and expensive) crop for thousands of years before that because of a traditional Chinese belief in its laxative powers. No laxative tonic worth its salt would dare be made without rhubarb on the label. There is no scientific evidence of any laxative effect, aside from what can be created by countless generations of placebo belief.
There are a lot of interesting jobs in the film industry for an actor that don't involve becoming a household name for performing in big budget movies with celebrated speaking roles. Background actors (so-called "extras") are an obvious avenue for "breaking in" to film, but there are also end-game niches that involve being heard, not seen. Voice acting is one, of course. But there are also a lot of classically trained actors who get paid a decent wage just to show up whenever a director needs someone to say "rhubarb."
