She-Wolves

"She-wolf" is what Shakespeare called Margaret of Anjou (1430-1482), who wielded power over England in the vacum created by the infirmities of her husband, Henry VI. In this superb royal history, Helen Castor chronicles the life of Margaret and other formidable queens who paved the way for the rule of Elizabeth I.

May 18: Parade, the "first modern ballet," premiered in Paris on this day in 1917. The production was a collaboration of some of modernism's most famous -- music by Erik Satie, scenario by Jean Cocteau, costumes by Picasso,…

Ethan Rutherford and Matt Burgess (Dogfight: A Love Story) on the writing of Rutherford's surreal and fiercely funny story collection The Peripatetic Coffin

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