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A profile of the longstanding film and TV star couple William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman, whose works include Fargo, Desperate Housewives, and an actor-producer collaboration on Transamerica. Includes links to bios, interviews, trivia, and more.

A profile of one of the most accomplished sports couples in history, tennis greats Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi, including links to bios, the couple’s charitable pursuits, interviews, speeches, and more.

Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins’s love story began as, well, a love story … but of the fictional kind.

Pauline Kael has long been considered one of the most influential film critics of all time, advancing the field of criticism to an "art," as she called it. Passing away just days before 9/11, Kael was remembered in journalistic publications around the world. Today we pay respect to a writer who remains elusive to many of us, especially the younger generations who did not grow up reading her work in the New Yorker, where she published from 1968 to 1991.

Peggy Noonan has become one of the most influential women in politics and journalism.
Her television credentials extend beyond commentary, evidenced by two Emmy nominations: one for her work on the 9/11 benefit concert America: A Tribute to Heroes and as a consultant for the political drama The West Wing.

Maureen Dowd has been called “the cobra” by President George W. Bush for her acerbic political columns in the New York Times.

Martin Luther King Jr. was undeniably the most significant individual of the civil rights movement. An iconic and tireless leader, he was also a uniter, steadfastly committed to humanity, community, and justice.

Senator from Arizona, former prisoner of war and noted author, John McCain is the Republican presidential candidate whose prospects looked bleak only a year ago.

Former governor of Massachusetts, businessman, and the organizer of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Mitt Romney is a front-running Republican presidential candidate currently in heated contention with Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas, and Senator John McCain of Arizona.

Since his unexpected victory in the Iowa caucus, Illinois senator Barack Obama has become a political sensation, beating Senator Clinton to earn the Democratic nomination.

Michael Dale Huckabee was initially regarded as an unlikely contender for the presidential nomination. But his victory at the Iowa caucuses has made him one of the GOP’s leading candidates. Today we take a look at this wisecracking former Arkansas governor as he attempts to ride his newfound popularity through the primaries.

A senator from New York and a former First Lady, Hillary Rodham Clinton is a leading contender in the 2008 presidential election, standing on a platform of “experience” against relative newcomers and popular contenders, Senator John Edwards of South Carolina, and Senator Barack Obama of Illinois.

Our weekly feature, "Celebrity Through the Ages," tells how prominent people have vied for public attention for centuries. Yet today we feature a world-renowned scientist whose name you likely have never heard, even though the fruits of her research are constantly in the science, health, and business headlines, particularly this week.

In December 1992, a cynical Christmas elf named Crumpet captured a national audience for writer and humorist David Sedaris. Crumpet’s high, thin voice floated out of the radio on NPR’s Morning Edition, explaining, with what listeners would come to recognize as his unique, unyielding wit, what the holiday season was really like for Santa’s helpers in Macy’s department store. Almost immediately, Sedaris earned a following of avid fans for his hilarious, often self-deprecating radio essays.

One of the most famous folk musicians and activists of all time, Pete Seeger has been on the scene for more than six decades. He’s written his fair share of famous songs as well as a children’s book; he’s stood up against war and for clean water; and he didn’t win his first Grammy until he was nearly 80 years old.

While the rhymes of Dr. Seuss may be familiar, the biography of this enigmatic author is not as well known. Who was the elusive man behind The Cat in the Hat? Despite his quick wit and distinctive doodles, Theodor Geisel—the real Dr. Seuss—was a sensitive witness to events of the world and was profoundly affected by the political and environmental changes that took place in the 20th century. 

Rafer Johnson is today's Sportsman of the Year in our weeklong profile of Sports Illustrated award winners. Johnson, an Olympic decathlon winner, won the award in 1958. In announcing the award, the magazine called Johnson a "rare concentrate of some old Sunday school virtues: tolerance, humility and godliness." "Johnson's kind of tolerance" it went on, "is not the diluted brand that sells so cheaply around the world these days, good only among people who already think alike. His is the real thing—by Voltaire's definition, the capacity to be tolerant even of intolerance."

