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Bob Newhart, deadpan comedian who became a sitcom and movie star, dies at 94
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 1 week agoBob Newhart, a 1960s stand-up comedy sensation who parlayed his low-key, deadpan style into sitcom...
Ken Burns Gives Nantucket Film Festival Audiences a Glimpse of His Latest Doc ‘Leonardo da Vinci’
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 1 month agoKen Burns attended the 29th annual Nantucket Film Festival, which concludes Sunday, to give...
PEOPLE Picks Our Favorite Fiction and Nonfiction Dad Books for Father's Day
People via Yahoo News· 2 months agoWith options in fiction, nonfiction, memoir and spanning topics from history to sports to spirits,...
Rarely seen Rod Serling story, 'First Squad, First Platoon,' draws upon his World War II service
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 3 months agoNEW YORK (AP) — In a famous “Twilight Zone” episode from the early 1960s, a bloodthirsty World War...
Fact Check: Unraveling the Connection Between Halley's Comet and Mark Twain's Birth and Death
Snopes via Yahoo Canada News· 5 months agoSnopes compilation/Public Domain Claim: American author Mark Twain was born and died on the days...
NYT bestselling author from Eastern WA to bring new ‘Bonkers’ book to Tri-Cities schools
Tri-City Herald via Yahoo Canada News· 6 months agoA bestselling children’s author is kicking off a national book tour March 11 at several schools...
Story time: Mother and daughter open this a bookstore that gives back to community
Kansas City Star via Yahoo Canada News· 7 months agoHalley Vincent, 14, believes in the power of words: printed and spoken. When she was 9 years old,...
Every Ken Burns Documentary, Ranked
Redbook via Yahoo News· 7 months agoKen Burns, the legendary documentarian has examined nearly every era of American history. We ranked all of his films, from Baseball to The Vietnam War.
Fact Check: Mark Twain Once Said 'No Amount of Evidence Will Ever Persuade an Idiot'?
Snopes via Yahoo Canada News· 8 months agoKostich/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images Claim: Author Mark Twain once said or wrote, "No amount of...
Mike Johnson comes face to face with a familiar crisis
The Week via Yahoo Canada News· 9 months agoSpeaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) attends a news conference. "History," Mark Twain is alleged...