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Could Syria's Civil War Become A Large Regional Crisis?
Two Israeli airstrikes outside of Damascus in one weekend signal escalating tensions between Syria and its neighbors. The Syrian government has said the attacks "open the door to all possibilities," giving rise to concerns that the conflict could spill over the border.
Laura Linney and Alan Alda star in The Big C, now in its fourth season on Sh...
Linney Mines 'The Big C' For Serious Laughs
On Showtime's dark comedy series, Laura Linney plays a terminally ill cancer patient. The actress's own father died from lung cancer while the series was being made; her mother was a cancer nurse at Sloan-Kettering when Linney was young. These experiences, she says, inform her performance.
Caitlin Rose's newest album is titled The Stand-In....
Caitlin Rose: A Singer Grounded In The Details Of Yearning
Dubbed a country singer by virtue of her Nashville base, Rose sounds more like a pop vocalist on The Stand-In. Drawing inspiration from Roy Orbison, Carlene Carter and countless others, Rose knows it takes an assured performer to sell the notion of vulnerability over the long haul.
Gail Godwin, whose latest novel is Flora, has been a finalist for the Nation...
Godwin's 'Flora': A Tale Of Remorse That Creeps Under Your Skin
The latest novel from three-time National Book Award finalist Gail Godwin takes inspiration from Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. Both stories take place in isolated old houses, and both revolve around mental contests between a governess character and her young charge.
Obama Tried To Shift Foreign Policy Focus Away From Syria
The situation in Syria seems to have the Obama administration scrambling in the face of what appear to be no good options. Public opinion does not favor military intervention. On a different front, the president pushed for overhauling immigration while in Latin America last week.
After years in the halls of Congress, Republican Mitch McConnell has to conv...
McConnell Tries To Show He's Still At Home In Kentucky
The Senate minority leader is up for re-election next year, and polling in his state shows his popularity is suffering. Some voters complain that Mitch McConnell is out of touch with the people of the Bluegrass State, and others say it's time for some new blood. Still, he will be hard to beat.