Topic: William Shakespeare
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: 12 quotes on his birthday
To celebrate the life of great American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson, here are 12 quotes.
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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Shakespeare: a short quiz on the work of the Bard
How well do YOU know the Bard? Screw your wits to the sticking place and take our quiz!
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14 acting legends over 70
Some say Hollywood may be ageist, with careers fizzling for most after they become senior citizens, but these actors and actresses buck that trend. Check out our list of 14 actors over 70 who haven't lost their touch.
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8 gifts for your favorite literature lover
Are you searching for a gift for the bibliophile in your life? Check out these books.
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Chapter & Verse Do kids today shy away from challenging books?
Today's teens are buried in books, but what are they reading? Nothing very challenging, worry some adults – including Stephen King.
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'Much Ado' is a legitimately entertaining Shakespeare adaptation
Director Joss Whedon's version of 'Much Ado' is an adept adaptation of the Shakespeare comedy.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson: 12 quotes on his birthday
To celebrate the life of great American thinker Ralph Waldo Emerson, here are 12 quotes.
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Chapter & Verse Shakespeare: working magic in solitary confinement
Can Shakespeare really touch the hearts of America's most hardened criminals? Professor Laura Bates says the answer is yes.
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'The Great Gatsby' is an over-the-top misfire
'The Great Gatsby,' directed by Baz Luhrmann, tries too hard to update the story and piles on the party scenes.
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The triumph of spiritual might
A Christian Science perspective.
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Culture Cafe 'Macbeth' movie adaptation will reportedly star Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman
Michael Fassbender will reportedly take on the lead role while Natalie Portman will play his scheming wife in a new adaptation of 'Macbeth' directed by Justin Kurzel. 'Macbeth' could arrive in theaters in 2014 or 2015.
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The Monitor's View Revenge, or fear of it, must not lead Syria to chemical warfare
President Obama and other world leaders must speak directly to both Assad and rebel leader about avoiding revenge killings. That is necessary to prevent escalation of the war with chemical weapons.
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The 25 best movie musicals of all time
The American Film Institute picks the best song-and-dance stories ever put on film.
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Chapter & Verse Joss Whedon's 'Much Ado About Nothing' gets a new trailer (+video)
Joss Whedon's take on Shakespeare's classic keeps the original language but updates the plot to a modern setting.
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Chapter & Verse World Book Night: the most popular books and which Broadway show is getting involved
World Book Night, the celebration of reading which includes the distribution of free books, has arrived.
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Earth Day: What Earth do we celebrate?
A Christian Science perspective: What are we cherishing, valuing, looking to understand and preserve?
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Top Picks: 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Live,' a documentary on William Randolph Hearst, and more
The app Dark Sky lets you keep track of your personal weather, HBO examines the relationship between elephants and people, and more top picks.
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Chapter & Verse World Book Night US: Washington, Michigan, and New York attract the most volunteers
As World Book Night approaches again, a list of rankings shows where volunteers – who give away free books on April 23 – are most heavily clustered in the US.
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Readers Write: Video games foster unthinking acts; Marxism endures in China
Letters to the Editor for the April 15, 2013 weekly print issue: Video games train people to respond without thinking – the same motor memory employed in firing a gun. And in spite of China's capitalist boon, cardinal Marxist axioms are still deeply embedded in Chinese political ideology.
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Shakespeare: a short quiz on the work of the Bard
How well do YOU know the Bard? Screw your wits to the sticking place and take our quiz!
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Chapter & Verse Shakespeare: tax evader and food hoarder?
A new study by researchers at Aberystwyth University found that the playwright was fined multiple times for selling food at high prices during a famine and was also threatened with prison for tax evasion.
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Phil Ramone dies, leaving 14-Grammy legacy with biggest stars
Phil Ramone dies: A Grammy-award winning engineer and producer, Phil Ramone worked with some of the biggest names in the music business, including Frank Sinatra, Paul McCartney, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles.
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Tunisians invoke Macbeth to warn against a return of toil and trouble
A Tunisian playwright has adapted the Shakespeare tragedy – in which Macbeth's drive for power brings moral decline and war – to warn that political infighting could bring back darker days.
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My Brother's Book
Maurice Sendak issues a valedictory and visionary new work.
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Top Picks: Showtime's special on Dick Cheney, Slate's Hang Up and Listen podcast, and more
Cruisereader.com recommends books, movies and music based on your travel destination, the Oscar-winning short "Paperman" is a charming tale of love and missed connections, and more top picks.
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The Bible miniseries: Mark Burnett tackles Bible 'illiteracy'
The Bible miniseries by 'Survivor' producer Mark Burnett started on the History Channel Sunday. The five-part miniseries use modern computer graphics to bring stories from the Bible to life.
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Chapter & Verse Twitter's answer to poetry: @Pentametron
Twitter user Ranjit Bhatnagar has created an algorithm that finds the poetry in seemingly disparate tweets.
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The Monitor's View In Syria, US mission creep with moral creep
President Obama is leaning toward providing nonlethal military equipment to certain rebels in Syria. Doing so runs moral risks. But doing nothing to stop the violence is also a moral risk. Can the US walk this fine line?
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Oscars 2013: Where have child actors gone post-nom?
In the aftermath of Oscars 2013, which featured the youngest-ever nominee for Best Actress, here's a look at what other under-18 nominees have gone on to do.
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