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Academy Awards 2026: How ‘Hamnet’ will help me lead Shakespeare classes about ‘Hamlet’s’ Ophelia

When I teach Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet, many students love the character Ophelia, and so do I. But the play seems to silence her just when readers need to know more about how she sees the world and her place in it — especially the young women in my classes.

The Conversation

Poem of the week: Now, Mother, What’s the Matter? by Richard W Halperin

An exploration of what constitutes the literary arts – plus all the ‘troubled hearts’ and demons that accompany it – through the lens of Shakespeare’s Hamlet

The Guardian - UK

John Updike’s best books – Ranked!

Following the publication of the novelist’s letters, we count down the best of his books, from the dark magic of The Witches of Eastwick to the misadventures of Rabbit Angstrom

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Hamlet review – RSC’s bold seaborne concept really pushes the boat out

The court of Elsinore becomes a ship of state – or a ship of fools – in Rupert Goold’s production

The Guardian - UK

Call the Midwife Christmas special 2024 episode 1 recap: what has happened to Reggie?

The Call the Midwife Christmas special 2024 episode 1 takes us back to Poplar as our Nonnatus House favourites get ready for the festive season.

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She Speaks! by Harriet Walter review – new words for Shakespeare’s women

An actor’s collection of supplementary speeches for Shakespeare’s female characters offers fresh insights into his work

The Guardian - UK

Comedian Kate McKinnon to release wonderfully weird book for young readers

Discover the wonderfully weird world of Kate McKinnon's new book, The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science. Get an exclusive...

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Silver Dollar Road review – another Raoul Peck documentary triumph

The I Am Not Your Negro director’s adaptation of a 2019 ProPublica investigation effectively connects one family’s story with the larger scourge of legal Black land theft

The Guardian - US

Woman who died in deadly Vasa warship's wreck 400 years ago reconstructed in lifelike detail

At first, researchers thought a 17th-century shipwreck skeleton was male. But a new reconstruction reveals her as female, based on results from a genetic analysis done earlier this year.

LiveScience

Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad review – Hamlet in Palestine

The author’s compelling second novel sees an actor return to the birthplace of her ancestors, only to discover the pieces of herself that were missing

The Guardian - UK

St Gertrude's Day prompts brief look at cats in art history

Felines have been featured in fine, and not-so-fine, art since long before their memes and videos dominated the internet.

ABC News

Popular Edinburgh wine and cheese bar opens new location in Portobello

After opening in Stockbridge in 2015, Smith and Gertrude has opened their new Portobello location - bringing hand picked cheese and wine pairings down to the coast.

Edinburgh Live

Noir and nostalgia inform Chris Womersley's tale of forgery, grief, and the seamy side of urban life

Before prospective readers can get to the opening chapter of Chris Womersley’s new novel The Diplomat, they will find themselves assailed with several pages listing past awards received by the author and supplying a range of accolades cut and pasted from reviews of his earlier works.

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The first residents of Blundells Cottage

Long before the lakeside landmark was given its current moniker, Blundells Cottage was home to the Ginn family, who moved in not long after it was built around 1860.

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Hamlet review – an indie prince of infinite jest but little tragedy

Although Sean Holmes’s production has some nice touches, it fails to plumb the play’s existential depths and lacks emotional intensity

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh set for plush new Smith and Gertrude cheese and wine bar with late night opening

The City of Edinburgh Council approved the application this month from the wine bar, who have applied to open their second such premises in the Portobello area

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