Nov 12th, 2005 · Tuesday was election day in Liberia, and international observers said the presidential run-off vote was largely peaceful and orderly. But the apparent loser, millionaire soccer star George Weah, has challenged the results, which have him trailing former finance minister Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
Sep 19th, 2005 · The new NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl stars Jason Lee as a ne'er-do-well who decides to turn around his life after winning $100,000 in the lottery. Alex Chadwick visits the set and speaks with the star and the director about what sets the show apart. My Name Is Earl debuts Tuesday night.
Aug 24th, 2005 · Winners and losers respond to the base closings. Robert Siegel talks with retired shipyard commander Captain Bill McDonough, who fought to keep the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open. His efforts prevailed. We also hear from people south of Atlanta, Ga., where two bases -- Fort Gillem and Fort McPherson -- are slated to close.
Aug 20th, 2005 · The singer-songwriter's latest project is Front Parlour Ballads, a mostly acoustic work. Thompson tells John Ydstie about songs build around bikers, schoolyard bullies, dreamers, lovers and losers.
Jul 6th, 2005 · Today's announcement that London will host the 2012 Olympics has created winners and losers within the city itself. We'll hear more about reaction there, and learn why this choice may force the Bellagio casino in Las Vegas to change its brunch menu.
Jun 5th, 2005 · There will be winners and losers on Broadway Sunday, when the annual Tony Awards are presented. NPR's Jennifer Ludden has a preview chat about this year's Tony Award nominees with The New Yorker's senior drama critic, John Lahr.
Jan 2nd, 2005 · NPR's Bob Mondello reviews the performances of two actors who are expected to garner Oscar nominations for their performances: Kevin Bacon and Sean Penn. Both actors give harrowing psychological portraits of outsiders -- Bacon plays a former child molester in The Woodsman and Penn plays a down-and-out salesman in The Assassination of Richard Nixon.
Dec 20th, 2004 · Slate film critic David Edelstein tells us his top movies of 2004, and recommends current holiday releases. Edelstein says that in 2004, some high-profile winners -- and losers -- hit the nation's big screens.