The Metropolitan Opera's revival of Tchaikovsky’s *The Queen of Spades*, which opened on Friday, May 23, 2025, offered a visually opulent and musically ambitious evening, though not without its ...

Tchaikovsky’s “Queen of Spades” tells the story of an addict, Hermann, whose obsession with cards leaves a trail of destruction. Along the way, some of the opera’s female characters become ...

No one evolves, and there are no changes of heart. And “The Queen of Spades” is short; Taruskin counts the text at “barely 10,000 words.” If there was anyone for the job, it was Pyotr.

Inspired by the true story of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, Queen Victoria's African goddaughter, The Queen's Spade is a lush and riveting historical thriller for fans of This Ravenous Fate, A Dowry of ...

Aside from the pages of his tragedies and comedies, some of Shakespeare’s longer phrases and quotes continue to live on, frequently referenced throughout pop culture, emblazoned on posters, T-shirts, ...

Vega considers a crown a pretty innocent tattoo but it can also be associated with the dangerous Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua. The Trump administration is targeting those gang members as part of ...

Two years ago, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department internal investigators learned about a group of Lakewood station deputies who shared a common tattoo of a spade, with the number 13.

Fellow drag queen Matilduh joked that Eva's 14th and 15th tattoos should be on the latter's feet although both should be marked "left." "Kapag pala nag-video ako ng kalat, alam na alam nila na ...

They planned to use a spade wielded by the late Queen Mother when she planted a tree on a visit to the Royal Norfolk Show in 1952 and kept in a special display case ever since. But in the end ...

Ten years later, 18-year-old Ina aims to destroy those responsible for Ade’s death and her debasement—Ina’s “monstrous” godmother, Queen Victoria, included.

She won the Oscar for The Queen, five Emmys and a Tony for The Audience, where she once again played Queen Elizabeth II. Many actors can win a Grammy for recording an audiobook, so Helen won't have to ...

The finale of the Netflix series, which dropped Thursday, shows Imelda Staunton, Olivia Colman, and Claire Foy gathering at St. George’s Chapel, where Queen Elizabeth was buried last year.