COMMENTARY: Though known as America’s great humorist, Twain called his novel on Joan of Arc the ‘best of all my books.’ ...

Annoyingly, The Gilded Age season 4 isn't going to be on our screens for an age (pun intended) yet. In fact, we don't actually have a release window at all, which isn't too surprising given that ...

Since the 1920s, American historians have referred to the last third or so of the nineteenth century – the period sandwiched ...

But then came the landmark eight-point decision. Introduced by the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist ...

Too much clothing sent Marie Antoinette to the guillotine. Yet the first Queen of Excess still stokes our fashion dreams—and two new exhibits salute her style. Encore, encore.

Sailing put Rhode Island’s Newport on the world map. Founded in 1639 by religious dissenters, it quickly became a major port ...

Emmy-winning actor Richard Thomas has moved on from playing one legend -- Atticus Finch in the national tour of "To Kill a Mockingbird" -- to another: 19th-century author and humorist Mark Twain. He's ...

One-pot meals are the height of culinary convenience, but some don't stay trendy forever. Here's a closer look at some ...

From barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark Labor Day — the federal holiday celebrating the American worker — by finding ways to relax. The holiday with activist ...