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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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Happy Mardi Gras: Literary Characters You Would Love to Party with Off the Page
Happy Mardi Gras: Literary Characters You Would Love to Party with Off the Page
By Freddie Moore
March 04, 2014

What better way to celebrate Carnival than with a parade of characters who know how to get down?

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Are Kids Still Reading, Loving & Hating the Classics in English Class?
Are Kids Still Reading, Loving & Hating the Classics in English Class?
By Luke O'Neil
October 30, 2013

We chat with three high school English teachers to find out if students today still love/hate the same books that we grew up reading.

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Reject This Remake: Six Shakespearean Plays Due for a Reboot
Reject This Remake: Six Shakespearean Plays Due for a Reboot
By Jake Flanagin
April 24, 2013

The man behind Downton Abbey is remaking Romeo and Juliet. I know—again, right? In response, here are 6 neglected Shakespeare plays we’d like to see have their moment on the silver screen.

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