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Celebrate April Fool’s Day with 5 of Shakespeare’s Wildest Ruses

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.

Friends, Romans, Countrymen: Eleven Underappreciated Shakepearean Characters

By Kate Gavino

May 23, 2013

Let’s take some time to forget about stage-hogging blowhards like Macbeth and King Lear and focus on the best supporting characters.

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Eat Prey Drug: Summerland

Escaping a catastrophic blizzard to take peyote in the Arizona desert, Paul Kwiatkowski concludes his investigation into alternate perceptions of consciousness.

The Biggest Little-Known Influence on H. P. Lovecraft

M. R. James was an English author, scholar and inspiration to Lovecraft, though the world may have forgotten it.

The Sun Don't Shine on a Moonshine Still

Get a bleary-eyed view of moonshining from a modern day bootlegger.