When Ryan Coogler approached Saul Williams about starring in his supernatural horror epic “Sinners,” the musician, poet, filmmaker and actor immediately felt a kinship with the role of preacher ...

Federal Fallout is a Tribune-Democrat news series addressing the potential local impact of funding cuts. JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – More than 30 years ago, a National Endowment for the Humanities grant sent ...

The animated anthropomorphic shoe movie "Sneaks" reminds me a lot of Werner Herzog, and not just because one time he ate a ...

The fact that Shakespeare is the most influential writer in English literature is simply held to be the truth now.

This remarkable memoir, and history of India after Independence, by one of India’s most distinguished public intellectuals, ...

The great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 1564 — at least, by historians' best reckoning. It is impossible to be certain the ...

For a group that makes up just 0.4 percent of the world’s population, identical twins have enthralled moviegoers.

A team of scientists took a state-of-the-art research vessel to the Antarctic and found a colossal squid lurking in the ...

Books have a world of their own, offering a form of escape while also grounding us in reality, isn’t it? Whether it’s diving ...

In 2006, Abraham Shakespeare won $30 million in the Florida lottery, ultimately choosing to take a $17 million lump-sum payout. Shakespeare was generous with his winnings, helping friends and family ...

William Shakespeare wrote, "All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and ...

Since premiering in 1597, William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet has endured as one of the greatest and most tragic love ...