The poet Dante Aligheri’s “Commedia” — it picked up “Divine” somewhere along the way — may seem an unlikely contender for relevance. Written 800 years ago, it can feel watermarked by the Middle Ages.

This applies nicely to Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” Its garden is the poem’s otherworld—based on the ancient geocentric cosmos and Christian eschatology—and its toads are Dante’s ...

Kevin Smith is a man of many talents and interests. A proficient writer, a skilled comedian, a self-professed comic book ...

If you’re fed up with the crowds in Venice, head to Ravenna, with its dazzling mosaics and evocative museum dedicated to the ...

The valley of death, once seen as an early stage issue, is now a rite of passage for later stage when it comes to company ...

Osgood Perkins and 'The Monkey' star Elijah Wood will host the first ever “Horror Halftime Show” from Dead Meat during the ...

The institution in Ravenna houses objects kept by Countess Teresa Gamba Guicciolo, the noblewoman who had a relationship with ...

Juan Collado appears in Mad Bills to Pay (or Destiny, dile que no soy malo) by Joel Alfonso Vargas, an official selection of ...

BURNING DOWN THE HOUSE! As Selina dances her way through devils and the damned at a Dante's Divine Comedy-themed party, a tale of pain and woe unfolds in Stockholm. There, Catwoman will find the ...

This label’s 86-year run has been one of the most storied in jazz — and it’s still going. Hear tracks by Wayne Shorter, Sonny ...