I’d heard criticism about the book by my namesake, William Shakespeare, from some of my colleagues in day care.
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Book Review: Falling Through the Earth by Danielle Trussoni
A memoir by the daughter of a Vietnam veteran gives a different perspective on the concept of bringing the war into American living rooms.
Read More »Passover And Easter: Uneasy Neighbours
We need far more movies like Life of Brian, and far fewer movies like The Passion.
Read More »The Mystery and Glory of Holy Week
I always thought calling the day Jesus was crucified “Good Friday” was a strange thing.
Read More »Theater Review: The RSC’s Breakfast with Mugabe
It is appropriate Grace should build his play around a psychiatrist treating the President, tormented by the angry spirit of a former comrade.
Read More »Book Review: Boudicca’s Heirs: Women in Early Britain by Dorothy Watts
What the Romans did to "us" -- the female population of the island of Britannia.
Read More »Journalism 100 Years Ago Versus Today
A look at how the life of this paper’s author would be different had he worked about 100 years ago.
Read More »The White Rose Society: Bravery Of A Different Sort
Ordinary people following their conscience and doing extraordinary things is the ultimate in bravery.
Read More »Theater Review: A Jew Grows In Brooklyn
Ehrenreich represents both the now-vanished Catskills scene and the assimilated Jew as creator (and performer) of pop culture.
Read More »A Fitting Name for the New York Mets New Ballpark: Jackie Robinson Field
The fact that the first black player in the Major Leagues was on the Dodgers changed baseball and American society forever.
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