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An actor’s collection of supplementary speeches for Shakespeare’s female characters offers fresh insights into his work

The long expected party wasn't actually expected at all. Here's how 'The Fellowship of the Ring' changed everything, seven decades ago.

A much-awaited posthumous memoir by Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was published worldwide on Tuesday, containing sometimes humorous descriptions of his life including his time in prison and the now-famous prediction that he expected to die there.

There was a mix of indifference and curiosity in Moscow when late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's autobiography was published on Tuesday.

Late Russian opposition leader wrote of David Simon’s hit Baltimore-set series inspiring Moscow campaign

They're becoming less common as remote and hybrid work get more prevalent. But is now the time when we need them the most?

In his posthumous memoir “Patriot,” Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny tracks the boredom, isolation, exhaustion, suffering and absurdity of prison life, while commenting on everything from French literature to Billie Eilish

There’s already a feature film adaptation in the works

In one of the most haunting scenes of Stephen King’s 1975 novel “Salem’s Lot,” a gravedigger named Mike Ryerson races to bury the coffin of a local boy named Danny Glick. As night approaches, a troubling thought overtakes Mike: Danny has been buried with his eyes open. Worse, Mike senses…

Forthcoming TV adaptation is still at the casting stage

It’s seven years since #MeToo became a viral phenomenon. The social media campaign against sexual harassment and assault encouraged survivors to share their stories. But has anything changed in the way crime fiction is written as a result?