Just one peek, you say. Suddenly, there you are rubbernecking like the worst person in the world (or reading another book about the end of the Romanov dynasty). I read a British review of The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra by Helen Rappaport and pre-ordered the book. I'm glad I did. I might still be rubbernecking, but I learned some new things and came away with a better understanding of the daughters and the world they lived in af

Capcom has released a new gameplay video for the previously teased Rose, who is making her return to the series in Street Fighter V very soon. The tarot-wielding fighter is an unusual character who will keep her enemies off-balance with a mix of melee and magical abilities. Rose's signature abilities make use of tarot magic and can grab and slam down enemies from range, and she can also use anti-air attacks to keep them from closing in. She's also capable of mixing it up with

She wrote two novels and thirty-two short stories, as well as a number of reviews and commentaries. She was a Southern writer who often wrote in a sardonic Southern Gothic style, relying heavily on regional settings and grotesque characters, often in violent situations. The unsentimental acceptance or rejection of the limitations, imperfections, or differences of these characters (whether attributed to disability, race, crime, religion, or sanity) typically underpins the dram

Right before the pandemic took hold, the Metropolitan Opera rebooted and released it in real time in movie theaters. Naturally, I went. These reviews are better than mine. ‘Akhnaten’ Puts You on Philip Glass Time A place in the sun Gleaming and Self-Aware, Philip Glass’s Akhnaten Is Borne to the Met

First of all, I highly recommend this book. As a literature and rhetoric major, I knew about Abélard and Heloise, but their fascinating story never really piqued my interest until I read The Sharp Hook of Love by Sherry Jones. Second, as an aspiring novelist writing about star-crossed lovers, this book made me (no other phrase for it) green with envy. Abélard and Heloise star in one of history’s most passionate and romantic true love stories. The affair of the 12th-century

From movies to best-selling novels, it’s easy to conjure a list of authors, filmmakers, photographers and artists who have found inspiration in the country’s ancient and modern cultural heritage. While it may come as a surprise to many, authors in particular have always had a fondness for writing about Egypt as they chronicle their travels, sail the Nile, and visit archaeological sites. To read the full article, click here.