Between lingering cancel culture and an opera buffa administration that daily defies parody, you could be forgiven for ...

Ron Chernow’s Mark Twain forces a similar conclusion about its subject: clearly an idiot, and a born sucker. This conclusion ...

While illuminating, this book isn ... relief humor is often used with campaigns that refer directly to the body and, indeed, bodily urges. This ad from 1969 is one of the most famous examples.

Ron Chernow confirms the Twain's literary mastery but contends that the most important character he ever created was his own.

This month marks the 100th birthday of Malcolm X, the defiant, charismatic Black leader who electrified America with his blunt talk and biting humor ... Malcolm's most famous phrase – "By ...

Charlie Munger, the late vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett’s closest business partner, was an investing ...

Her short, snappy memoirs—2008’s ‘Wishful Drinking,’ 2011’s ‘Shockaholic,’ and 2016’s ‘The Princess Diarist’—prove that the ‘Star Wars’ legend and ace screenwriter was one of a kind.

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What role does humor play in making the world make sense? I'm joined now by Christine Wence, a member of the Onion's original staff and author of the new book ... made them famous, but the ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Historian Ron Chernow’s latest work may surprise readers who know him best for the book which inspired the ...