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Jazz drummer Harvey Mason has played with a constellation of musical stars over the years: Miles Davis, Aretha Franklin — even Christina Aguilara. His new CD is titled With All My Heart.

When Andy Warhol died in 1987 he left hundreds of sealed and dated boxes full of trash and treasure. The time capsules are opened periodically by the Warhol Museum. Harriet Baskas reports.

In 1988, on the birthday of renowned Italian opera composer Giachino Rossini, chef Julia Child appeared on NPR's Performance Today, instructing the audience on how to prepare a tenderloin steak dish named for the composer, Tournedos Rossini.

The new film Stander recounts the true story of Andre Stander, a South African policeman who gained notoriety when he turned against the apartheid regime and took up a life of crime after committing a government-sanctioned murder. David D'Arcy reports.

The British actor and author adds director to his resume with Bright Young Things, a period piece set in London between the world wars. The film adapts Evelyn Waugh's 1930 novel Vile Bodies.

Commentator S. Pearl Sharp shares a few words about the famous Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.

After just three years of professional singing, Brazilian singer Maria Rita and her self-titled debut CD are up for seven awards, including Best New Artist and Album of the Year, at Wednesday night's Latin Grammys in Los Angeles.

Actors Blanchard Ryan and Daniel Travis talk with NPR's Scott Simon about their experience filming the new, low-budget thriller Open Water. It was shot on location in the ocean with a cast that included live sharks.

From the Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif., NPR's Fred Child welcomes pianist Naida Cole during SummerFest 2004. She plays the Mephisto Waltz No. 1 by Liszt, a work based on poet Nicholas Lenau's version of the Faust legend.

For nearly two decades, comedian, actor, director, writer and producer Paul Rodriguez has entertained audiences with cutting-edge humor and his irreverent wit. He talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about how to keep his act fresh, and what's next.