Anonymous, which opens tomorrow, wants to convince movie-goers that Shakespeare was a fraud. The movie's main success, however, is to illuminate how class-oriented and false the anti-Stratford argument- that Shakespeare's plays were written by somebody else- truly is, asserting as it does that a commoner could never be a genius.
In 14 lines engraved on a plaque on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty, Emma Lazarus (1849-1887) captured the belief in the American Dream that has defined the United States' self-image for more than a century and moved millions of immigrants to seek refuge here.
The Statue of Liberty, the symbol of freedom and democracy, the icon of the Golden Door that is the United States of America, the Mother of Exiles, turns 125 years old Friday.
Never before has a presidential candidate polled as well as Herman Cain with as few political credentials, Nate Silver writes on The New York Times' FiveThirtyEight blog.
There’s more to Halloween in New York City than the Village Halloween Parade. Here’s a look at some of the best parties and events all over the city for the 2011 Halloween Weekend.
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The latest news on the floods in Bangkok and how it is affecting travel and tourism in the region.
It’s time to put together a costume Los Angeles; here are the best Halloween events the city has to offer all weekend long for both the kids and adults.
Bronx District Attorney, Robert T. Johnson, announced plans that his office will pursue the NYPD ticket-fixing scandal with full force. His office is expected to issue indictments to police officers who had partaken in the scandal on Friday. Included are five other cases of the worst police corruption.
Mesmerizing machine appears to be breathing.
Kim Kardashian told People magazine that her current living situation as a newlywed is not ideal. It's not ideal because you're newlyweds and you want privacy, she told the magazine. Kardashian and husband Kris Humphries are currently living in the Gansevoort Hotel in New York City with her sister Kourtney, Scott Disick, and their son Mason while filming Kourtney and Kim Take New York for E.
A quarter of gay urban men have unprotected sex with casual partners, despite millions of dollars spent on HIV/ AIDS prevention strategies, according to new research published Thursday.
Authorities appealed to the public for information Tuesday after a nine-month investigation on the death of former Penthouse model, Anneka Vasta, who was found washed up on a Camp Pendleton, Calif. beach. Joggers found the model's naked body with a broken neck and back on the Marine training beach on Jan. 4, 2011. Police are still trying to establish whether Vasta's death was a suicide, accidental death or foul play. Her family vehemently denies that Vasta could have committed suic...
Now that most U.S. technology companies have reported quarterly results, the upshot is that they largely dodged any bullets from the European economic crisis.
The Ridgewood Reservoir area is under development.
Sean Parker says that life in the 1 percent ain't so easy. Gawker reported that Parker (@sparker) tweeted on Oct. 26: You guys are really attacking me for being the 1%? I was broke and couch surfing just a few years ago. Followed by I have a whole new set of problems to deal with now: security, extortion attempts, kidnapping threats, death threats, etc. Life better b4?
Stocks surged 3 percent on Thursday as an agreement by European leaders to help contain the region's two-year debt crisis lifted a cloud hovering over markets.
The NBA star is also an investor in the Canadian-based clothing company, Indochino.
Hershey Co said sales and earnings growth would slow next year, as costs for ingredients remain high, sending its shares down 4 percent.
Rick Perry said he might skip some debates moving forward. Is that a good idea?
The NYPD announced today that it will pursue legal action against demonstrators who injure any of its members, reports the New York Post. This comes of the heels of the injury of protester Scott Olsen at Occupy Oakland. Russell Simmons took to both Twitter and his website GlobalGrind to call for non-violent activism.
In a one of the largest schemes in MTA history, people were arrested on Thursday and brought up on federal charges in which hundreds of the Long Island Rail Road workers made false disability claims costing an estimated $1 billion.
