The third-born of the performing Marx Brothers, Julius "Groucho" Marx made the most profound contributions to American comedy. His wisecracking stage persona has achieved iconic status akin to Charlie Chaplin's hapless tramp and...

Julius Henry "Groucho" Marx (October 2, 1890 – August 19, 1977), was an American comedian and film star. He is famed as a master of wit. He made 15 feature films with his siblings, the Marx Brothers, and also had a successful solo career, most...

“It’d be like calling Groucho Marx anti-mustache,” the best-selling author Michael Chabon said of recent criticism in the New York Post that he and his new detective novel, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union, are anti-Semitic. Mr. Chabon, who also wrote Wonder Boys and The Amazing Adventures...

Today is Sunday, Aug. 19, the 231st day of 2007. There are 134 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Aug. 19, 1812, the USS Constitution defeated the British frigate Guerriere off Nova Scotia during the War of 1812.On this date:In 1807, Robert Fulton's...

A high school art teacher fired after officials learned he moonlighted by creating paintings using his bare buttocks and other body parts sued his former employers on Thursday.Stephen Murmer was fired in January after Chesterfield County Public Schools officials saw a YouTube video of Murmer...

When all else fails, music always saves the day. In her fifth engagement at the swanky Algonquin Oak Room, veteran song stylist Sandy Stewart eschews the corny patter, loud twinkle gowns and “theme” restrictions that imprison so many cabaret acts these days, favoring perfect phrasing...