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Over 20 Valentine's Day card messages and quotes to make your crush gush
From William Shakespeare to Barack Obama, many have tried to grasp the mysteries of love... What better time than Valentine's Day to explore them anew?
These Valentine's Day Poems and Messages Will Make Your Partner Swoon
To help you woo your partner this Valentine's Day and let them know just how special they are, Newsweek has pulled together a list of poems, quotes and messages.
Corey Hawkins on 'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Fights with Denzel Washington
Corey Hawkins spoke with Newsweek about filming his fight scenes with Denzel Washington in Joel Coen's adaptation of Shakespeare's "The Tragedy of Macbeth."
'The Tragedy of Macbeth' Cinematographer on Why Film Is in Black and White
Bruno Delbonnel spoke with Newsweek about working with Joel Coen and why they chose to shoot the Apple TV+ Shakespearean tragedy in black and white.
Golden Retrievers Engaged in 'Romeo and Juliet Romance' Are Melting Hearts
A pair of star-crossed golden retrievers were filmed pining for each other several floors apart, in a scene that mirrors Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
William Shakespeare Becomes Second Person to Get Pfizer COVID Vaccine
Shakespeare, who shares his name with the famous English playwright, has made history by becoming one of the first people to have the shot outside of clinical trials.
American Shakespeare Company Just Made Their Curriculum Available for Free
ASC offers five different programs for students, teachers and parents to take advantage of this upcoming academic year.
Famed Shakespeare's Globe Theater Could Close Permanently Due to COVID-19
The famous recreation of William Shakespeare's original London venue is seeking U.K. government funds to help stay afloat during the pandemic if performances can't resume before September.
Royal Shakespeare Company Pays Tribute to the Bard on His 456th Birthday
Using the hashtag #ShareYourShakespeare, fans got together and recited their favorite lines via webcam.
'King Lear' Never Gets Old
For Glenda Jackson, Jayne Houdyshell and Elizabeth Marvel, the stars of Broadway's new gender-bending production, "It's Trump, it's Russia, it's North Korea."
How a Visit to Shakespeare's Home Affected Bin Laden
"I got the impression that they were a loose people," wrote bin Laden of a teenage trip to the U.K. in his personal journal.
Shakespeare Trigger Warnings Inspire Outrage
The school has said it's "in no way indicative of a faculty-wide policy," but fans of the Bard are mad anyway.
An Ignorant Approach to English Stifles Free Thought
Northern Arizona University's Dr. Anne Scott is using her power of grading as a way to control how people talk.
Be A Cleopatra, Not A Kardashian: British Headteacher
Headteacher Jane Lunnon said too many young women look up to people in popular culture than strong female protagonists of the past.
Shakespeare Portrait May Be Cleaned for the First Time
The proposed conservation works could dramatically alter the image commonly associated with the Bard...
William Shakespeare's Skull Was Probably Stolen
Investigators used ground-penetrating radar to do a survey on the Bard's final resting place.
Shakespeare's Plea for End to Persecution of Refugees
His 1600 play script newly published online includes some timely lines from Sir Thomas More.
Google's AI Predicts the Next Sentence of Dead Authors
The system determines personality traits of authors and predicts what they would write next.
Should Shakespeare Be Censored?
It's not just "The Merchant of Venice" that disturbs today's actors and audiences.
Extremely Rare Shakespeare First Folio Discovered
The volume was found by a French librarian who stumbled across it accidentally