In 1938, Neville Chamberlain facilitated Germany’s annexation of the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia and Adolf Hitler agreed not to invade Czechoslovakia.

Hollywood loved the idea, though it had little use for words like “lighthearted” or “mild” in what the screen trade ...

A museum curator, historian and now author, Katherine Carter, has taken a distinctive view of Winston Churchill’s “Wilderness ...

In Smolensk, residents were obliged to fear both the occupying Nazis and what would happen if Soviet rule returned.

In 2004, Spiegelman drew a strip — also included in Breakdowns — where he gifts his son, Dash, a locked chest, something he ...

One of the busiest stage directors in Europe is fully arriving, at last, with “The Threepenny Opera” this spring.

Charlie Chaplin was a silent film star of the early 20th century who is best known for his iconic mustache, cane, comedic ...

I’m old enough to remember the 1940 movie, The Great Dictator, in which Charlie Chaplin plays two roles — the title role of the dictator-general of the fictional country of Tomania, one Adenoid Hynkel ...

In light of recent events, it might be a good time to remember a very simple truth: Nazis are ALWAYS the bad guys.

(Both movies are available to stream on Max.) Chaplin plays a double role in his film, both as a fictional Hitler-eseque character and a Jewish barber who looks a whole lot like him. I revisited ...

By Scott Roxborough, Patrick Brzeski In the wake of Elon Musk’s Hitler-like salute at Donald Trump’s inauguration — a gesture that sparked outrage and reinvigorated the cultural conversation ...

We all lack a little courage from time to time, and that's okay! What's not ideal is when you get stuck in the land of stagnant timidity, unsure of how to move on or where to even start.