Romeo and Juliet
Shakespeare blunder means grade boundaries could be changed for English Literature GCSE
A Shakespeare blunder which rendered an essay question impossible to answer means that grade boundaries could be changed for English Literature GCSE.<p>The exam board OCR was forced to issue an apology after its exam paper confused two warring families in <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> by wrongly implying that …
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Ryan GoslingCrimea – the big budget Russian blockbuster the world will never see
Film depicting Vladimir Putin’s 2014 annexing of Crimea from Ukraine will only be shown in Russia and Belarus<p>“This is the kind of decision that is only taken once a century,” says a voice on the trailer for Crimea, a high-budget Russian film that dramatises the 2014 Russian takeover of the …
Russia(Re)Naming Yourself in Asia and Beyond
Our names have history, so when they’re changed they reflect the new reality and erase the past. For hundreds of years, Taiwan’s Indigenous people were forced to adopt Chinese names, thereby becoming Sinicized and subsumed within the ethnically Han clan.<p>In these more enlightened times and given the …
China15 Actors Who Were WAY Too Old For Their Roles
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In around 1003, a man died leaping off a mosque roof with wooden wings. In 1912 a misguided fellow jumped off the Eiffel Tower trying out his new …
X-MenNine Lives
In the nineteen-sixties and seventies, Hampton Fancher appeared on more than fifty TV shows and starred in several obscure films. Only two obstacles kept him from becoming a true leading man. One was his hair, a thick brown thatch like an oriole’s nest. “You couldn’t even find the scalp,” Fancher …
Philip K. DickThe Divide review – Romeo and Juliet meets The Handmaid's Tale in Ayckbourn dystopia
King’s theatre, Edinburgh Alan Ayckbourn’s projection of a plague-ravaged future where sexes are segregated contains many nice ironies and performances, but strains patience over its six hours<p>Alan Ayckbourn, as we know from plays like Henceforward and Comic Potential, is fascinated by …
LiteratureFighting Apathy, Neglect and Racism to Give Left-Behind Learners a Chance
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EducationTrippie Redd Is on the Way to Becoming Soundcloud Rap's Frank Sinatra
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MusicInterpolitical Dating: the Romeo and Juliet Story of Our Times?
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CultureThis 'Riverdale' Deleted Scene Would've Changed Everything for Betty and Jughead
Betty and Jughead ended the first season of <i>Riverdale</i> stronger than ever—but the cast keeps dropping hints that rough waters are ahead for them. With his father in jail, Jughead has to move to the Southside of town, which means he has to transfer schools. This move also brings him …
Deleted ScenesFive Outtakes From the First Day of Testimony at the Taylor Swift Trial
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LifestyleThree Cheers For Free Shakespeare — But Not For The Class System In The Audience
Support the news<p>Commentary<p>This weekend, as the first warm week of August draws to a close, so too does the three-week run of Commonwealth Shakespeare …
William ShakespeareOutdoor theatre companies getting stage fright about rainy summer
Last week I went to see Driftwood Theatre Group’s production of Shakespeare’s <i>Othello</i> in Toronto’s Taylor Creek Park.<p>I rented a lawn chair, swabbed on …
William ShakespeareWatch Romeo and Juliet Fall in Love on Vancouver’s Granville Island
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Vancouver'The Wire' actor to host 'Wire'-themed Quizzo night at London Grill
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PhiladelphiaFive Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend
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BostonENB make Nureyev's drama soar - Romeo and Juliet, Festival Hall, review
In her Royal Ballet days, Tamara Rojo was an absolute marvel of a Juliet. In fact, a March 2006 performance at Covent Garden that paired her passionate Capulet with Carlos Acosta’s lusty Montague remains perhaps the most emotionally devastating thing I’ve ever seen on a stage.<p>Now both director and …
Ballet8 of Our Favorite Forbidden Romances
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BooksRomeo and Juliet, Royal Festival Hall, London, review: an uphill struggle
English National Ballet's <i>Romeo and Juliet</i> is full of things that don't fit. Rudolf Nureyev's production has bright ideas that don't find satisfying …
BalletThe three things you need to know today in Chicago: Wed, Aug 2
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William ShakespeareEnglish National Ballet's Romeo & Juliet
Romeo & Juliet is one of the most famous and popular ballets, with the lead roles coveted by dancers world over for the drama and emotion of the …
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