On one of these archipelagoes, a literary scholar named Thomas Metcalf searches through historical archives for a copy of a legendary poem, composed by a 20th-century poet, Francis Blundy, honoring ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has bowed to weeks of pressure from within his party and announced his resignation, less than a year after taking office. His departure plunges Japan back into ...

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In selecting the 12 best comedies I have ever seen, I found myself having the same debate many movie lovers have: Is greatness in comedy defined by the standard structural prism through which we view ...

Here’s the challenge: Make a funny, romantic feature with a backdrop of failed suicide attempts, divorce, romantic breakups, outworn ambitions, DUI arrests, and the gritty side of a big city. Not ...

2025 will not be remembered as the Summer of Sydney Sweeney. The 27-year-old starlet consistently finds herself trending on social media, typically as the butt of the joke. Whether it is weaponizing ...

Highbrow Magazine contributing writer Mark Orwoll heads to the capital of bourbon. Read his article about Bardstown, Kentucky, and watch his video below. Quick quiz: Where is this place? Day-trippers ...

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Mel Brooks’s comedic masterpiece, 'Young Frankenstein' showcases the talents of a director, writer, and performer whose innate sense of humor has kept audiences laughing for over half a century -- a ...

Since “300” ended with the death of all major protagonists, a sequel makes about as much sense as a follow-up to “Titanic.” Nevertheless, Warner Brothers found a way to turn writer-director Zack ...