Chernow will be appearing in Elmira at 7 p.m. Oct. 8 to kick off the fall Trouble Begins lecture series, presented by the ...

The “universal river” that Twain traversed, all he saw and felt and wrote about can’t really be recaptured by a biographer.

When he was a boy walking the streets in Hannibal, Missouri, pages from a biography of Joan of Arc (1412-1431) were swept up to Samuel Clemens’ feet. Upon reading the strewn pages, Clemens inquired of ...

Columnist John Breunig ponders navigating Newport's fabled Cliff Walk with Mark Twain in the age when President Trump is gilding the White House.

Richard Thomas, best known as John Boy Walton in The Waltons and for his portrayal of Atticus Finch on the Tulsa stage in 2024, will bring a one-man show about Mark Twain to the Tulsa Performing Arts ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Thomas, now 74 (how can John Boy be 74?), is older that Twain was as he speaks ...

Gregory Fletcher, author of "Tom and Huck Sitting in a Tree" is scheduled to visit East End Books in Provincetown at 5 p.m. Oct. 12.

The mansion, known as Knollwood, is “one of America’s most storied private estates,” according to the listing. Taft occasionally used the mansion as his “Summer White House” from 1910 – 1913, hosting ...

It has now been many months, at the present writing, since I have had a nourishing meal, but I shall soon have one—a modest, private affair, all to myself. I have selected a few dishes, and made out a ...

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Mark Wahlberg highlighted the "biggest sacrifice" he's made for his Hollywood career. Wahlberg, 54, explained his career choice requires him to be away from his family. The "Play Dirty" actor said his ...

This is the oldest bar in Indiana, and it has welcomed a few notable names over its almost 200-year history, including a US president and an astronaut.