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Wynton Marsalis puts down his horn and picks up his pen for his latest project: Jazz ABZ. In the book, the jazz trumpeter shares his deep knowledge of jazz in all its forms with children.

David Hicks, an Australian detainee at Guantanamo Bay, was charged by a U.S. military tribunal last week. A new documentary follows Hicks' father through Pakistan and Afghanistan, where his son was captured in 2001. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and Terry Hicks.

Today's high-fashion fabrics go beyond natural fibers like cotton and silk. High-tech microfibers and processes that make clothes spill-resistant are among fashion-changing trends. Leda Hartman reports for NPR's 2004 fashion series.

Robert Olen Butler's new book of stories, Had a Good Time, was inspired by messages scrawled on old postcards. Martha Woodroof of member station WMRA reports.

At 20, designer Esteban Cortazar is already an old hand of the fashion industry. The Colombia native, who grew up in Miami, is presenting his fifth major show -- during New York City's Fashion Week festivities. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a profile of Cortazar as part of a Morning Edition fashion series.

The documentary film capturing the famous Wattstax concert of 1972 was released on DVD this week. NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with former Stax Records owner Al Bell about the concert that became a cultural phenomenon.

Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews Joey, the new Friends spin-off that premieres on NBC Thursday night starring former "Friend" Matt LeBlanc.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Shola Lynch, director of a new documentary, Chisholm '72 - Unbought and Unbossed. The documentary follows Brooklyn Rep. Shirley Chisholm as she criss-crosses the country during her 1972 presidential campaign.

NPR's Neda Ulaby compares the two very different versions of Swept Away -- a politcally charged tale of a rich, haughty socialite and a working-class fisherman stranded together alone on a deserted island. The 1974 version had sass and a message -- the Madonna re-make just falls flat.

He's gone from flames to fame: after nine years as a small town firefighter, Anthony Michael James moved to Nashville to pursue his dream: becoming a country music singer.