Since Mark Twain's rather eclectic, unique food opinions have already piqued our interest, it's no surprise that his favorite ...

In downtown San Francisco, the average temperature in July has been 59.3 degrees, and it has hit 75 just once. There is no ...

When the Ajax made its second voyage in March 1866, Mark Twain was on board. He had persuaded the editors of the prestigious Sacramento Union to pay him to write correspondence from the islands.

The San Francisco Bay Area is having its coldest summer in decades, meteorologists say. But 'you have to be careful what you ...

Mark Twain’s words, in some ways, transcend time. Though he penned some of his best work from the 1870s to 1890s, his words feel genuinely applicable to our lives today.

Mark Twain is surely America's best-known author. It is tempting to say he is also the country's favorite writer, but that can't be true. Too many grandparents have given too many copies of The ...

Thomas is well-known in Hartford for his frequent collaborations with Mark Lamos at Hartford Stage. He is taking on the mantle of a legendary performance. Holbrook played Twain for more than six ...

Mark Twain is back in print -- a Ghost Writer, in a manner of speaking. Martha Teichner explains: Samuel Clemens was already pretty famous and rich when this story begins. Better known by his pen ...

No, Mark Twain never said to fear the media, but he wasn’t a fan of the press A scathing quote that recommends fearing "the media" attributed to Mark Twain is gaining steam online.

Adam Sandler wanted to know. That was, he said, his first question when the Kennedy Center told him he would be receiving the 24th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, which he accepted Sunday ...

The 25th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor will go to comedian, actor, writer and entrepreneur Kevin Hart. Past recipients include George Carlin, Eddie Murphy, Carol Burnett and Adam Sandler.