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In 1887, Robert Lincoln transferred his family home to Illinois with conditions for its preservation; today it anchors Lincoln Home National Historic Site

Robert Lincoln took decisive steps to ensure that his family's home in Springfield would remain accessible to the public. This historic residence, once the home of Abraham Lincoln for 17 years, was built in 1839 and expanded into a charming twelve-room abode. In 1887, the property was handed over to…

The Times of India

How grief tech is reimagining Victorian spiritualism

Modern spiritualism began as a religious movement in the 19th century. It promised to bring the living and dead together in conversation, usually through a medium – a person who claimed an ability to directly contact the deceased.

The Conversation

Catherine Tate sparks concern after cutting West End run short for 'personal reasons'

The Doctor Who star, 56, has been playing Mary Todd Lincoln at the Trafalgar Theatre since April

Evening Standard

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Catherine Tate suddenly pulls out of West End’s Oh, Mary! due to ‘personal reasons’

Actor had been due to appear in the award-winning show until 18 July

The Independent UK

‘A partisan and politician’: Abraham Lincoln and the art of the deal

New book Boss Lincoln takes a fresh look at a well-studied political figure, showing him to be a master of party politics

The Guardian - US

Simu Liu: I've always dreamed of starring on Broadway

Simu Liu is excited to star in a Broadway production of Oh, Mary!.

BANG Premier

Digested week: Despite the Golden Globes being a joke, the audience keep turning up

Is there any circumstance on Earth that would make these people, in all their finery, skip this thing entirely?

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Oh, Mary! at the Trafalgar Theatre review: a boozy glitter bomb of outrageousness

4/5 This show can’t see a top without going over it

Evening Standard

Oh, Mary! review – US history lewdly revised as American Pie-grade comedy

Arriving from Broadway with much fanfare, Cole Escola’s play about Mary Todd Lincoln is loaded with obvious jokes and squanders the talents of its cast

The Guardian - UK

‘The new Hamilton’? Show with Mary Todd Lincoln as drunken first lady comes to London

The one-act play Oh, Mary! – ‘the stupidest, funniest thing possible’ – to open after blockbuster run in New York

The Guardian - UK

Miss Piggy movie on way from Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone and Cole Escola

The demanding Muppet is set to get her own movie at Disney with Oscar-winning actors producing and the Tony-winning multi-hyphenate writing

The Guardian - US

What to book now for a very cultural Christmas: from pantos to Paranormal Activity

Candlelit concerts, raucous pantos and heartwarming theatre: there’s a lot to do in the capital

Evening Standard

Cole Escola Wins Best Actor at the Tonys — Now the Internet Wants the Categories to Catch Up

Cole Escola made history on 8 June 2025 as the first openly non-binary winner of Best Actor at the Tonys, prompting fresh calls for gender-neutral award categories.

International Business Times UK

Cole Escola was born for this

The smash-hit play "Oh, Mary!" is the result of Escola's uncompromising vision and flair for the absurdly strange

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The Independent UK

Highlights of the Tony Awards: Radio City becomes the room where it happens for a 'Hamilton' reunion

Cole Escola of “Oh, Mary!”

The Independent UK

Tony Awards offer many intriguing matchups in a star-studded season

A pair of singing androids

Marie Claire

Jennifer Lopez Visits 'Oh, Mary!' on Broadway in a Creamy White Wrap Suit With Nothing Underneath

The pop star donned a drapey matching set to catch a showing of Broadway's funniest play.

Marie Claire

Kaia Gerber Pairs Her Chic New Trench Coat With The Row's $820 Minimalist Mary Jane Flats

The model seems to have added two new staple pieces to her wardrobe.

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Reason

Offices and Officers of the Constitution, Part V: The Elector Incompatibility, Impeachment Disqualification, Foreign Emoluments, and Incompatibility Clauses

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Foreign Emoluments Clause.

Bored Panda

30 “Today I Learned” Facts Ranging From Weird To Cool (New Pics)

Have you learned something new today, dear Pandas? If not, we got your back with a list full of fresh facts from the “Today I Learned” subreddit. The post 30 “Today I Learned” Facts Ranging From Weird To Cool (New Pics) first appeared on Bored Panda.

Salon

"Lover of Men": Proving Lincoln was bi

Director on showing how sexual fluidity was accepted in Lincoln's time: "You know a love letter when you see it"

The Independent UK

From Lincoln to Trump, America’s dark history of presidential assassination attempts

Before Saturday’s attack on the former president Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally, there have been multiple instances of political violence targeting US political figures

The Guardian - US

Oh, Mary! review – Cole Escola’s gloriously deranged historical romp

A wild and wildly anachronistic comedy takes the life of Mary Todd Lincoln and embellishes with excess

Tom’s Guide

Not every streaming show needs to be a series — 'Manhunt' on Apple TV Plus proves it

"Manhunt" on Apple TV Plus should have been a dramatic retelling of the search for Abraham Lincoln's assassin. Instead, it was stretched out into a multi-episode slog — a problem with a lot of streaming shows.

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Oh, Mary! Off-Broadway Hit Transferring To Broadway This Summer

Experience the reimagined historical comedy 'Oh, Mary!' as it makes its Broadway debut with a stellar cast and creative team.

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