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Belgian university launches Taylor Swift-inspired literature course

Course will use singer’s oeuvre as springboard to explore everything from 14th-century writings to Margaret Atwood’s take on The Tempest

The Guardian - UK

Play on ‘Shakespeare’s Wife’ to be staged on Saturday

Enjoy a solo performance of "Shakespeare's Wife" at Ranga Shankara, Bengaluru, Sat. 3.30-7.30pm. Written in Kannada by Uday Itagi, translated into English by Laxmi Chandrashekar, the play is inspired by Robert Nay's novel and Shakespeare's sonnets. Directed by Vishwaraj Patil and performed by Laxmi Chandrashekar, with music composed by Gajanana…

The Hindu

Shakespeare and penguin book get caught in Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' laws

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare's plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides.

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Florida schools plan to use only excerpts from Shakespeare to avoid ‘raunchiness’

DeSantis law that clamps down on LGBTQ+and gender issues also says material sexual in nature should not be used in classes

The Guardian - US

Florida book war comes for Shakespeare

"The rest of the nation — no, the world, is laughing us," teacher says

Salon

Own A Piece Of Literary History: Shakespeare’s Manor House Hits The Market

16th century Tudor property where Shakespeare wrote 'As You Like It' listed for £4.5 million

Zenger

‘His story just continues to grip people’: Philippa Gregory revisits the history of Richard III for stage

The historical novelist’s first play looks again at the ‘panto villain’ image of the king reviled by Shakespeare

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My 7 favorite new movies on Max to watch this month

Max is always adding new movies every month, and here are my seven favorite in July 2023.

Tom’s Guide

Queen Camilla’s ruffled sapphire blue dress makes low-key nod to Kate Middleton’s signature summer style

Queen Camilla's ruffled sapphire blue dress was her stunning outfit of choice for a special reception at Windsor Castle

Woman & Home

Bard jokes: how music-hall greats inspired Stewart Lee to meddle with Macbeth

The stand-up comedian describes how he gave a modern twist to the Porter’s dark jokes in a new RSC production directed by Wils Wilson

The Guardian - UK

Schools in Florida's Orange County target classics, popular novels to keep sex out of class

ORLANDO, Fla. — The classic novels “A Room With a View” and “Madame Bovary” and the epic poem “Paradise Lost” — published in England more than 350 years ago — have been at least temporarily rejected by Orange County Public Schools for sexual content that educators fear runs afoul of…

Orlando Sentinel

Archivists give sports fans rare glimpse into early days of women’s football

The picture, published in The Sketch on March 27 1895, is part of a collection of historical artefacts stored at the London Metropolitan Archives.

The Independent UK

Mark Rylance on royalty, method acting and the Iraq war: ‘I’ve talked with the King about who wrote Shakespeare’s plays’

The generational stage actor speaks to Chris Harvey about Timothée Chalamet, his ‘failure’ at the Globe, and his new play ‘Dr Semmelweis’

The Independent UK

‘It was shocking’: the author under attack for doubting Shakespeare

Elizabeth Winkler’s controversial new book Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies investigates highly fraught theories around the beloved playwright

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National Portrait Gallery reopening review – a magnificent reinvention

After three years, the gallery opens its (new) doors to reveal a brilliant transformation that includes a luminous show on a British pioneer of colour photography

The Guardian - UK

Facial recognition: the 10 best exhibits in the revamped National Portrait Gallery

To mark the London gallery’s reopening this week after a £35m redevelopment, its director and chief curator introduce their favourite paintings from the expanded collection

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare Was a Woman and Other Heresies review – in search of the bard

Diligent scholarship meets provocation and irreverence in Elizabeth Winkler’s highly entertaining quest to uncover the ‘real’ Shakespeare

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'I was enchanted by Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream at Malahide Castle'

There is still a chance to catch this amazing outdoor performance in Dublin with a further staging in Raheny

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Harvey Weinstein tried to bully me, reveals Joseph Fiennes

The Handmaid’s Tale actor says the disgraced movie mogul threatened to end his Hollywood career

The Independent UK

Tony Award-nominated Betsy Wolfe on '& Juliet': 'This was the story I wanted to tell'

One recent day, Broadway star Betsy Wolfe was up at 4 a_m_ to perform on “Good Morning America.”

The Guardian - UK

If Shakespeare wrote for the masses, why is his work now an intellectual preserve?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Mike Sielski: The Sixers will have some issues with their coaching hire. Especially the guy from Wildwood.

William Shakespeare once wrote, “What’s past is prologue.” Over the four centuries since, that line has become a popular cliché, and the reason that it has become a popular cliché is that it’s often true. Of course, “The reason it’s a cliché is that it’s true” has also become a…

Cinemablend

Sigourney Weaver Explains Why She Went Back To King Lear While Working On Her Master Gardener Character

Sigourney Weaver explains how King Lear helped her work on her character for the Master Gardener.

Salon

Danai Gurira talks embodying Richard III

Salon talks to the hero of "The Walking Dead" and "Black Panther" franchises about Shakespeare's top villain

Daily Mirror

'I gave my son a made up fantasy name - everyone says it's stupid but I love it'

A dad has been slammed for 'pushing his passions' on to his son by naming him after Romeo and Juliet and The Lord of the Rings characters - and not considering how it could make him a target for bullying

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