E-mail a friendFebruary 22, 2008
Jacob Weisberg, editor-in-chief of Slate, discusses his new book, The Bush Tragedy. Eleven-year-old singer-actress Jamia Simone Nash talks about her upcoming history-making performance at the Academy Awards ceremony.
Jacob Weisberg
Jacob Weisberg
Jacob Weisberg is editor of the Internet magazine, Slate, where he writes the popular current affairs column "The Big Idea." A Rhodes Scholar and political journalist, he has been a contributing editor for Vanity Fair, a reporter for Newsweek in London and Washington and written freelance for many other publications, including The New Republic. He's also the author of The Bush Tragedy, In Defense of Government and the Bushisms series, which contain on-the-record, verifiable quotes of the current president.
Jamia Simone Nash
Jamia Simone Nash
At age 11, Jamia Simone Nash has already shared the stage with major artists, including Alicia Keys. She's acted in several sitcoms and the Lifetime movie, Life Is Not a Fairytale. The child prodigy began talking at 12 months, started singing at age 2 and was discovered at age 5, after winning a talent search competition in Atlanta. Nash made her feature debut in August Rush and will be the youngest African American to ever sing on an Oscar telecast when she performs that film's nominated song this year.