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.

The Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina compiled stories of women resisting the Russian invasion. After she was killed, ...

Feb. 19 and 26, 2025 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS app + Encores Sundays, Feb. 23 and Sunday, March 2 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2. An ...

From picture books to graphic novels, fantasy to family fun, these must-read books have the power to hook kids of any gender. Some are cultural touchstones that belong in every kid's library. Others ...

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

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 ...

The best movies on Max reflect some of the best that mainstream streaming services have to offer. That’s because it used to be called HBO Max, and we all like HBO. Now it’s just Max, but the ...

The six months leading up to Adolf Hitler’s seizure of power in 1933 included efforts to stop his appointment as chancellor of Germany. A new book examines the series of events that led to Hitler’s ...

It has been tempting to view the C.I.A. as omniscient. Yet Coll’s chastening new book about the events leading up to the Iraq War, in 2003, shows just how often the agency was flying blind.