william shakespeare
Could a monkey randomly type out Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ over time? Mathematicians say they have the answer
November 1, 2024 | 10:01amAustralian mathematicians have put the "infinite monkey theorem" to the test.
Researchers discover potential Shakespeare connection in 500-year-old building
August 28, 2024 | 5:47pmA doorway that could have been used by famous playwright William Shakespeare was discovered in the United Kingdom's oldest working theater.
Window cleaner claims he discovered 400-year-old Shakespeare painting worth $264M
August 24, 2024 | 5:49pmA British window cleaner is claiming he discovered the first portrait of William Shakespeare made in his lifetime — worth possibly over $264 million.
Washington's Folger Museum should stop making Shakespeare 'woke'
June 8, 2024 | 1:00pmShakespeare is the great wordsmith of the English language, creator of “To be or not to be" and “Kiss me, Kate.” He’s the most performed playwright in American history. We...
How Shakespeare helped shape Christmas as we know it today
December 21, 2023 | 7:48pmIs “Hamlet," written by William Shakespeare, a Christmas play?
It's National Day of the Horse — what breed aligns with your zodiac sign?
December 12, 2023 | 12:19pmSaddle up my babies, it's National Day of the Horse. In honor of these sentient, soulful animals we bring you a list of the zodiac signs as horse breeds.
Shakespearean theater ‘reborn’ as luxury London apartment building
November 6, 2023 | 6:00pmThe original Curtain Theatre has been redeveloped into a new 37-story apartment tower called the Stage, set to open next year.
Winner of Bat Beauty Contest revealed
November 4, 2023 | 12:14pmWilliam ShakespEAR, a female Townsend's big-eared bat won the second annual Bat Beauty Contest, organized by the Bureau of Land Management.
Veteran Guardian cartoonist of over 40 years axed over 'antisemitic' drawing of Netanyahu
October 16, 2023 | 12:28pmA veteran political cartoonist for the Guardian was axed by the UK publication over an "antisemitic" caricature of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to reports. Steve Bell, who has...
'Romeo and Juliet' banned from Florida school district — due to sexual content
August 9, 2023 | 11:49amThe notion that the time-honored tale "is somehow exploiting minors is just absurd," one teacher said.
We found last-minute tickets for "Fat Ham" before it leaves Broadway
June 16, 2023 | 2:40pm'Hamlet' at a cookout says goodbye to Broadway on Sunday, June 25.
The dead we honor: Shakespeare’s apt words for Memorial Day
May 28, 2023 | 4:32pmMemorial Day inspires mixed emotions: pride in the valor of those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom and sorrow.
What are the three most jealous zodiac signs, as per a celebrity astrologer
March 16, 2023 | 8:00amAs we are all human and thus equally capable of feeling both threatened by and less than others, all signs have the capacity for envy but some among us are...
The three doomed zodiac signs destined to die alone
December 21, 2022 | 9:00amWe are born to die and folks ,we all die alone. Yet, a spin through the zodiac wheel reveals three signs more inclined to live alone and expire without company...
Neo-Nazi terror offender ordered to read Jane Austen as punishment
January 19, 2022 | 2:45pmBen John, 22, had been sentenced to the equivalent of a freshman reading list after he was found with nearly 68,000 documents from terror and occult groups as well as...
Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga to star in 'Macbeth' Broadway adaption
September 29, 2021 | 2:30pmThe "No Time to Die" star will play the lead while Negga will portray his cunning and treacherous wife, Lady Macbeth.
William Shakespeare, first UK man to get COVID-19 vaccine, dead at 81
May 25, 2021 | 1:29pmA UK man named William Shakespeare famously became the first man in the world to receive a COVID-19 vaccine this past December.
'The Avengers' movies are getting a Shakespearean parody
March 26, 2021 | 12:05pmThese superheroes are about to be Bard-ed.
Not to be? William Shakespeare ditched by woke teachers
February 16, 2021 | 8:50amAn increasing number of woke teachers are refusing to study the Bard.
NBC pundit faces Twitter tempest after Ted Cruz-Shakespeare quote blunder
February 11, 2021 | 9:52amNBC News' Andrea Mitchell flubbed an attempt to fact-check GOP Sen. Ted Cruz's reference to a quote by Shakespeare, inviting some "double, double toil and trouble." Cruz (R-Texas) was discussing...