Sep 15th, 2008 · When investor Wilbur Ross was at Yale, he took an English course that required writing 1,000 words a day. After two weeks, he ran out of things to say. The billionaire jokes that dropping it "probably saved me from a life of poverty."
Jul 30th, 2008 · Rick Ross' career has been built on the image of a swaggering, dominating hustler and drug dealer. But documents released to The Smoking Gun tell a different story about the rapper and threaten to undermine his street cred.
Dec 2nd, 2007 · Andrea Seabrook offers a montage of some of the work of this year's 30th Annual Kennedy Center honorees, who receive their awards Sunday in Washington. They include Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, singer Diana Ross, pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin and film director Martin Scorsese.
Sep 17th, 2007 · Justin Ross, a democrat, is serving his second term in the Maryland House of Delegates. A loyal fan of hip-hop music, Ross, who is white, argues that whites are partially to blame for the negative impact of obscene lyrics often associated with the genre. The legislator explains why.
Sep 5th, 2007 · Steve Ross, a history professor at University of Southern California, talks about the role celebrities are playing in the 2008 presidential election. Ross is writing a book titled Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics. Robert Smith also talks to people on Hollywood Boulevard about whether they care which celebrity supports which candidate.
Dec 22nd, 2006 · Author Lillian Ross talks to Steve Inskeep about her techniques and the subjects she has profiled for her work at The New Yorker, where she has been writing since 1945.
Feb 16th, 2006 · The militant Islamist group Hamas gains control of the Palestinian Authority this weekend, when parliament convenes for the first time since last month's elections. Steve Inskeep talks with Dennis Ross, fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, about the kind of leverage America has with Hamas. Ross was special Middle East coordinator under President Clinton.
Aug 26th, 2005 · Singer and actress Annie Ross was part of the legendary team of Lambert, Hendricks and Ross and originated the style known as vocalese. She's currently performing in Manhattan at Danny's Skylight Room on Wednesday nights until September. (This interview originally aired March 2, 1990.)