It doesn't really matter who an American is descended from. We're all mixed breed yokels anyhow. But breeding matters to the English. They have aristocrats. A family of note is no less notable 500 years after it ceased to matter. No sir.
If you know any literary account of Richard III's death in the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, you almost certainly know Shakespeare's. But the examination of Richard III's recently discovered body is lending credence to another poet's account. Guto'r Glyn, a Welsh poet of Richard III's era.
Now that Richard III's remains have been identified "beyond a reasonable doubt," scientists are trying to figure out what the English king looked like...
LONDON -- Archaeologists searching for the grave of King Richard III say they have found bones that are consistent with the 15th century monarch's phy...
Two years ago the Public Theater revived founder Joseph Pappās visionary Shakespeare initiative to bring free theater to communities with little or ...
Today marks the approximate birth and death of our friend, William Shakespeare. We would like to mourn the passing of the Great Bard through a silly v...
To celebrate Shakespeare's birthday, we're featuring some of our favorite archival pieces about his life and work. This one was first published in Aug...
Though Kevin Spacey has played a myriad of roles, it is his ominous characters that often steal the show. Through March 4, this dubious side of Spacey...
This transformative period in the Middle East will have tremendous consequences not only for the region but also for us in the West. Will Islamists once in power change their colors? I am not optimistic. The lesson of Richard III remains relevant as a cautionary tale.
Kevin Spacey begins his run as the deranged titular king in "Richard III" tonight at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in New York. Directed by Sam Mendes...
This week on HuffPost Arts, we were scolded by Kevin Spacey as Richard III, saw Frank Lloyd Wright's dark side and possibly found a long-lost Da Vinci...
Kevin Spacey is receiving critical acclaim for more than just his scripted performance in the Sam Mendes production of Shakespeare's Richard III. The ...
When Kevin Spacey and Sam Mendes teamed up to create "American Beauty", the film won five Academy Awards and three additional nominations. So that alo...
He is known for penning some of the most beautiful romances in literary history but, when writing tragedies, Shakespeare's murderous imagination ran w...
Actor Jim Meskimen has a knack for celebrity impressions, and in order to show them off he's made a video performing an incredibly long monologue from...
Can Shakespeare's Richard III, in Sam Mendes's thoughtful interpretation and irresistibly brought to life by Spacey, compare to the ilk of the rulers of Iran, to Bashar al-Assad, to Hassan Nasrallah, to Muammar Gaddafi?