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Now here’s a period drama. William Shakespeare’s words and sexuality have long been the subject of speculation, but researchers believe their labor has finally confirmed the Bard’s love preferences. By analyzing the language Shakespeare used in his sonnets, Professor Sir Stanley Wells and Dr. Paul Edmondson believe they’ve proved that the poet addressed a handful …

“The Boys” returns for a second whirlwind season of damaged superheroes and the rogue group hell-bent on exposing their dirty secrets. “You’re going to learn more about all of the characters across-the-board,” says Antony Starr, who plays Homelander, the narcissistic psychopath superhero (or “Supe”) on the darkly comic, oft-surreal-and-gory series adapted by Eric Kripke from …

Stephen Curry, Malala Yousafzai, Sir Richard Branson and Susan Orlean are teaming up with literary startup Literati to each curate a list of books for individual book clubs. Late American mythologist Joseph Campbell’s foundation will also curate a list. Launching in October, users will pay $24.95 a month and will receive a print copy of …

Famed clean water crusader Erin Brockovich has a new book and podcast coming out, both called “Superman’s Not Coming.” “We cannot pretend that the government is going to protect us,” she told Page Six. “There is no superhero on the way. Our water is poisoning us, our food is full of toxins, the air is …

One hundred years ago on Aug. 18, the 19th Amendment was ratified, giving most American women the right to vote. Timed with the landmark law’s centennial, the New York Public Library is honoring women and their rights with the release of three lists of Essential Reads on Feminism. The lists are compiled by age, with …

New York governor Andrew Cuomo is writing a book about his experience managing the coronavirus pandemic and his relationship with the Trump administration, his publisher Crown announced Tuesday. “American Crisis,” set to be released October 13, chronicles “the ingenuity and sacrifice required of so many to fight the pandemic,” the publisher said. The book will …

Adele is all about the power of the pages. On Friday, the 32-year-old singer — whose weight-loss transformation has been on display in recent months — revealed how Glennon Doyle’s “Untamed” changed her mindset for the better. “If you’re ready – this book will shake your brain and make your soul scream,” Adele told her …

Even superheroes are having a hard time weathering this pandemic. The majority of comic books giant DC Universe’s streaming service staff was laid off on Monday amid larger WarnerMedia cuts, sources told the Hollywood Reporter. The layoffs hit about one-third of DC’s editorial positions, as well as high-ranking individuals, including Editor-in-Chief Bob Harris, senior VP …

Goodnight, society as we knew it. Margaret Wise Brown’s 1947 children’s book “Goodnight Moon” has been reimagined for the time of the coronavirus. “Good Morning Zoom,” a parody version of the book by investment banker Lindsay Rechler and illustrator June Park, will be published by Penguin Random House in October. “It seemed fitting because ‘Goodnight …

The time has come to imprison George R.R. Martin. “Game of Thrones” fans are holding the novelist to his promise that, should he not finish the next installment of his “A Song of Fire and Ice” book series by July 29, 2020, he formally consents to go to jail. “If I don’t have ‘The Winds …