Today is the day that I read several conflicting accounts about the shape of Drake's celebrity penis and what he likes people to do or not do with his butthole while he touches said controversially shaped penis. Today is also the day that I realized that every other non-today day of my life has been wasted. » 7/14/14 8:00pm 7/14/14 8:00pm

A day or so ago this news story posted, and it's been making the rounds among several of my colleagues. The short version is simple: a lost Shakespeare play, The History of Cardenio, has been found. » 4/20/14 9:21pm 4/20/14 9:21pm

Watch as Tom Hiddleston prepares for his role in Coriolanus at Donmar Warehouse. He swordfights. He hugs his opponent. He does some TRX. He jumps rope. He pants. He indulges in some theater exercises. He laughs. He is wonderful. » 1/24/14 7:00pm 1/24/14 7:00pm

Shakespeare With a Twist is happening everywhere right now; in New York on Broadway, Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad star in an interracial version of Romeo and Juliet. And in Philadelphia, the Curio Theater is producing the same play — with two women in the title roles. » 10/04/13 2:30pm 10/04/13 2:30pm

Oh, Romeo. My Romeo. Everyone's Romeo. » 9/24/13 11:30pm 9/24/13 11:30pm

A new staging of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet by director David Leveaux will have a twist: Romeo will be white and Juliet will be black. » 4/01/13 12:40pm 4/01/13 12:40pm

A brand new study of William Shakespeare, the historical person, has revealed once and for all that Roland Emmerich's poors-can't-write movie Anonymous is of absolutely no consequence. Not only was ol' Billy Shakespeare a prolific playwright, poet, and all-around ink-dripping rapscallion, he was also a successful… » 3/31/13 2:30pm 3/31/13 2:30pm

If you ever doubted the talent and drive of Joss Whedon, keep in mind that his upcoming film adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing — which is already getting praised by critics all over the place — is just something he threw together for fun on his short bit of downtime after he wrapped on The Avengers.… » 3/07/13 5:50pm 3/07/13 5:50pm

Should the Royal Shakespeare Company be forced to employ equal numbers of male and female actors? Director Phyllida Lloyd (her most recent work is the Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady) says yes. But what about the fact that Shakespeare wrote way fewer parts for women than for men? That shouldn't matter, according to The… » 12/06/12 10:30pm 12/06/12 10:30pm

Paul Marino in the role of King Henry VIII leads spectators to a location in William Shakespeare's Utopia, based on a work of fiction by English social philosopher and author Sir Thomas More, at Goerlitzer Park in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Gero Breloer) » 8/08/12 9:45pm 8/08/12 9:45pm

In this theater image released by The Publicity Office, Christina Ricci performs in "A Midsummer Night's Dream," in New York. (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Joan Marcus) » 4/29/12 2:30pm 4/29/12 2:30pm

High-school students take note: your brains are actually changed by reading As You Like It. » 4/26/11 3:40pm 4/26/11 3:40pm

Okay, maybe it's not worse than The Merry Wives of Windsor. But Romeo and Juliet is definitely Shakespeare's worst famous play. Here's why: » 2/14/11 1:45pm 2/14/11 1:45pm

Need some spooky inspiration for Halloween? The new Pyramid Collection catalog can help you figure out a costume! » 10/15/10 4:40pm 10/15/10 4:40pm

Award-winning director Julie Taymor decided that the sorcerer Prospero should be the sorceress Prospera and played by Helen Mirren. The visually arresting Shakespearean adaptation also features Alfred Molina, Chris Cooper, Alan Cumming, Djimon Hounsou, David Strathairn and more! » 10/07/10 10:18am 10/07/10 10:18am

Well, okay, it's actually her boyfriend, Vladislav Voronin, who's buying it for her. And the Palazzo Contarini-Fasan is only thought to be the home of Shakespeare's tragic heroine. But still! » 9/07/10 7:12pm 9/07/10 7:12pm

Speaking of Shakespeare, playwright Nell Leyshon's Bedlam opens today at the Globe Theatre, making her the first female playwright in over four centuries to have a play open on the Bard's famed stage. [Independent] » 9/05/10 1:55pm 9/05/10 1:55pm

Ed Westwick and Jessica Szohr attended the US Open yesterday, but instead of watching Andy Roddick, the Gossip Girl stars indulged in a little nuzzling. What were the lovebirds cooing about? After the jump: A pseudo-Shakesperean fictional narrative. Enjoy! » 9/02/10 3:45pm 9/02/10 3:45pm

Why yes, I did see an all-female production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar last night. And yes, it was awesome. » 2/26/10 4:00pm 2/26/10 4:00pm