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Man Shows How He Hides Objects in His House

How Shakespeare’s Prolific Use of Iambic Pentameter Shows That He Was English and Not French
In a dialectical episode of The Language Files (previously) written by Gretchen McCulloch of Lingthusiasm, host Tom Scott explains why William Shakespeare could never have…

Some of the Funniest Moments in ‘Star Trek’ History

Popular Words That Were Invented by Famous Authors

Sir Patrick Stewart Reads One Shakespeare Sonnet Each Day In Order to Keep the Doctor Away
Sir Patrick Stewart (previously) randomly and elegantly recited Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 to his fans on social media. The response was so wonderful that the velvet-voiced…

Masked ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’ Actors Reunite to Celebrate Sir Patrick Stewart’s 80th Birthday
On June 14, 2020, several actors from Star Trek: The Next Generation gathered around the pool with protective masks on their faces to celebrate the…

Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ Told as a Two Minute Musical
Jordan Allen-Dutton and Erik Weiner of Famous Last Nerds hilariously compressed the classic William Shakespeare play Hamlet from its traditional five acts, reworking it as…

How Far Into the Past a Modern English Speaker Could Go and Still Be Able to Communicate With Others

Digital Version of Andy Serkis Recites ‘Macbeth’ to Show the Future of Performance Capture in Gaming
Actor Andy Serkis, best known for his portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and Caesar in Planet of the Apes, teamed up…