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The Art of Riot
The Art of Riot
By David Forbes
October 02, 2014

When people take to the streets to express their support or displeasure over … art?

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The Edgar Allan Poe of South America: Horacio Quiroga
The Edgar Allan Poe of South America: Horacio Quiroga
By Benjamin Welton
September 02, 2014

Uruguayan fiction writer, poet and playwright Quiroga was a master of the bizarre but also an ancestor of the magical realists.

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Hamlet and My Life in China
Hamlet and My Life in China
By Will Julian
August 27, 2014

Living abroad in China is like living in Shakespeare’s tragedy.

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Celebrate April Fool’s Day with 5 of Shakespeare’s Wildest Ruses
Celebrate April Fool’s Day with 5 of Shakespeare’s Wildest Ruses
By Freddie Moore
April 01, 2014

Faking your own death, tricking people into murder, knocking out your blind dad — Shakespeare would be a hellraiser if he was around today.

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Speaking with Distinction or Talking Like a Snob?
Speaking with Distinction or Talking Like a Snob?
By Julia Langbein
June 20, 2013

The weird, true story behind Good Speech, also known as "the-a-tah voice."

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