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The death of the actress and former MP reflects the passing of a more meritocratic era.

The Paris Review is a literary magazine featuring original writing, art, and in-depth interviews with famous writers.

Roman Baths, well-preserved public bathing facility built about 70 CE on the site of geothermal springs in Roman Britain, now in Bath, England, U.K. The hot mineral springs bubble up from the ground at temperatures well above 104 °F (40 °C), and the main one produces more than 300,000 gallons (1.3 million liters) a day. According to an embellished legend based on a story told by Geoffrey of Monmouth, it was King Lear’s father, Bladud, who inadvertently discovered the healing properties of t...

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival will return for its 46th season this Friday with “The Comedy of Errors” at Ewing Theatre in Bloomington.

June 20, 2023 A list like this could be about the 25 most popular films, the 25 best films, or the 25 most influential films. With an endless number of movies

Libby Purves: On stage, screen and in parliament, Glenda Jackson’s career was a lodestone of seriousness in a world of spin and candyfloss

If we want art to teach us something about life, beauty, civilization, or the cosmos, it follows that the old have more to tell us than the young.

We’re watching the buzzer beaters on Parliament Hill and have eyes on today’s by-elections.

Glenda Jackson's politics were one thing, but her artistry achieved heights no one else has reached.

Trump, Johnson and Berlusconi are the stars of rightwing populist melodramas. Real people with real-world problems are more deserving of attention