Officially, medieval Europe preached strict monogamy. In reality, powerful men often lived very differently. Kings, nobles, ...

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Our first Book Club pick of 2026 is 'The Poet Empress' by debut novelist, Shen Tao. The book is an epic tale of female ...

Jung Chang’s 1991 memoir, “Wild Swans,” sold millions. Its follow-up delves further into a complex personal and political ...

Death of Gesualdo review: Powerful tableaux of a psychotic, butchering prince - 4/5 Featuring vocal ensemble Gesauldo Six and ...

A new interactive drama uses live-action scenes rather than computer-generated graphics, and attempts to create an experience aimed specifically at neither men or women.

The Renaissance composer wrote hauntingly sublime music – and committed a grisly double murder before descending even further into psychosis. As a new stage work revisits his life, its director asks i ...

The piece, inspired by Changhen Ge (The Song of Everlasting Sorrow), a narrative poem by Tang Dynasty (618-907) poet Bai Juyi ...

Before the Denis Villeneuve or SYFY versions, there was only one Dune: the 1984 version starring Kyle MacLachlan as Paul ...

The Saskatoon Soaps Improv Comedy presents Snugglefest, a comedy show to beat the winter blues. The comedy troupe aims to ...

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The Poet Empress” asks readers to sit with contradiction and to consider the cost of speaking clearly in a world determined ...