The Duchess of Malfi, The White Devil, The Broken Heart and 'Tis Pity She's a Whore

John Webster

These four plays, written during the reigns of James I and Charles I, took revenge tragedy in dark and ambiguous new directions. In The Duchess of Malfi and The White Devil, John Webster explores the role of women and issues of power, sex and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable a...

Till Death, or a Little Light Maiming, Do Us Part

Kathy Lette

A terrific, raunchy romp with heart! Just what we need right now.Magda SzubanskiWhen Jason Riley goes missing, feared killed by a shark, his family - make that families - have many questions.Hearing a news report that a man on his morning swim has been taken by a Great White, teacher Gwen races to the b...

Illegitimate Authority: Facing the Challenges of Our Time

Noam Chomsky & C. J. Polychroniou

In these wide-ranging and incisive interviews, Chomsky addresses the urgent questions of this tumultuous time, speaking to the rapidly deteriorating quality of democracy in the United States and rising tensions globally. Noam Chomsky examines the crumbling of the social fabric and the fractures of the ...