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Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

By James Folta | July 17, 2025

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Sam Kelly Explores the Potential Influence of Cannabis on the Bard’s Prolific Literary Output

By Sam Kelly | July 8, 2025

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Nan Z. Da Explores the Similarities Between Shakespeare’s Play and 20th-Century Totalitarian Reality

By Nan Z. Da | June 10, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ariana Reines Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ariana Reines Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Orlando Reade, Ishmael Reed, Georges Bataille, and Others

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2025

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

Jen Benka Considers Art in the Age of ChatGPT

By Jen Benka | December 3, 2024

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

Jesse Sheidlower on the Limberness and Literary Uses of “Fuck”

By Jesse Sheidlower | November 5, 2024

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How Physical Copies of Shakespeare's First Folio Cemented the Bard's Legacy

By Ed Simon | November 13, 2023

Rape As a Weapon: A Tragedy Both Ancient and Modern

Rape As a Weapon: A Tragedy Both Ancient and Modern

Christina Lamb on the Widespread Practice of Sexual Violence During Wartime

By Christina Lamb | August 25, 2023

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Farah Karim-Cooper on Analyzing and Appreciating Shakespeare Through the Lens of Race

By Farah Karim-Cooper | August 15, 2023

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Erin McCarthy and the Team at Mental Floss Examine Some Famous Phrases

By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss | June 30, 2023

Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory

Doubting Shakespeare’s Identity Isn’t a Conspiracy Theory

Elizabeth Winkler Argues the Mystery Behind the God of Iambic Thunder Is Part of the Thrill

By Elizabeth Winkler | May 15, 2023

Hideous Shakespeare: On Courting Ugliness in Portraiture

Hideous Shakespeare: On Courting Ugliness in Portraiture

Lee Durkee Considers the Many Painted Portrayals of the Bard

By Lee Durkee | April 17, 2023

How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?

How Did Shakespeare Kill (And Heal) His Characters?

Kathryn Harkup on the Many Ways To Live and Die on the Elizabethan Stage

By Kathryn Harkup | April 19, 2022

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