With that scandalous title out of the way, I assume, dear reader, that you are not unacquainted with Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet.” Quite honestly, it’s difficult to avoid — there’s the original ...

Gwen Loughman writes about our names being the basis of our identities and how it’s important for others to get them right (and pronounce them correctly).

Romeo and Juliet has been captivating audiences around the world for over 400 years. Not only for the moving story and beautiful language but because it expresses the ecstatic and overpowering force ...

Anthony Scaramucci, the founder and CEO of SkyBridge Capital, expressed his support for Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), drawing on a famous line from William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet.” In an X post ...

ORINDA -- The words of Shakespeare have stood the test of time, but imagine hearing these stories told in a new and different way. That's exactly what's happening in Orinda, in Cal Shakes' adaptation ...

A new version of Shakespeare's tale of Romeo and Juliet is coming to the big screen — and this time, it's a pop musical. Get your first listen of Juliet & Romeo's central love duet, "Beat the Same," ...

The London production, starring Tom Holland, sold out in hours. But its understated rendering of the central romance may leave some theatergoers wanting more. By Houman Barekat The critic Houman ...

In high school, a beloved, bookish teacher introduced me and the other students in her class to the classics of literature. Though her efforts to spark our interest went unrewarded, I read “The ...

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is magnificent in Jamie Lloyd’s overly subdued, minimalist take on Shakespeare’s doomed romance, playing in London’s West End. By Demetrios Matheou There’s been a lot of heat ...

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