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A 400-year-old Shakespeare mystery has gotten a major shake-up.

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René Girard is best known for his theory of ‘mimetic desire’. Now Peter Thiel and the vice-president are among his fans ...

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She was blessed with good fortune, great beauty, uncommon talent, glittering friends, and a doting family. Why wasn’t any of ...

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Being born in Britain might make you confident you have a decent grasp of what it means to be British but could you pass the Life In the UK test?

The West End is about to set tongues wagging with one of the most provocative takes on William Shakespeare ever staged ... Press publishing a major new biography next month that re-examines ...

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