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This recurring debate is a pointless skirmish in a culture war, says Arifa Akbar, chief theatre critic for the Guardian

Yael Farber’s King Lear runs out of steam, the energy flickering out, and by the end you really feel every last one of the 210 minutes

James Earl Jones is one of the most celebrated and versatile actors of our time.

Joe Biden called Vlad Putin a crazy SOB like Richard Nixon. The Kremlin called it a disgrace. Biden made the comment at a climate-change fundraiser in San Francisco. The comment may have been influenced by Shakespeares line in King Lear.

“An Evening with Audra McDonald” brings the multiple Tony, Grammy, and Emmy award winner back to town for a Celebrity Series concert Tuesday at Symphony Hall.

Across eras, across types of weapons and armor, there remains the bushido code that compels us. Here are the 50 best samurai movies:

Yaël Farbers visceral, highly visual Lear is told with bracing clarity, even if it loses some of its dynamism in the second half

The L.A. Times Book Prizes honor 66 works in 13 categories celebrating exceptional writing from authors at all stages of their careers.

It includes Sudbury native and Stratford veteran Richard Comeau.

It includes Sudbury native and Stratford veteran Richard Comeau.