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‘He contains the whole of literature’: is Dickens better than Shakespeare?

After rereading the entire works of the great Victorian novelist during the pandemic, Peter Conrad became convinced – whisper it – that Dickens is an even greater writer than that other British literary giant, the Bard

The Guardian - UK

Eight of the most romantic poems to read to your love this Valentine’s Day

For many of us, the run-up to Valentine’s Day is spent seeking out the least cringe-worthy card in the shop to gift to our significant other, and show them how we really feel. But, unfortunately, Hallmark rhymes rarely mine the depths of love and desire.

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Jared Harris annoys his wife by quoting Hamlet

Actor Jared Harris has admitted he annoys his wife Allegra Riggio on a regular basis by quoting lines from William Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet' again and again.

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University puts trigger warnings on 200 works of Shakespeare including 'extreme weather' and 'drunkenness'

Students were warned of the ‘popping of balloons’ in one production of Shakespeare’s The Tempest

Evening Standard

As a longtime GTA roleplayer, this documentary about actors putting on Hamlet inside GTA Online made me laugh, cry, and wholeheartedly regret ever calling Shakespeare a boring old bastard

Grand Theft Hamlet is the pinnacle of performance culture in a sandbox punching well above its weight.

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Strictly Come Dancing winner Jay McGuiness admits his mother kept Glitterball trophy in the toilet

McGuiness also revealed the unlikely way he came to audition for The Wanted

Evening Standard

What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the path of a charismatic, cunning figure.

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Indian gastropub near home of Shakespeare’s wife faces demolition

Cask N Tandoor pub, 200m from Anne Hathaway’s cottage, accused of breaching legal covenant limiting development

The Guardian - UK

Cultural wellbeing: five shows to see at the start of 2025

Getting out and about to see more plays, shows and galleries may be a good new year resolution

The Guardian - UK

Could monkeys really type the complete works of Shakespeare?

The infinite monkey theorem is a fun thought experiment, but does it actually apply to our finite world?

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Sigourney Weaver ‘hates watching scary films’ and tries to avoid seeing them

Weaver was speaking ahead of her West End debut as Prospero in the William Shakespeare play The Tempest.

Evening Standard

‘We recognise it in this very primal way’: Stephen Fry, Brie Larson, Chris Ofili and more on why we can’t get enough of Greek mythology

Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by ancient classics, from The Hunger Games to a Santana hit

The Guardian - UK

Strictly winner Jay McGuiness to star as William Shakespeare in & Juliet

The musical, created by David West Read, is based on what would happen if Juliet decided not to kill herself at the end of the play Romeo And Juliet.

Evening Standard

Films you didn't know were remakes - from iconic romcoms to cult classics

Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of places, and many of these iconic movies had a little help

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Is AI better than Shakespeare? People resonate better with deepfake poems because they are "more beautiful" and easy to understand: "Because of the way deepfakes are created, you will literally not know what is real and what is fake"

A new study by the University of Pittsburgh reveals that users can't demystify AI-generated deepfakes from authentic work as AI becomes more advanced. Participants misconstrued AI-generated poems for authentic work in 58.5% of the cases and only made the right call 51.7% of the time.

The Guardian - US

Ken Burns on Leonardo da Vinci: ‘He may be the person of the last millennium’

The legendary documentarian has taken on his first non-American subject for an expansive two-part docuseries

The Independent UK

Best historical fiction books of 2024, from Robert Harris to Colm Tóibín

THE LIST: Transport yourself back to a bygone era with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the best historical fiction releases of the year

The Guardian - UK

Bill Nighy: I stole complete works of Shakespeare to help me get into drama school

Actor says he took books after applying to acting school to impress a girl, but he now refuses to perform in Bard’s plays

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Monkeys will never be able to write Shakespeare’s entire works, study finds

It challenges the long-held theory that monkeys pressing keys at random on a typewriter would eventually be able to reproduce the famous texts.

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Bill Nighy says he stole ‘complete works of Shakespeare’ from a library

The star said he applied for drama school to impress a girl.

The Independent UK

Karl Pilkington ‘vindicated’ as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can actually type Shakespeare

Looks like Ricky Gervais owes Pilkington an apology...

The Independent UK

Mathematicians have spoken: Monkeys will never be able to write Shakespeare

The universe will end long before the monkey can type ‘all but the most trivial of phrases’, mathematicians say of the famed Infinite Monkeys Theorem

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer sparks backlash after 'removing Shakespeare portrait from No 10 wall'

The 18th-century portrait of the Bard has been put into storage triggering criticism from conservatives

Evening Standard

What is Boris Johnson doing now? Former PM gave 'manly pep talk' to encourage Prince Harry to stay

In his about-to-be-published memoir, Johnson says he was ‘made’ to try to persuade Harry and Meghan not to leave the UK

The Independent UK

Trump quotes Shakespeare at rally (but gets it wrong) and says he has bigger crowds than Churchill

The former president was quick to compare crowd sizes – something he has been mercilessly ridiculed for fixating on over the course of his presidential campaign

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