A new biography of the ruler of Scotland, England, and Ireland—the one for whom that famous Bible is named—reveals the way ...

William Shatner, best known for his iconic role of Captain James T. Kirk in "Star Trek" has had a rough year in and out of ...

Tom Stoppard, who has died aged 88, was a playwright of linguistic verve, wild theatricality and an inherent sense of intellectual playfulness that blew the mainstream British stage wide open ...

The belief that his son’s death inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet is itself inspired by an enduring, compelling, and highly questionable theory.

Important Arkansas historical events and significant anniversaries for December 2, and notable births and deaths of native ...

William Kennedy did for his hometown what Joyce did for Dublin, what Bellow did for Chicago, what Faulkner did for his fictional Yoknapatawpha County. He became the bard of a particular time and place ...

Boston College athletic director Blake James released a letter on Tuesday morning talking about his commitment to the ...

Eric Lin's "Rosemead" begins when Lucy Liu, playing a widow who runs a print shop in Southern California, coughs a little. So ...

Here’s a chance to listen to some original poetry and song coming up later in December.

On November 6, 2025, Connecticut Attorney General William Tong, along with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and New York ...

James Mackintosh joined the WSJ in 2016, after almost 20 years at the Financial Times, most recently as investment editor and writer of the Short View column. He is a graduate of St Catherine's ...

Staff writer Carso and Rascoff review the latest Netflix series on the life of President and Williams alum James A. Garfield.