Instead, the researchers say it was William’s relatively unknown younger sister, Joan Shakespeare Hart, who is mentioned by ...

Joan Shakespeare, who was five years younger than her brother William, wrote a religious document called the 'Spiritual Testament', a study reveals. Until now, scholars thought the document was ...

A decade after her passing, Joan Rivers remains a relevant comedic voice and an inspiration to women comedians of all ...

The world whirls out of control in the thrilling tale of France’s Joan of Arc, the English warrior Talbot, and the young King Henry VI. Shakespeare’s epic, powerful beginning of the Wars of ...

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Transmitted to honour 400 years since Shakespeare's birth and directed by Joan Kemp-Welch, the production deliberately sought to appeal to a wide audience, casting comics and musical theatre ...

Three new books make the case for music as medicine. In “The Schubert Treatment,” the most lyrical of the trio, a cellist takes us bedside with the sick and the dying.

Co-writer/director Adam Werth wins the roll for initiative in his sword and sorcery/horror feature Devil's Knight. The setup ...

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Shakespeare enthusiasts will recognize many ... little help from the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Examining Joan Didion: Since her death, Didion has become a literary subject as ...

Jessica Elisheva Emerson’s debut novel, “Olive Days,” is out now from Counterpoint. Set in L.A.’s Pico-Robertson neighborhood ...