#William Shakespeare

Author: WTM / Source: Neatorama Late in his career, Vincent Price, who had made many a horror film over the decades, turned more to the dark side. In the 1950’s he had made melodramatic horror films such as House of Wax, in the 1960’s he had made humorous horror films such as The Raven, and in

Author: Elizabeth A. Harris / Source: New York Times Sensorium Hamlet is in a bathtub with water up to his neck delivering “To be, or not to be.” Look to your right and you’ll see his mother, Gertrude, in her bedroom putting on makeup. Look in the distance, and you’ll see Laertes, practicing

Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know? Elizebeth Smith Friedman (spelled that way by her mother, who reportedly disliked the name ‘Eliza’) was born the youngest of 9 children in 1892. From a young age it was clear the girl was bright, displaying an impressive talent for

Source: Good News Network 57 years ago today, West Side Story, starring Natalie Wood and Rita Moreno, opened in movie theaters, a film adaptation of the acclaimed Broadway musical. The romantic musical tragedy inspired by William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet won the Academy Award for Best

Author: Trisha Leigh Zeigenhorn / Source: did you know? Hermione might be a “normal” name in England, but many American readers of the books struggled with it at the beginning (except for those rare Shakespeare fans). But her name isn’t the only odd or tough name and/or word in the books.