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  • Actors behind two of the voices in the Winnie the Pooh cartoon series have recently died -- who will speak for Tigger and Piglet now? Slate contributor Daniel Engber explains what happens when the original voice of a cartoon character goes silent.
  • Now there are cool dance clubs for kids that also let parents have peace of mind. We visit one in Washington, D.C.
  • Our own adventurous Slate contributor, often labeled "tone-deaf" at various points in her non-singing life, has taken some singing lessons and participated in her first recital.
  • The final film from the Merchant-Ivory team deals with complicated relationships and social questions, long a fascination of the independent producers. But this is not a costume drama. It's a contemporary love story set in New York City.
  • Music critic Chris Douridas of member station KCRW in Santa Monica, Calif., reviews Manzanita, the latest release from musician Mia Doi Todd.
  • An exhibit in New York shows the restaurant business as an economic and social necessity for immigrants. Cynthia Lee, curator of the exhibit at the Museum of Chinese in the Americas, leads a tour.
  • One man saves a stranger's life and gets caught in a love triangle. That's the gist of the French romantic comedy Apres Vous, which is now in U.S. theaters. It stars Daniel Autueil, one of the busiest actors in the world.
  • The trademark illustrations in The Wall Street Journal look like engravings. But they're actually intricate pointilist portraits. Petra Mayer visits stipple artist Noli Novak at her New Jersey studio.
  • Thirty-two previously unknown works by the late Jackson Pollock have been discovered in a storage locker on Long Island. The paintings belonged to photographer, filmmaker and Pollock friend Herbert Matter. The works will go on tour, after which Matter's family will donate some of them to museums.
  • The music of Chester "Lyfe" Jennings has the familiar feel of old-school classics, and his soulful, gravelly voice is being compared to the likes of R&B greats Al Green and Sam Cook. After a decade behind bars, he's ready to break out with his own brand of "folk soul."
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