<br>In 150 AD, the Greek scholar Claudius Ptolemy wrote a textbook entitled the <i>Geography, </i>which earned him the title ‘The Father of Geography’. Drawing on nearly a thousand years of classical ...

Legendary director, writer, producer, and actor Mel Brooks may be ninety-six years old, but not even his age could "Torquemada" getting back on the saddle for History of the World: Part II (2023). The ...

Based on the New York Times bestselling book of the same name, this new Fox Nation series features six episodes hosted by Dan Aykroyd behind the bar as he serves up drinks and history lessons to a ...

Those familiar with Mel Brooks’ work will be delighted that the entire series evokes his sense of humour. Unfortunately, that also means it’s very hit-and-miss. Go to Full Review Kristian M. Lin Fort ...

For National Snail Day, museum research fellow Melissa Betters explores the mollusks’ notable nature Melissa Betters A shell from the Cuvier tropid snail, a terrestrial species native to Madagascar, ...

Over 40 years after Mel Brooks had the presence of mind to title his epic 1981 comedy History of the World, Part I, the film’s sequel is finally set for release with a similarly all-star ensemble and ...

Brooks' 1981 film 'History of the World, Part I' gets an eight-episode series treatment featuring Nick Kroll, Ike Barinholtz and Wanda Sykes among its writer-producer-stars. By Daniel Fienberg Chief ...

If you don’t count the years when he worked as a drummer, a “tummler” and a teenage comic in the Catskills, Mel Brooks began his show business career in television, writing for Sid Caesar at the dawn ...

Mel Brooks’s human comedy gets a ‘Part II’ for streaming TV, with a sketch-star cast and a sharp makeover. By James Poniewozik Before his many lives as America’s tummler-in-chief — movie star, ...