ernest hemingway
This grand NYC home that played host to literary luminaries asks $5.25M for sale
At 541 E. 72nd St., the duplex has a layout and an aesthetic as lavish as its literary history.
Understanding your Mercury sign: What it means in astrology
Mercury is the messenger planet of communication, coordination, creative expression and information processing.
What kind of cocktail are you based on your zodiac sign?
Raise a glass, a coup, a mug or flute, today is National Cocktail Day. The word cocktail, according to barroom historian David Wondrich has its origin in the ginger suppositories...
As a teacher for 26 years, I've seen how we dumbed down education — and how kids suffer
Teachers have been faced with two choices: educating students with challenging material and frequent grading or engaging them with fun projects and participation grades.
Bearded, burly Ernest Hemingway doppelgängers compete for lookalike prize
It was the old man and the sea of clones.
Mafia ties, scandals and crimes of Taylor Swift's favorite restaurant, Cipriani
Cipriani restaurants draw a-list power names and have done for decades. But behind the scenes its secrets include ties to the mob.
Wisconsin man wins Key West's annual Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest on 11th attempt
A Wisconsin man took home first prize in Key West's annual Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest -- 11 years after he first entered the event.
Florida attorney takes top prize in 2022 Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest
More than 100 men vied for the title of "man who most resembles author and former Key West resident Ernest Hemingway" this weekend in Florida — and only one man triumphed.
Annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest returns in Florida
The annual Ernest Hemingway look-alike contest is set to return to the Florida Keys after being postponed last year due to the coronavirus epidemic.
Key West brings back barefoot elegance after Hurricane Irma
It’s an ill wind that blows nobody any good, and for all the havoc that hurricane Irma wreaked on the Florida Keys in September 2017, there was indeed a silver...
This is the mystery soldier who saved Ernest Hemingway's life
The sun rose again for Ernest Hemingway — thanks to Fedele Temperini. Historians recently identified Temperini -- a 26-year-old private from Tuscany, Italy-- as the soldier who unwittingly saved Hemingway's...
Rare Hemingway letter about 500-pound marlin catch up for auction
A rare 1935 letter written by Ernest Hemingway about a 500-pound Atlantic blue marlin caught in the Bahamas is up for auction in Los Angeles this week. The catch is...
1956 Hemingway story to be published for the first time
A story written by Ernest Hemingway in 1956 is being published for the first time this week in the summer edition of the Strand Magazine, a literary quarterly that has...
Ernest Hemingway’s cats are safe after Irma
These six-toed cats have nine lives, too! All of the famed feline descendants of Ernest Hemingway’s cats survived Hurricane Irma, said caretakers of the late writer’s Florida Keys home. The...
Judge rules kids' versions of classic novels violate copyrights
A federal judge has ruled that the publisher of popular kids’ versions of books by Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Truman Capote and Arthur C. Clarke is infringing on the copyrights...
How driving ambulances during World War I inspired Hemingway
When it comes to visionaries, give war a chance. Several major artists and innovators of the 20th century served as volunteer ambulance drivers during World War I, shaping their experiences...
How the Soviets once recruited Ernest Hemingway to be a spy
A provocative article about US veterans killed during a deadly 1935 hurricane in the Florida Keys brought Ernest Hemingway, journalist and best-selling author of “The Sun Also Rises” and “A...
Why Hemingway's grandson will never grow a beard
Edward Hemingway has an especially strange relationship with his grandfather. The 47-year-old Brooklynite is Ernest Hemingway’s youngest grandson. Edward’s parents, Valerie Hemingway (née Danby-Smith), a scrappy Irish girl who charmed...
'Hemingway in Cuba' is pretty and obvious
The first American feature film shot in Cuba since Errol Flynn cheered on Fidel Castro’s revolution with his notorious “Cuban Rebel Girls’’ centers on Ernest Hemingway’s last months at his...
Man wins Hemingway look-alike contest on 15th attempt
KEY WEST, Fla. -- A white-bearded Florida man has won the "Papa" Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his 15th attempt. Retired air traffic controller Charlie Boice of Palm Beach Gardens prevailed...