If you think gifts for movie lovers begin and end with Blu-Rays and cineplex gift cards, think again. There’s lots of ways to get creative (and impress) the…
Read more This gift guide for movie lovers ranges from candles and pj’s to books for babies and adultsBecause Taylor Swift has increasingly decided to cast herself in the role of “English teacher” to the masses, maybe it should come as no surprise that she opted…
Read more Just Like the Song, “The Fate of Ophelia” Video Has Little to Do With Shakespeare’s Character in HamletMcCarter’s audio adaptation of Hamlet embraces audio experimentation to renew one of theater’s most familiar texts. Courtesy Make-Believe Association and the Tribeca Festival For early modern audiences, the…
Read more Jeremy McCarter’s Audiodrama Puts Us Inside Hamlet’s HeadChloé Zhao is currently promoting her follow-up to Marvel Studios’ Eternals, an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel Hamnet. The 2020 book is based on William Shakespeare and his…
Read more How Marvel’s Huge Budget for ‘Eternals’ Actually Worked Against ItThe success of PinkPantheress’ nine-track mixtape, Fancy That, continues with yet another video from one of the songs on the album, “Romeo.” A mid-tempo ditty that happens to be…
Read more PinkPantheress’ Gambit: The “Romeo” VideoThe tale of two star-crossed lovers fated for a tragic end may not sound like a great night out on its face, but I think we all know…
Read more Fall in Love with Romeo & Juliet at Houston Shakespeare FestivalShakespeare’s Othello is a five-act tragedy that is no stranger to a 180-minute performance. Thankfully, Stages theater steers us from that slog fest and gives its Houston audience…
Read more Othello: The Remix Bounces Along With Infectious Energy at Stages“Why are we reading this?” The question resounds every year in English classes all across America, especially during the inevitable William Shakespeare unit. All teachers will preach of…
Read more In its Own Sexist Way, The Taming of the Shrew at Classical Theatre is FunnyInterestingly, today is National Barbershop Quartet Day. We don’t have any barbershop quartets on this week’s list of best bets, but we do have plenty of musical performances,…
Read more Best Bets: Rebirth, Houston’s Got Bollywood and The Taming of the ShrewIt’s no secret that the rom-com is an ever-dying genre. One that’s harder and harder to “spoon-feed” audiences that have gotten both younger and more jaded. The last…
Read more Postcards from Sydney (Australia and Sweeney)Say what you want about William Shakespeare, but the guy could throw insults like a champ. Sure he was long-winded, invented his own words, and according to BBC…
Read more Shakespearean insults to make you feel superior to your enemies (30 GIFs)
