John Brougham News Today

Here are eight shows that seem worth the drive this season – or maybe even a flight to Toronto plus a bus ride

She joined the rush to the Montana Territory goldfields and became a memorable figure.

Criticizing ‘discoverer’ of New World has long history

Web powers fresh look at 19th-century drama

Margery Kempe: Medieval Mystic and ‘Heretic’ Heroine Margery Kempe was, for the first 40 years of her life, an ordinary woman. Born into a middle-class family in 14th century East Anglia in England, she is remembered today for her remarkable later life as a holy woman and medieval mystic. Even though her career choice makes her interesting, as female mystics were uncommon at the time, the most remarkable thing about Margery’s life is the record she made of it in The Book of Margery Kempe...