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Bafta-winner Adeel Akhtar and ‘Tár’ star Nina Hoss are excellent, but Benedict Andrews’ clever but annoying contemporary Chekhov revival insists on a grating quirkiness

All four Robert Downey Jr.s show up together in this week's episode

This compact volume is an introduction to the works of Chekhov the master storyteller, via nine stories spanning the last twenty years of his life.

Theater review, Uncle Vanya: Steve Carrell is the lead—and Alison Pill the stand-out—in a modern dress Chekov revival that never quite gels.

Here are 80 books from around the globe to add to your reading list.

Doctor activists are in the news. Sarah Benn, a former GP from Birmingham, has had her medical licence suspended for five months after being arrested for taking part in peaceful protests by Just Stop Oil.1 Medical members of the Extinction Rebellion movement have served jail sentences for taking part in peaceful protests about the climate emergency: they now face disciplinary hearings to determine whether they’ll be struck off.2 It’s tempting to think that medical activism is new, but it isn...

The CSIRO/AEMO GenCost report has said for years, including during the time of Coalition governments, that wind and solar are the cheapest form of new energy for Australia, even when considering additional integration costs such as energy storage and transmission. Nothing has changed.

Space is cool, slo-mo is cool, a saga made of spare parts is cool, and a few other important things we learned from Snyder's Netflix-franchise sequel.

Each play in the genre is just as unique as any given family, as evidenced by this spring's star-studded shows *Mother Play*, *Appropriate*, and *Uncle Vanya*. Read more on New York Theatre Guide.

Experience the Philadelphia premiere of OLD STOCK: A REFUGEE LOVE STORY, presented by Curio Theatre Company from April 24-May 11.