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From a square in the town of Castellabate, on Italy's Cilento coast, you can gaze up over the rim of your cappuccino and drink in a panorama of sky and Mediterranean Sea from Salerno to the Gulf of Policastro. Looking down, a fruity plain of vineyards, lemons and white figs extends to the sides of green mountains covered in wisps of steam. At the same point, in 1811, Napoleon's brother-in-law, appointed king of Naples at the beginning of the nineteenth century, pronounced the words that the city has engraved on its town hall: "No one dies here". Simply put, you…

Looming over Bakish's exit are larger questions about Paramount's future. Like many media companies, Paramount has struggled to get its streaming business off the ground in recent years as audiences for its cable channels have declined. As a result, it has long been considered a takeover target by rivals looking to build their own content libraries and increase their influence in cable deals. In recent months, the company has discussed merging with Skydance, a media company run by tech scion and Hollywood executive David Ellison. Ms. Redstone, who is Paramount's controlling shareholder, has already signed a potential deal for her…

Olga, together with her husband, also enjoyed a certain celebrity. She was the mystery guest on an episode of the television program "To Tell the Truth" in 1958, and the pair appeared on "The Ed Sullivan Show," warmly introduced by Mr. Sullivan and sung by Louis Armstrong. In 1968 she wrote a book, "Rings of Destiny," about her love affair with Connolly. And in 1997, when the United States issued a series of stamps honoring women who had shaped American history, her image was chosen for a 10-cent stamp. The marriage, however, did not last. Separating after 16 years, the…

As a boy, Whitey sometimes skipped school to visit Sportsman's Park in St. Louis and watch the Yankees play the St. Louis Browns (the team later became the Baltimore Orioles). Herzog was signed by the Yankees out of high school, but they dropped him after a long apprenticeship in the minors and traded him to the Washington Senators in 1956. He also played for the Kansas City Athletics, the Orioles and the Detroit Tigers. He appeared in 634 major league games with a career batting average of .257. After two seasons with the Athletics, as a scout and then as…