

Where there's a Will
ON THE 400th ANNIVERSARY OF SHAKESPEARE’S DEATH LOTTIE J. DISPELS THE CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING HIS ‘SECOND BEST BED’ This year marks the 400th anniversary of playwright William Shakespeare’s death on 23rd April 1616. Although the exact cause remains a mystery, he began to make a will in January 1616, which suggests he was aware of his imminent demise. When his will was finally signed on 25th March, in the presence of his attorney, Francis Collins of Warwick, the shaky handwrit


You are all mime
IS THE DESIRE TO EXPRESS OURSELVES KILLING INDIVIDUALITY? Over the past year or two we (in the West) have at times been exposed to some of the shocking global crises that we rarely experience first-hand in the safety of our cocoons of self-dissatisfaction. What seems to be at the heart of these issues is a recurring contrast of worlds. One such case is the enduring migrant crisis. Indeed, for many of the helpless victims in the unimaginable situation of fleeing conflict, phys