John F. Kennedy Assassination (1963)

Goldberg: Obama's 'idiot' defense

2013-05-21 00:00:00

Although there's still a great deal to be learned about the scandals and controversies swirling around the White House like so many ominous dorsal fins in the surf, the nature of President Obama's bind is becoming clear. The best defenses of his...

David Mamet enlists Cate Blanchett for new screen project

2013-05-16 07:25:00

The last several months have been wildly up and down for David Mamet. The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright saw his new play "The Anarchist" flop on Broadway, while a revival of his "Glengarry Glenn Ross" proved a box office hit thanks to Al Pacino....

'Mad Men' recap: Slave to love

2013-05-13 11:44:00

Being a "Mad Men" fan these days feels a little like being a woman who, after dating a string of jerks, finally gives a nice guy a chance and discovers that, hey, there's something to this after all. One of the ongoing debates about this season is...

Golden Globes 2013: Stunned Ben Affleck wins best director

2013-01-13 19:46:00

In a surprise defeat for Steven Spielberg and "Lincoln," Ben Affleck won the Golden Globe for directing "Argo." A clearly stunned Affleck, who earlier this week was noticeably not shortlisted for the directing Oscar, said he didn't care what the award...

reFramed: In conversation with Arthur Tress

2012-08-22 04:14:20

Letitia Baldrige dies at 86; etiquette expert, author, columnist

2012-11-01 00:00:00

Letitia Baldrige, an etiquette maven who served as social secretary to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and later wrote books and a syndicated column advising readers on good manners in contemporary America, has died. She was 86. Baldrige died Monday at...

Dallas museum to display artwork from JFK suite before his death

2012-09-20 07:00:00

The 50th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy will be marked next year with numerous commemorations around the country. As part of the observances, the Dallas Museum of Art will host an exhibition of the works of art that were installed...

Reader recommendations a growing business in the book world

2012-09-23 00:00:00

This summer Molly Ringwald said that she read "Fifty Shades of Grey" because "when a book becomes that big, I feel like it's culturally relevant." No book in recent memory has sold as fast as the lead title of E.L. James' erotic trilogy. It enjoyed an...

For sale: Hearse that carried John F. Kennedy's body in Dallas

2012-01-16 16:37:01

Tom Wicker dies at 85; longtime New York Times journalist

2011-11-26 00:00:00

Tom Wicker, a former New York Times political reporter, columnist and Washington bureau chief who covered President Kennedy's assassination in Dallas and became part of the news as a mediator during the 1971 Attica prison riot in upstate New York, has...

Holiday books: Fiction

2011-12-04 00:00:00

Aleph A Novel Paulo Coelho Alfred A. Knopf, $24.95 A crisis of faith prompts a man to begin a journey of self-discovery from Africa to Asia. The Angel Esmeralda Nine Stories Don DeLillo Scribner, $24 The first collection of short stories from a...

Margaret Tante Burk dies at 93; host of Round Table West

2011-10-13 00:00:00

Margaret Tante Burk, a businesswoman, publicist and book enthusiast who co-founded one of the country's largest literary lunch groups, died Oct. 6 in Los Angeles of natural causes, her son, Harry, said. She was 93. For 30 years, until 2007, Burk ran...

It's always fun to find weird memorabilia. How about this four-way display case: (clockwise from top left) 1. A picture of the Little Rascals, next to a signed photo of actress Yvonne De Carlo, aka the mom from the 1960s show �The Munsters.� 2.

2013-01-21 15:48:00

President Kennedy's assassination and its aftermath in 1963 was one of Americans' most memorable TV moments of the last 50 years, a study shows.

2012-07-11 14:52:11

Johnny Calvin Brewer stands in front of the Texas Theatre, Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, in Dallas. Dallas Police Chief David Brown honored him who led them to Lee Harvey Oswald's hiding place in the movie theater 48 years ago. Brewer was given a Citizen's Certificate of Merit.

2011-11-23 06:52:26