Anton Chekhov is today one of the most widely known authors of nineteenth-century Russian literature. Appreciated not only in Russia and the West but also in Asia, he was a master of the short story, and his innovations in the poetics of short prose fict...

The Russian author Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (1860-1904) is among the major short-story writers and dramatists of modern times. During the last half of the 19th century the old order in Russia was crumbling. Political institutions were out of line with act...

Celebrities who fall on tough legal times can often rely on their fellow stars for support.Jodie Foster spoke out on Mel Gibson's behalf after his anti-Semitic tirade last summer. The cast of "The View" gave Alec Baldwin a place to explain his custody battle and...

Syracuse’s Ra Ra Riot share more than a few commonalities with fellow buzz band Voxtrot. Both rose to (semi-) prominence after releasing acclaimed non-albums, hailed as the darlings of SXSW by obsessives via the interweb and have a penchant for dramatic melodic rock. But as...

The Al Gore boomlet, which has been gathering force in recent months, has crested in Ryan Lizza's New Republic piece this week, in which he argues that Gore is the only Democrat who can stop Hillary. He makes a fairly complicated argument: "Hillary's strategists are...