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The Vatican wakes up to the wisdom of Oscar Wilde
" With his outrageous wit, clear disdain for figures of authority and openly homosexual lifestyle, Oscar Wilde is an unlikely pin-up for the Catholic Church. Persecuted and imprisoned for his sexuality, gay rights... A Portrait of Human Trafficking
" There are countless heart-wrenching stories of human trafficking around the world, most of which are untold. In 2005, Unicef decided to take a creative approach to the problem in Indonesia and commissioned... Harold Pinter, Nobel-Winning Playwright, Dies at 78
Noble Laureate Playwright Harold Pinter died on December 24 at the age of 78, according to the New York Times. The British playwright, the author of such plays as "Betrayal", "The Birthday Party", and "The Caretaker." He also penned screenplays, such as "The... No more "Rent"
After 12 years and more than 5,000 performances, the Puccini inspired Broadway hit Rent has played its final show. Based on the Puccini opera La Boheme, Rent has been thrilling audiences since it first...William Shakespeare first folio gets £435,250
What is arguably the most important book in the history of English literature, a rare first folio of Shakespeare plays, has sold for almost half a million pounds at Christies."Only 200 examples of the book,...Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar passes away
One of the leading light of Indian theatre Vjay Tendulkar had died after prolong illness. He was known for his sharp playwright. "Noted Marathi playwright Vijay Tendulkar died on Monday at his residence here...US Magazines: Canadians World's Top Intellectuals'
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorWow, who knew we were so Brainy, after reading this, I rushed to check my phone messages. No doubt I was out when they called."PARIS - Liberal deputy leader...
created by Barry Artiste | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Millionaire 'beaten to death by ID thief who raided bank accounts'
"A reclusive millionaire was battered to death in his Hampstead home by a conman who raided his bank accounts, the Old Bailey has heard.
Allan Chappelow, 86, was a world expert on playwright George Bernard Shaw but had become "rather eccentric" in his old age, the jury was... Picard as Macbeth?! Beam me up!
Happy New Year, Sci-Fi/Lit Nerds (c'mon, I know I'm not the only one): the BAM in Brooklyn is presenting a modernized staging of Macbeth starring--drumroll--Patrick Stewart! I don't know about you guys, but for... ROMA FACE COERCIVE STERILIZATION
The White world has learned nothing from the Nazis, have they? An already despised and marginalised people, the Roma are now the subjects of yet another genocide programme aimed at "cleaning up"...
created by angryindian | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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A REAL STINK AT SORVINO FARM
Is this really news??----------------------------------------"July 19, 2007 -- ACCLAIMED "Goodfellas" actor Paul Sorvino and his playwright daughter, Amanda, are up to their necks in deep doo-doo, now that a...
created by angryindian | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Theatre serves the nation
"Theatre serves the nation Another year of the Prithvi theatre festival brings all of India to the stage. by | Uma Mahadevan-Dasgupta Six decades ago, when Zohra Sehgal asked Prithviraj Kapoor why his traveling theatre company was called Prithvi Theatres, in the plural, he...Turkish Writer Wins Nobel in Literature
"Turkish novelist Orhan Pamuk, whose uncommon lyrical gifts and uncompromising politics have brought him acclaim worldwide and prosecution at home, won the Nobel literature prize Thursday for his works dealing...'The Atheism Tapes': Extended conversations with Dawkins, Dennett, Weinberg, ...
UPDATE: Friday, 13th October - Unfortunately Google are no longer hosting these videos - I will look for an alternative source.------- "Jonathan Miller meets up with some of the key contributors from his three-part Brief History of Disbelief (watch it here) in these...Not Gentle Ben
"It’s the birthday of poet and playwright Ben Jonson, born in London (1572). He didn’t want to be a bricklayer like his father, so he got a job as an actor and then began to write plays. He had a notoriously...
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