Running for U.S. president is a lot like auditioning for a role, and the country is about to cast someone to play it for the next four years. ...more

October 9, 2008

A few miles inland from the Pacific Ocean, amid cracked earth and mesquite and sun-bleached cactus, neat rows of emerald plants sprout from the desert floor. ...more

September 14, 2008

She might be known worldwide as the Material Girl, but there's more than a little of the small-town Michigan girl left in Madonna. ...more

August 3, 2008

Martin Sheen became "fanatic" when his son Charlie was using drugs. ...more

May 28, 2008

If you're bored by the soporific slate of U.S. presidential candidates, consider watching PBS' new documentary on Andrew Jackson. It proves that politicians don't have to be dull. ...more

January 1, 2008