This a clip from of African American Lives 2 which aired on PBS in New York last night Hosted by Henry Louis Gates Jr the documentary traces the genealogy of Morgan Freeman Chris Rock Tina Turner and other famous African Americans It s fascinating stuff so look out for the next instal

The news that Hillary Clinton had loaned her campaign 5 million sent shockwaves through the commentariat It was not good news for her assuredly It shows a lack of enthusiasm for her campaign It shows a lack of good fiscal management that undercuts her claims to super-competence And given th

If you live inside the Beltway and you care about politics late afternoon of every election day you start making calls to find out what the exit polls show The content of these polls shape your last-minute expectations and will constitute much of the coverage and analysis as the night goes on If

In this week s America Richard Blake S J reviews Atonement The film fails to measure up to the stunning novel he writes but few films can disappoint on such a high level This is a busy time of year for Fr Blake who has already reviewed Michael Clayton and

In this morning s Washington Post Shailagh Murray ranks Sen Ted Kennedy s endorsement of Obama along with the latter s victories in Iowa and South Carolina as the principle reasons for the wind at Obama s back going in to today s Tsunami Tuesday Last week I argued that endorsements don

The new movie 4 Months 3 Weeks 2 Days about an illegal abortion in Romania during its communist era won the prestigious Palme d Or at the Cannes Film Festival this year The New York Times in a rave review said that that Christian Mungiu s new work deserves to be seen by the largest