Today is the anniversary of both the birth and death of a man considered by many to be the greatest English writer and the greatest dramatist of all time: William Shakespeare.
A new exhibition at the Met looks at the practice of hiding portraits attached to other portraits and the many reasons artists chose to be secretive with their workDuring the Renaissance in Europe, a curious genre of portraiture rose to prominence and thrived: that of the so-called hidden portrait. Generally these portraits were complemented by either a cover that fit over the portrait or an obverse side on the back of the portrait, containing puzzle-like clues, symbols or a secondary portrait...
THE world’s first artificial intelligence-generated beauty pageant is not receiving the alluring praise from techies that the event’s creators hoped for. AI creators will have an opport
Sciver-Brunt finally places an English name on the women’s gong, which has been won five times by Australians in the 10 years since its inception.
The poet’s manuscript was destroyed after he died amid fears of damage to his reputation
Eric Zuesse (blogs at https://theduran.com/author/eric-zuesse/) It pretends to be a democracy and a republic, but it actually represents only the richest .1% of the richest 1% — the richest hundred-thousandth — of Americans, and this has been empirically (i.e., scientifically) proven by all of the scientific analyses of the truth or falsehood of that cardinal […]
Party time, excellent! The classic comedy movie Wayne's World is a classic, and you'll struggle to find amore joyous send up of '80s and '90s culture. Amid the many gifts the film offers, one you mightn't be aware of is that it's considered responsible for popularising the classic "That's what she said" refrain. Continue reading Wayne’s World is why we say “That’s what she said”
ALISON Hammond beams with delight as she proudly cuddles a hunky mystery man. The This Morning host giggled with glee while sharing hugs with her handsome admirer. The duo “looked like honeymooners
House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Director of House Operations Hannah Fraher had a Never Trump conniption, emails obtained by Breitbart News show.
After months of anticipation Taylor Swift just dropped her newest album The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) and she’s called out pretty much everyone she’s ever met. However, immediately after the album arrived, there was a mysterious countdown timer on Swift’s social media pages. Oh boy, did she have something BIG planned. Turns out that not only was TTPD […]
The Clevelands look at Scottie Scheffler's Masters performance, as well as college baseball, Lane Kiffin's spring football and the WNBA draft.
Three years ago, on a tough day out with my kids, I barricaded myself in a toilet and wrote to Bluey’s creator with an idea. Now, it has become a reality. I couldn’t be more weirded outFor most people, the latest episode of Bluey – entitled Surprise – came as exactly that. Deliberately unannounced, it dropped like a Beyoncé album, ambushing viewers who were still coming to terms with the recent gut-wrenching, 28-minute masterpiece The Sign.However, I have spent the past three years waiting for...