The Brothers Grimm: A Biography by Ann Schmiesing brings folklore’s most famous double act out of the shadowy realm of legend ...

In many periods of history, LGBTQ+ people weren’t exactly welcomed out of the closet, so it can be difficult to find openly ...

Being able to casually mention you are related to a royal is a dinner party conversation showstopper that most people would love to have.

where she was involved in numerous productions of William Shakespeare’s plays. She began her theater career in 1986 with the Royal Shakespeare Company, according to her biography on the Globe ...

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From movies to activism speeches, iconic quotes have been misquoted and misremembered for years. From the famous figures of ...

Growing up, many of us hear about historical events that sound real, so we take them as fact. Yet, in … Continue reading ...

In 2024, the Lancaster Shakespeare Theatre presented its first play that wasn’t written, or inspired, by William Shakespeare.

A university put over 200 trigger warnings on the writings of Shakespeare, telling students to be aware of “blood," ...

Van Doren then explains, I have ignored the biography of Shakespeare, the history and character of his time, the conventions of his theater, the works of his contemporaries, and with respect to ...

To believe or not to believe? That is the question posed by Jodi Picoult’s newest novel, “By Any Other Name.” Picoult ...

With a little something for young adults, a little something for a more mature audience and lots of inside jokes for ...