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Jerry Brotton explores the dark side of Kit Marlowe's Dr Faustus.

Christopher Marlowe was an atheist, a counterfeiter and a possible spy – a Renaissance rebel. Fran Connor tells us how this informed his most famous character, Dr. Faustus, in today’s Why Should I ...

Off the coast of Japan, biologists netted a pea-size jellyfish with an unusual circadian clock — a chance finding that suggests there are likely more overlooked biological timekeeping mechanisms to be ...

After the original ZZ Top rock band formed in Houston, Texas in 1969, it garnered more than half a century of concerts, tours and performances for those 51 years, consisting of the same trio of ...

Well, after years of waiting for the Cade Marlowe experiment to become a well-oiled machine, it officially sprung its final leak in Seattle. The former Mariners' prospect signed on with the Oakland ...

MCI call center mogul Anthony Marlowe has quite the eye for trophy real estate. So much so that his three-story Miami penthouse with its own private rooftop pool is now on the market for $8.99 million ...

Stephen Greenblatt, in conversation with Richard Wolinsky about his book Dark Renaissance: The Dangerous Times and Fatal Genius o Shakespeare’s Greatest Rival, recorded September 11, 2025. Stephen ...

The new book "Dark Renaissance" is a true story of spies, counterfeiters, betrayal and murder. It's about the short life of the playwright Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's greatest rival. And the ...

Stephen Greenblatt has the rare ability to write vivid narratives for the general public that rest on firm scholarly foundations. This gift is particularly valuable in his new book, “Dark Renaissance, ...