Orbiting Earth every 90 minutes, the Prospero satellite—dubbed the 'Lipstick Rocket'—marks 50 years in space. Explore its legacy and why some say it connects to Shakespearean themes, evoking a ...

As the old adage goes, a monkey left with a typewriter for an infinite amount of time would eventually write the complete ...

Linda Shenk, an English professor at Iowa State, explained the connection between her Shakespearean background and climate ...

Perhaps no writer had a better talent for capturing the beauty, power, and unpredictability of nature than William ...

New study challenges the belief that monkeys could randomly type the complete works of Shakespeare after clicking at the ...

A few rumors still tie her romantically to Shakespeare. Clearly an intellectual, Elizabeth made it her mission while in power to patronize the theatrical arts. Her devotion to the stage led to an ...

Plus, more in the Book Pages about upcoming plays, movies and more, including a book club invitation, in this week’s ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. In the spring of 1849, John Payne Collier, a prominent critic and scholar, happened to be in a bookshop on ...

The show, featuring Fusion Babies, Big Fun, Backhand, DJ Mystere, and more, will kick off this weekend at 8 p.m. This ...

This winter, the Royal Shakespeare Company return to our stage with two extraordinary plays, The Buddha of Suburbia and A Midsummer Night's Dream. The Barbican Theatre is located within the main ...