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Forget political debates, JD Vance is now arguing that ‘Emily in Paris’ holds the key to fixing American millennial values: ‘Shakespeare of our time’

By Terrina Jairaj Sep 18th
‘Hamlet’ Review: A Smart Adaptation That Sparks but Doesn’t Catch

By Sandeep Sandhu Feb 13th
Watch Jessie Buckley in These Movies & TV Shows Between ‘Hamnet’ & ‘The Bride!’

By Leah Marilla Thomas Jan 31st
Racist Conservatives Have Convinced Themselves Romeo and Juliet Are Historical Figures

By Rachel Ulatowski Apr 5th
How Closely Does ’10 Things I Hate About You’ Follow Its Shakespearean Inspiration?

By Laura Pollacco Mar 29th
Tom Holland in a ‘Pulsating’ New Production? You Have My Attention.

By Ana Valens Feb 6th
Shakespeare’s Globe’s ‘Richard III’ Casting Has Earned the Ire of the Disabled Community

By Laura Pollacco Feb 2nd
‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Brings Us Its Hottest Episode Yet in the Shakespearean Times

By Rachel Leishman Dec 29th
Transphobe Claims Shakespeare Wasn’t Lewd, Gets Owned

By Siobhan Ball Apr 26th
Hulu’s ‘Rosaline’ Stumbles As a Rom-com Spin on ‘Romeo and Juliet’

By Kimberly Terasaki Oct 28th
5 Retellings of Shakespeare’s Macbeth to Read After Watching Joel Coen’s Take on the Tragedy

By Alyssa Shotwell Jan 13th
Shakespeare’s Globe May Permanently Close Because Everything Sucks

By Jessica Mason May 18th
The Definitive Ranking of Kenneth Branagh’s Shakespeare Films

By Chelsea Steiner Apr 21st
Daisy Ridley Stars as One of Shakespeare’s Most Tragic Heroines in Ophelia

By Princess Weekes Apr 30th
What Shakespeare Left Out

By Kaila Hale-Stern Mar 22nd
Margot Robbie Producing a Female-Led, Female-Written Shakespeare Series

By Marykate Jasper Mar 23rd
Joyce Carol Oates Asks if Othello Works Without Him Being a Moor—Um…Nope

By Princess Weekes Dec 27th
This Brilliant Hamlet Meme Means That All the Other “Distracted Boyfriend” Memes Can Go Home

By Kaila Hale-Stern Sep 6th
Hear the Opening Sonnet of Romeo and Juliet Performed in the Accent Most Used in Shakespeare’s Time

By Jessica Lachenal Aug 30th
TNT’s Sexy Shakespeare Show Will Is Even Wilder Than We Thought

By Charline Jao Jul 7th