More than a century after his death, the Missourian is still the “exemplary American" in Deutschland

He was broke, tired of being a freelancer and bored in California. One trip and some lectures changed everything

Mark Twain's recently rediscovered account of an 1868 hanging turns out to be not all that rediscovered.

You deserve a break: Mark Twain, Andrew Yang and others have all made the case (indirectly) for a right to play

Fact No. 5: Val Kilmer didn't want to make "Top Gun"

The tendency to dehumanize black men and make spectacles of their deaths is a disgraceful ongoing phenomenon

Jimmy Kimmel continued ripping the right while honoring fellow-comedian David Letterman at the Kennedy Center

Twain was dazzling audiences on an 1895 American tour when his wife had great advice: Be serious and less funny

As he's honored at the Kennedy Center, the comic reminds us he's a great satirist as well as our favorite goofball

Giuliani let the subtext become the text when he bluntly stated that "a woman" can't be as qualified as Trump

Read Heather Havrilesky's last great interview with Carlin, in which he talks about cocaine, being a fallen idealist and the "exciting" Obama story, even though he didn't plan to vote.

"A man at play with freedoms of his mind, believing allegiance to the truth and not the flag rescues democracy"

Trump defenders claim he sincerely believes conspiracy theories like the Big Lie. This meltdown proves he doesn't

My feed is flooded from both sides. This isn't a discussion, it's not productive -- and it belittles real tragedy

Twain became enamored with Olivia quickly, and despite an initial rebuff from her, a lasting relationship ensued