The final cinematic appearance of Charlie Chaplin's Little Tramp character is also the legendary filmmaker's first talkie, though he uses sound sparingly and with predictable artistry. Made at the height of the Depression, in 1936, the...

The term Modern Times is used by historians to loosely describe the period of time immediately following what is known as the Early Modern Times. It is to be distinguished from the term of...

We're tempted to wax hyperbolic about the potential sale by Harry Macklowe of the GM Building, so, what the heck, we will: It could fetch a truly historic record, perhaps becoming the biggest single biggest building sale of our lifetimes (and the average age of...

"Relax. There will be no test."That's how Rick Steves' "Europe 101: History & Art for the Traveler" begins.The $24.95 book, just out in its seventh edition from California-based Avalon Travel, tells you everything you forgot (or never learned) in that European history class you took...

Two centuries of kvetching, kvetching, kvetching. That's New York-ese _ Yiddish, actually _ for complaining, complaining, complaining. And it's the subject of a new booklet of letters both funny and fascinating _ "The New York City Museum of Complaint" _ that were...

Bob Dylan was awarded Spain's Prince of Asturias arts award, one of the country's most prestigious honors, Wednesday."He's a living legend of popular music," said Jose Llado Fernandez-Urrutia, president of the prize's panel of judges.Dylan, 66, has been one of the most influential popular music...