Berlin Wall's Fall (1989)

Troubled times have always been fertile ground for political satire. Or least they were once upon a time at the movies. Given the current climate — or at least the apolitical tenor of most films — it's hard to believe that Preston Sturges...

First came the warnings. Then panic. Then confusion. Then -- finally, inevitably -- the duct-tape jokes. As Americans rode out last week's "code orange" warning that the nation was at "high risk" of a terrorist attack, the country's mood veered from...

WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats in Congress cheered the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime in Baghdad yesterday but cautioned that serious challenges lie ahead as the U.S.-led military effort draws to a close and reconstruction begins....

President Bush frames the war on terrorism much the way his Cold War predecessors described the war on communism, as a global struggle stretching from hometown America to the far side of the world. As did the Cold War, this campaign could last for...

THE GOOD PASTOR gives his life for the flock. A frail John Paul II voiced that simple declaration on his silver anniversary. It was his way of saying he intended to carry on his mission despite his infirmities. Now, at his death, his words stand as a...

The experience of seeing the new teen sex romp "Eurotrip" is much like receiving a few postcards from a friend's grand tour of the Continent. A glimpse of familiar landmarks, some references to other sights seen, a general idea of the fun had by all ......

One of the great ironies of the war in Iraq is that, despite the continuing human carnage, Baghdad's physical structures were preserved relatively intact. Reminders that this is a city under siege — razor wire, military checkpoints, barricaded...