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Hamlet and My Life in China

August 27, 2014

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

April 29, 2014

From being a rotten poacher to a party animal, we parse fact and fiction regarding the most famous man in English literature.

April 02, 2014

Was Homer the original G?

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.

November 26, 2013

Because there’s no way your family is worse than these.

June 20, 2013

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

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