In 1998, a school district removed one of American literature's most acclaimed works from its curriculum. Parents pushing for the ban said the book was both "sexually explicit" and "anti-white." The book at the center of this debate was...

At the age of 21, Simone de Beauvoir became the youngest person to take the philosophy exams at France’s most esteemed university. But as soon as she mastered the rules of philosophy, she wanted to break them. Her desire to explore the...

For centuries, society has cheered on men who rack up the greatest number of “conquests” - conquests of women, that is. In some circles, sleeping with thousands of women is ostensibly a badge of accomplishment. Even several popes have...

In which John thinks about the limits of empathy, how we conceive of suffering, and how little he knows about being a bird. This video uses a format called The Format.

Who was Catherine the Great? You definitely know the name but probably not the life of the fascinating woman behind it. In reality, the Russian empress truly earned her "The Great" epithet, though her achievements weren't necessarily...

French intellectual, writer, and peace activist Marek Halter spoke to Euronews' Isabelle Kumar about the challenges he faced writing his memoirs and how his efforts for peace in the Middle East are far from over....

Amazon Books senior editor Lindsay Powers is revealing Amazon’s top must-read celebrity memoirs.

Delving into the life of another individual and living through their gut-wrenching and healing parts of life can be one of the most exciting forms of literature.

It’s important to distinguish the literary concept of a...

What's behind the recent glut of celebrity memoirs? Fans can't get enough of the rich and famous, and the stars want a chance to control the narrative.

CLEAN: Blair 'sorry' for Iraq war victims in revealing memoir

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CLEAN : Frankfurt book fair marks the fall of the Berlin wall

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CLEAN : Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev presents his memoirs

Feb.21 -- European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker speaks at a conference in Brussels about the U.K.'s withdrawal from the European Union.

CLEAN : Chinese stars Jackie Chan and Zhang Ziyi in Romania

Former President of the United States, Richard Nixon, arrives in Cairo for the former Shah of Iran's funeral

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Monica Bellucci is gearing up to bring Maria Callas to life on stage one last time in New York City, a hundred years after the opera singer was born there (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)