Arts

Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on the writing of Joan Didion, who won the the National Book Award Wednesday night for "The Year of Magical Thinking," a memoir about her husband's death.

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NewsHour essayist Richard Rodriguez looks for leadership in America.

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Liberia's ex finance minister appeared to hold a commanding lead over her opponent in the war-torn nation's presidential run-off election Thursday, placing her in position to become the first woman elected president of an African nation.

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Essayist Roger Rosenblatt looks at the legacy of civil rights icon Rosa Parks.

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Rosa Parks' quiet, yet defiant refusal to give up her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery, Ala. bus, sparked one of the longest and most influential civil rights protests in the nation's history.

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Civil rights icon Rosa Parks died Monday night at her home in Detroit of natural causes, a family friend said. She was 92.

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Civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks died Monday at her home in Detroit at age 92. Two civil rights leaders discuss her life and legacy.

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Two teams of researchers working independently announced Sunday that they discovered ways to create embryonic stem cells without destroying embryos, a development that scientists believe may make the field more politically and ethically acceptable.

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Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming reflects on a new movie about author Truman Capote.

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Essayist Chris Rose reflects on the eccentricities of New Orleans and his trepidation over proposals to redesign the Crescent City.

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