Ava Reid set out to write a feminist retelling of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth." Not only is it not feminist, but it's hardly even a retelling.

Irvin Matus The new reading room of the Folger Shakespeare Library is dominated by a huge painting of the sort that Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell migh ...

I have come to praise Caesar not to bury him. With due apologies to the Bard. Caesar, of course, was the man who would be king — today, we call him ...

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How a lifted line in Darius Rucker and Hootie & The Blowfish's smash hit led to a substantial payout for Bob Dylan.

Explore how the Marquis de Sade’s controversial legacy persists despite attempts to cancel him, offering insights into the resilience ...