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Hear Bright Eyes perform live from Washington D.C.'s 9:30 Club with special guests Tilly and the Wall and CocoRosie.

Berthe Morisot was a contemporary of Impressionist masters such as Degas, Monet, Renoir and Manet. Now she is getting her due with a retrospective exhibit at the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., and her paintings are the source of some modern literary fiction.

Day to Day technology contributor Xeni Jardin reports on the new film by Oscar-winning director James Cameron, Aliens of the Deep. The film, presented in 3-D at IMAX theaters, documents life two-and-a-half miles below the surface of the sea.

For a secretive industry, the business of espionage is one many readers feel they understand — especially if they happen to be fans of spy thrillers. Nancy Pearl, a Seattle librarian and author, offers a list of her favorites.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson looks at the new commercial campaign for the restaurant chain Quiznos. Bob, the talking baby, leaves Stevenson wanting to curl into a fetal position.

From uptight preachers to uptight aliens, actor John Lithgow has never shied away from taking on daring roles. The same holds true in real life.

The Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday on computer file-sharing programs in a copyright case brought by movie studios and record companies who want to hold distributors of the programs Grokster and Morpheus accountable for piracy committed by their users. Michele Norris talks with Los Angeles Times reporter Jon Healey.

Award-winning keyboardist, composer and producer George Duke has worked with many of the biggest stars in popular music and jazz. He releases his 30th solo album this week, entitled Duke.

The Shield begins its fourth season tomorrow. The FX TV cop show, one of the most popular dramas on cable, is the story of an inner-city Los Angeles police precinct where some of the cops aren't above breaking the rules. NPR's Ed Gordon is joined by Emmy-nominated actress CCH Pounder, who plays Detective Claudette Wyms in the series.

Wolves have long been cast as villains in stories, from the days of fables to Prokofieff. A new documentary shatters many lupine myths -- and shows how much like people wolves can be. Jim and Jamie Dutcher are the husband-and-wife team behind Living With Wolves.