Constantine XI Palaiologos's rule as Byzantine Emperor was brief, and his death coincided with the fall of Constantinople.

The year’s best books include the novel “James” by Percival Everett and a memoir by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin.

When Giacomo Casanova fell in love with Corfu, he was 16 years old, but his first visit was enough to make him go back and ...

Calling hours will be held on Thursday, Dec. 19, from 4 to 6 p.m., at the Finnerty & Stevens Funeral Home in Great Barrington; the memorial service will be held Friday, Dec. 20, at noon, at Christ ...

Adrien Brody suffers and Guy Pearce seethes in this epic showdown between a passionate architect and his flaky patron, ...