Oct 15th, 2008 · The Supreme Court decisions on whether on not to hear cases are usually straightforward. But on Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts offered a literary dissent to the court's decision not to take on a case about a drug bust in Philadelphia.
Oct 14th, 2008 · Though fierce political opponents, John McCain and Barack Obama agree on a literary matter: Each picks Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, featuring the stoic freedom-fighter Robert Jordan, as a favorite.
Sep 26th, 2008 · Robert Downey Jr. is a name well-known to moviegoers, but did you know that the actor's father also happens to be in the movie business? Robert Downey Sr. is an acclaimed director whose early underground films have just been restored.
Sep 25th, 2008 · Robert Wagner has made movies with Spencer Tracy and played Number Two in the Austin Powers films. In the memoir Pieces of My Heart, Wagner details two winding paths: his career and his love life.
Aug 29th, 2008 · As New Orleans' levees buckled, Kim Rivers Roberts turned her video camera on marooned friends, relatives and neighbors. Roberts' footage has been adapted into a powerful documentary that is as much about America as it is about the deadly storm.
Aug 1st, 2008 · Americans spend millions on beauty products, trendy clothes, and plastic surgery. Is America obsessed with beauty? That's a question filmmaker Darryl Roberts explored in his new documentary, "American the Beautiful." Farai Chideya speaks with Roberts and model/actress Gerren Taylor, who was at the heart of this film.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Triumph the Comic Insult Dog's bark may be worse than his bite: The canine puppet has been mocking Hollywood celebrities for over a decade now. Robert Smigel, Triumph's creator, talks about the furry late-night fixture and his other comedy projects.
Jul 16th, 2008 · Robert Redford has been fighting on behalf of the environment via films and Congress for over thirty years. His latest approach to increase awareness of global warming does it in rhyme.