Shakespeare
Shakespearean Titles Take Center Stage in NYT Strands Puzzle for December 12, 2025
The December 12, 2025 NYT Strands puzzle invites solvers into Shakespeare’s world, challenging them to identify single-word fragments from famous play titles, all cleverly unified by the spangram ‘THE BARD.’
Paul Mescal’s Shakespeare: How ‘Hamnet’ Reimagines Genius, Grief, and Love
Paul Mescal steps into the role of Shakespeare in ‘Hamnet’, a film that challenges historic perceptions of the Bard’s family, blending fact and fiction to explore grief, genius, and the woman behind the legend.
Denzel Washington’s Othello Breaks Broadway Records: $2.8M in Previews
Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s “Othello” revival has become Broadway’s highest-grossing play, earning $2.8 million in previews. Washington, returning to the role after nearly 50 years, and Gyllenhaal, making his Shakespearean Broadway debut, bring star power to the classic tragedy.
