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Julie Taymor

Julie Taymor agrees that her version of "The Tempest" is "Lost" meets Harry Potter. (06:24)

Tags:  interviews,  William Shakespeare,  Spider-Man,  superheroes,  literary references,  Helen Mirren,  men/women,  Jimmy,  Julie Taymor,  pop culture,  magic

Aired: 12/09/2010 | Views: 29,997
Kevin Kline

Kevin Kline is known for his great stage presence, but Stephen will not be out-enunciated by him. (05:43)

Tags:  Kevin Kline,  interviews,  celebrities,  movies,  sex,  prostitution,  theater,  challenges,  William Shakespeare,  literary references,  Jimmy,  performances

Aired: 07/27/2010 | Views: 56,763
Shakespearean Candidates - Stephen Greenblatt

Shakespeare scholar Stephen Greenblatt discusses the Shakespearean parallels of Obama, McCain and Palin. (06:26)

Tags:  Stephen Greenblatt,  John McCain,  Barack Obama,  Sarah Palin,  literary references,  William Shakespeare,  Indecision 2008,  Indecision,  elections,  interviews,  books

Aired: 10/02/2008 | Views: 79,359
Jacob Weisberg

Jacob Weisberg compares the Bush family to Shakespeare's Henry IV. (5:34)

Tags:  Jacob Weisberg,  interviews,  George W. Bush,  royalty,  Iraq War,  William Shakespeare,  books

Aired: 02/04/2008 | Views: 29,080
The Word - Pound of Flesh

South Carolina has come up with a program to help control the prisoner population -- inmates can reduce their sentences by donating vital organs. (3:03)

Tags:  The Word,  crime,  laws,  William Shakespeare,  health,  South Carolina

Aired: 03/19/2007 | Views: 1,783
Coddling Our Kids

Getting hit in the face with a utility ball teaches you something about life -- it teaches you not to get hit in the face with a utility ball. (4:56)

Tags:  kids,  family,  parents,  siblings,  USA Today,  education,  toys & games,  gay/homosexual,  media,  health,  William Shakespeare,  Our Kids: What the Hell Is Wrong With Them?

Aired: 07/11/2006 | Views: 7,213
Intro - 4/20/06

Tonight: juvenile delinquents reading Shakespeare, Ralph Nader and the shocking truth about Maryland's 4th District. (0:31)

Tags:  intro,  books,  crime,  Ralph Nader,  drugs,  William Shakespeare

Aired: 04/20/2006 | Views: 565
The Word - Bard

Teaching kids Shakespeare will just make them more violent. (3:54)

Tags:  The Word,  books,  crime,  Iran,  bears,  William Shakespeare,  violence,  kids,  education

Aired: 04/20/2006 | Views: 6,222
Movies That Are Destroying America - Post-Oscar Wrap-Up

The pageantry of the Oscars is over, and all we're left with is horrible, horrible movies. (4:36)

Tags:  movies,  Movies That Are Destroying America,  Academy Awards,  celebrities,  Charlize Theron,  Johnny Depp,  William Shakespeare,  M. Night Shyamalan,  George W. Bush,  Natalie Portman,  Cindy Sheehan,  Michael Moore,  Bennigan's,  genetics

Aired: 03/20/2006 | Views: 5,723
All You Need to Know - Illegal Immigration

If Michael Chertoff returns all the illegal aliens to their countries, All You Need To Know is that grass seed goes down in the spring, weed-killer in the fall. (1:47)

Tags:  All You Need to Know,  Michael Chertoff,  immigration,  William Shakespeare,  Denmark

Aired: 10/18/2005 | Views: 6,680