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Denzel Washington distances himself from ‘Hollywood actor’ label

Denzel Washington attends the Broadway opening night after-party of William Shakespeare's Othello.
Published on Mar 24, 2025 02:49 PM IST

Roundabout | The lunatic, lover and poet are of imagination compact

Poet-psychologist Salman Akhtar. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 23, 2025 08:24 AM IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Ghost protocol? Keep it real

Harry Potter’s folks died while protecting him. It shaped the course of his life.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 03:34 PM IST

Is Florida going to censor Shakespeare too as part of new book-challenge law?

As Florida school districts grapple with a new book-challenge law, the works of William Shakespeare are being called into question, raising concerns about censorship and academic freedom.
Updated on Jul 16, 2023 04:43 PM IST

Lucknow University students enact scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, leave audience spellbound

Lucknow University students enacting scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays.. (Sourced)
Updated on May 11, 2023 10:20 PM IST

Biography calls John Donne great as Shakespeare, wins UK nonfiction book prize

Biography calls John Donne great as Shakespeare, wins UK nonfiction book prize
Updated on Nov 18, 2022 04:49 PM IST

HT reviewer Nawaid Anjum picks his favourite reads of 2020

Hamnet
Updated on Dec 19, 2020 05:46 PM IST

US closer to Covid-19 vaccine as cases surge again

Prabhakara Atreya, acting designated federal officer of Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), attends a virtual public meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US on December 10.
Updated on Dec 11, 2020 06:44 PM IST

William Shakespeare among first to get Covid-19 vaccine in UK

"Bill" William Shakespeare, 81, receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital, at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the British history, in Coventry on December 8.
Updated on Dec 08, 2020 04:43 PM IST

The show must go on: Students put a spin on Romeo and Juliet amid coronavirus pandemic

While wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lucy Vitali, who portrays Juliet, left, stands with Alex Mansour, who portrays Romeo, outside the auditorium after working on their virtual performance of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," at Westwood, Mass. High School, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Westwood. The production, which would usually be presented onstage, shifted to a virtual audience due to the pandemic.
Updated on Nov 24, 2020 09:10 PM IST

Jadavpur University compiling Bengal adaptations of Shakespeare’s works

Jadavpur University. (facebook/@jadavpuruniversity)
Updated on Nov 19, 2020 12:39 PM IST

Witerati: Who moved my chilli cheese!

Come #Navratri and #DurgaPujo season, and the symbolic desi Aloo Tikki Burger versus Chicken Mac Maharaja battle gets amplified to assume epic proportions.
Published on Oct 24, 2020 11:40 PM IST

UP Board releases curtailed curriculum; Parsai’s prose, Shakespeare’s play omitted

Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad.
Updated on Jul 21, 2020 08:12 PM IST

HT Brunch Father’s Day Cover Story: Rishi Kapoor’s superhero avatar

The writer of this tribute, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni with her dad, actor Rishi Kapoor
Updated on Jun 21, 2020 01:29 AM IST

Shakespeare Day 2020: Lesser-known facts, famous quotes by the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Day 2020: Lesser-known facts, famous quotes by the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare.
Updated on Apr 23, 2020 09:14 AM IST

Humour: The great indoors

We’re all in the same biblical boat right now. Locked in. Looking out.
Updated on Apr 12, 2020 02:41 AM IST

Famous works and quotes by Jules Verne, author of Around The World In Eighty Days and others

Famous works and quotes by Jules Verne, author of Around The World In Eighty Days and others.
Updated on Mar 24, 2020 05:22 PM IST

This Day That Year: ‘Beware the Ides of March’ - Yuvraj Singh’s double act stops Aussie juggernaut

Yuvraj Singh of India celebrates hitting the winning runs during the 2011 ICC World Cup Quarter Final match between Australia and India at Sardar Patel Stadium on March 24, 2011 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)
Updated on Mar 24, 2020 01:06 PM IST

Young Shakespeare fans take over the stage

Helen O’Grady International India, organised ‘Shakespeare Slam – The Battle of the Bard,’ an inter-school Shakespeare drama competition.
Updated on Feb 12, 2020 03:33 PM IST

World book night

Updated on Jan 09, 2020 12:39 PM IST

Emma Watson, Kristen Stewart star in vintage-style, Romeo and Juliet-inspired 2020 calendar. See pics

A photograph of British actor Emma Watson for the "Looking for Juliet" 2020 Pirelli Calendar, taken by Italian photographer Paolo Roversi and distributed on December 3, 2019. 2020 Pirelli Calendar by Paolo Roversi/Handout.
Updated on Dec 04, 2019 02:20 PM IST

Deep sleep can rewire stress and anxiety

Deep sleep can rewire stress and anxiety
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 09:50 AM IST

US woman says bonded with Boris Johnson over Shakespeare, mum on relationship query

US businesswoman Jennifer Arcuri repeatedly refused to answer questions on Monday about whether she had an intimate relationship with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson when he was mayor of London.
Updated on Oct 07, 2019 01:51 PM IST

Mime act brings the tempest to life

Students of Helen O’Grady International recently organised mime performances of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest.
Updated on Oct 04, 2019 03:05 PM IST

Hindi Diwas: Chandrapakash Dwivedi, Gaurav Solanki explore why Hindi literature is missing from Bollywood

Hindi Diwas is celebrated across the country on September 14.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 03:55 PM IST

‘Most flattering image on WhatsApp today’: Tharoor on his ‘Shakespeare’ photo

The photo Shashi Tharoor shared on social media.
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 08:41 AM IST