Dec 1st, 2008 · HBO's new mini-series, House of Saddam, chronicles the life of the former Iraqi dictator. Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo, who plays Hussein's wife and writer-director Alex Holmes discuss the challenges they faced in portraying the leader's complex family.
Nov 13th, 2008 · Nilaja Sun's play No Child received critical acclaim in the theater world. The show went from a one-woman show to a full cast of actors who portray teachers and children struggling to meet the standards of No Child Left Behind.
Nov 3rd, 2008 · Film expert Murray Horwitz discusses the ways in which American presidents have been portrayed in film. Whether battling terrorists, natural disasters or alien invasions, who is your favorite fictional president?
Sep 23rd, 2008 · President Bush addresses the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday for the last time. In his speech, he'll portray himself as a multilateralist who wants to see the U.N. function better.
Sep 3rd, 2008 · Oregon is replacing the infamous mental hospital portrayed in the Academy Award-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with a new facility. Dr. Marvin D. Fickle, former superintendent of the Oregon State Hospital, calls it a "fairly gloomy kind of place."
Aug 29th, 2008 · Barack Obama has accepted the Democratic Party's nomination for president. His acceptance speech Thursday night fired hard at his rival, John McCain. Portraying a McCain administration as a continuation of the current Bush White House, Obama said, "On Nov. 4, we must stand up and say: 'Eight is enough.' " Obama also said he welcomes a debate with McCain over who has the best temperament and judgment to be president.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · Denver is debating how it wants to be portrayed as thousands of journalists and delegates arrive for the Democratic National Convention. But Denverites are split over whether to play up the city's folksy western reputation or its emergence as a cultured city.
Aug 21st, 2008 · The ongoing conflict in Georgia's South Ossetia has killed an unknown number of the region's citizens, and left thousands displaced. Many Russians believe that American media has unfairly portrayed their nation as a villain in the conflict. Olga Ivanova, a graduate student from Russia, discusses her recent Washington Post editorial explaining a different perspective.