Arthur Ashe is today's Sportsman of the Year in our weeklong profile of Sports Illustrated award winners. Ashe was awarded this honor 1992 for a career echoed with the sound of barriers falling in the worlds of athletics, politics, and social advancement. Ashe created a legacy of excellence and public advocacy that continues today, almost 15 years after his death.

Roger Bannister is today's Sportsman of the Year in our weeklong profile of Sports Illustrated award winners. Bannister received the magazine's first Sportsman of the Year Award in 1954. Among the memorable feats of the past century was Bannister’s breaking the four-minute barrier in the mile that same year. As the article announcing the award described him, "There is no fuss and fanfare about Bannister. When he was asked to explain that first four-minute mile—and the art of record-breaking—he answered with original directness: 'It's the ability to take more out of yourself than you've got.'"

Kip Keino is today's Sportsman of the Year in our weeklong profile of Sports Illustrated award winners. In Kenya, the name Kipchonge "Kip" Keino is synonymous with long-distance running. His four Olympic victories include two gold medals, but it is his contributions off the track that have endeared him to his countrymen. Keino's world records in long-distance running opened the door to a competitive category now dominated by East Africans, and his support for other runners continued long after his retirement.

Ronan Tynan’s story is one of hard work and triumph. A double amputee, Tynan became a record-holding athlete in the Paralympics, a medical doctor, and a world-famous singer.

Steve Martin, renowned for his comedic dexterity, is also appreciated for his contributions to many other aspects of the arts as playwright, actor, author, collector, and musician. His broad artistic success hasn’t detracted from his pervasive and poignant sense of humor. As he told the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts: "I believe entertainment can aspire to art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art you are an idiot."

Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis is considered one of the most significant figures in the history of the genre. Born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1926, Davis pioneered cool and modal jazz styles. His career was characterized by relentless stylistic innovation.

British artist Andy Goldsworthy’s ephemeral sculptures employ the mechanics of nature as well as its tools, using materials such as autumn leaves, thorns, and spit; melting ice crystals and snowballs; trees and stones; or the shadow of a form outlined in frost. Some of his works exist for only moments, as the sun melts the ice, the incoming tide breaks up the piled driftwood, or the stream carries away the meticulously forged chain of leaves. But the sculptures are preserved in the photographic record he makes, along with notes and drawings, during and after their creation.

Vincent Van Gogh lived and painted at the same time as the Impressionist artists, however, this enigmatic artist developed a style that was distinctly his own. A vibrant use of color and a dreamlike quality are characteristic of his works. Explore the life of the Dutch genius who created celebrated masterpieces while struggling with internal conflict.

“Fighting discrimination with facts, humor and fake fur!”—That’s the motto of the internationally acclaimed, activist artist group, The Guerrilla Girls. In 1985, a group of women artists decided protest the gender disparity in the art world. To display their creativity and defend themselves from backlash from the male-dominated art scene, they adopted “guerrilla-style” tactics, which involved wearing hairy gorilla masks in public, and adopting pseudonyms in honor of deceased female artists such as Gertrude Stein.

“Humor is just truth, only faster,” according to original Saturday Night Live cast member Gilda Radner. Radner was known best for her comedy-skit alter egos: the nerdy Lisa Loopner, the ditzy, passionate Emily Litella, Girl Scout Judy Miller, and the brash face of local news, Rosanne Rosannadanna.

"If you want brains, an awesome stage projection, intensity and musicianship, Miss Callas can supply those commodities more than any soprano around," New York Times music critic Harold C. Schonberg once wrote. "But if you look for voice and vocal splendor in your Tosca, Miss Callas is not the one to make you happy." Callas’s talents may have been debatable, but it is undeniable that Maria Callas dominated opera in the decades following World War II, and sparked he revival of interest in 19th-century bel canto operas. Read on to learn more about this fascinating soprano.

Wilbur and Orville Wright were brothers who tirelessly worked to create a working flying machine. The former bicycle shop owners were rewarded in 1903 when they constructed and successfully flew the Wright flyer. With this momentous event, the two brothers ushered in the age of human flight.