Some prominent writers have withdrawn from the PEN American Center's annual gala because of the organization's decision to give Charlie Hebdo an award.

Through the story of Bosnian mountaineering, an alternative mini-history of Bosnia emerges.

The 50th anniversary of the vietnam war is somewhat misleading: The U.S. had been involved in Vietnam for well over a decade already by 1965

Bastille Day as we know it began as private educational events phased into lively street fetês, and eventually the parades and fireworks we know today.