Crash Course
Rules, Rule-Breaking, and French Neoclassicism: Crash Course Theater #20
Everyone knows, you need a bunch of rules to make good theater. That's what the French thought in the 17th century, anyway. The French Neoclassical revival had a BUNCH of French playwrights following a bunch of rules. Unsurprisingly,...
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English Theater After Shakespeare: Crash Course Theater #17
This week on Crash Course Theater, Shakespeare is dead. Long live Shakespeare. Well, long live English theater, anyway. Actually, it's about to get banned. Anyway, we're discussing where English theater went post-1616. We'll talk about...
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Straight Outta Stratford-Upon-Avon - Shakespeare's Early Days: Crash Course Theater #14
This is the story of how a young Englishman named William Shakespeare stormed London's theater scene in the late 16th century, and wrote a bunch of plays and poems that have had pretty good staying power. We'll learn about Shakespeare's...
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Greek Comedy, Satyrs, and Aristophanes: Crash Course Theater #4
Get ready for hilarity, because this week, we're diving head first into Greek Comedy. Actually, though, maybe don't get TOO ready for hilarity. Taste in humor has changed a little over the last couple of thousand years. You already know...
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Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15
Shakespeare's tragedies...were tragic. But they had some jokes. They also changed the way tragedies were written. Characters like Hamlet, Macbeth, and King Lear had tragic outcomes, but they were sympathetic characters in a lot of ways....
Bedtime History
William Shakespeare for Kids
William Shakespeare is one of the most influential playwrights and poets in history. Born in 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he wrote 39 plays, 154 sonnets, and countless poems that continue to be studied and performed worldwide....
Curated Video
Identifying the Tragic Hero
A video entitled “Identifying the Tragic Hero” which explores common characteristics of tragic heroes featured in plays.
Curated Video
Is Measure for Measure a Comedy | Genre in Shakespeare | Shakespeare Play by Play Season 1
Is Measure for Measure a Comedy? I hope to answer that here. This is the final episode of a full analysis of every Act of Shakespeare’s play Measure for Measure through different themes.
Curated Video
Ancient Greek Theater
Greece was home to hundreds of open-air arenas where citizens came together to discuss the important issues of the day. Like Broadway today, they were a place for both entertainment and important social commentary.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
2020 Britannica Year in Review
In 2020 the world experienced unprecedented hardships alongside joy and celebration. Britannica's readers sought out numerous topics that helped them to put 2020's events into context and better understand an astonishing year.
Curated Video
Fatalities on Calgary roads in 2025 on pace to surpass 10-year record, police say
New ReviewThe City of Calgary and local police launched Join the Drive to Zero, an ad campaign to raise awareness and encourage people to look out for each other on the roads. So far in 2025 there have been 27 fatal collisions — eight involving...
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Parents call for firing of Westhampton Beach teacher over TikTok posts
New ReviewCritics of the teacher argue the post was biased and inappropriate.
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Deadly Afghanistan's earthquake: 'Crisis within a crisis'
New ReviewThe 6.0 magnitude earthquake in north-eastern Afghanistan on the night of August 31 wiped out dozens of villages in remote mountainous regions, with the death toll running into several thousands. In Afghanistan, a natural calamity has to...
Curated Video
How Trump Can Lead the Country Out of Crisis
The president is facing criticism over his response to two major tragedies. Nick Givas, media reporter at The Daily Caller, explains how Trump can turn things around and unite citizens.
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New Ramapo police chief discusses plans to keep community safe
Chief Dan Hyman has been with the department for decades before taking the helm from Martin Reilly.
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Rally held in Crown Heights in response to recent string of deadly shootings
The goal of the rally is to promote peace not only in Crown Heights but across the five boroughs.
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Polish director Agnieszka Holland on her new film 'Green Border': 'We need courageous films'
Euronews Culture sits down with celebrated director Agnieszka Holland to talk about her powerful new film 'Green Border', the European refugee crisis, and the limits of cinema in facing human tragedy.
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Singh questions Trudeau's resolve on delivering vaccines to Canadians
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke during the first question period of 2021 after the Commons returned from its winter break.
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Trudeau admits he and his officials made mistakes during the pandemic
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke to reporters during the bi-weekly pandemic briefing in Ottawa.
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Death of Nova Scotia woman sparks call for change to emergency rules
April George died after collapsing last week at her Bass River, N.S., home. It took 80 minutes for help to arrive after her husband called 911, despite a fire hall sitting just minutes away. The tragedy is raising questions about the...
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ACS aims to reduce preventable sleep-related deaths in babies through free workshops
The workshops focus on the "ABCs" of safe sleep - babies should sleep 'Alone,' on their 'Backs' and in a safety-approved 'Crib,' bassinet or playpen.
Press Association
Trump’s calls for North Sea drilling not a ‘surprise’, says Swinney
John Swinney has there is no “surprise” in Donald Trump’s calls for oil drilling in the North Sea to be incentivised, insisting that his government is “absolutely committed” to its net zero targets. Scotland’s First Minister was speaking...
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Champion figure skaters among those on board the plane that crashed into the Potomac
Figure skaters and their families and coaches were on board a flight that crashed near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. (Scripps News)