Culture and Society

Prescription medications are an increasingly common part of our everyday lives and a key contributor to longer lifespans and increased quality of life. But they also carry risks, especially for seniors who may need help with their medication routines.

A bravura star turn by newcomer Amy Londyn stands out against prosaic lyrics and sketchily drawn characters in a new musical about the dawn of the Nazi era.

A combination of pinching pennies, corruption, and privatization is resulting in prisoners being fed a stew of unhealthy, nutrient-poor meals in minuscule portions.

"I did the nunnery scene from 'Hamlet' in Michael Kahn’s acting class back in 2002 (Jessica Chastain was my Ophelia), so to be playing the Dane for Michael all these years later really is a dream come true."

"Problems happen in those first days of technical rehearsals. That's when the actors, maybe in a musical, are dancing and their pants rip...It's like therapy work for the theater."

There are just some sites that are a pleasure to visit, even if it’s not immediately clear why. Here are some of the key whys.

The next time you find a beautiful image on Google of a painting, or a place, if you can see yourself in that image, it’s time to go have the real experience.

'As a multicultural director, it is important that we understand the responsibility of stepping into another culture and world. I feel blessed and honored to bring elements of the Taíno history to life in our musical.'

Studies suggest that, broadly speaking, men become aggressive due to their environments and women due to their biology.

This is lively full-strength Shakespeare, a dizzying story of changing fortunes and changing sides, loyalty and betrayal, weakness and strength, war and more war, with only small and hesitant hopes for peace – and all made easy to follow and admire.