The doctor who became a theater director and `amateur epistemologist' is nearly 70, but is as active as ever
By Mark Feeney
Jonathan Miller has a highly mobile face. It's the face of a natural performer, someone whose features not only register but underscore his thoughts (and Miller thinks many thoughts). His most frequent expression might best be described as quizzicality verging on

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Four hundred years ago on Monday, the UK's greatest playwright turned 40. He was already past it
By Gary Taylor
Shakespeare turned 40. Like millions of other men when they hit that midlife speed-bump, he felt a little old, a little anxious about the younger, faster, more fashionable men lining up to replace him.

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