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NPR's Alex Chadwick talks to NPR's Lynn Neary about the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, Australian Elfriede Jelinek. She's being recognized for her novel The Piano Teacher.

Austrian novelist and playwright Elfriede Jelinek won the 2004 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday, becoming only the tenth woman to receive the honor. The feminist author is best known for her autobiographical novel, The Piano Teacher. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports.

Almost a year after Elliott Smith's death, his highly anticipated sixth solo CD is being released. NPR's Elizabeth Blair talks to the friends and family who helped complete From a Basement on the Hill.

Adam Scott stars in the brilliant new dark comedy Severance, so we've invited him on to answer three questions about unions: specifically weddings, engagements and proposals.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews new reissues of Duke Ellington recordings between 1950 and 1961: Blues in Orbit, Masterpieces By Ellington, Piano in the Background, and Piano in the Foreground.

Music critic Christian Bordal reviews The Tipping Point, the latest CD from hip-hop band The Roots.

On the 50th anniversary of Thornton Wilder's play The Matchmaker, Tony Award-winner Andrea Martin stars as Dolly Levi at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C. Still best known for her sketch comedy work on SCTV, Martin talks with NPR's Liane Hansen about her stage and screen career.

NPR's Tavis Smiley and technology guru Omar Wasow of Blackplanet.com discuss whether we are headed toward an Orwellian world where "Big Brother" monitors civilians.

Day to Day technology contributor Xeni Jardin reports on Kaiju Big Battel, the campy underground wrestling circuit that's a hit with hipsters -- part pro wrestling, part Japanese monster movies and 100 percent camp.

Slate contributor Ben Williams offers a weekly round-up of what film critics are saying about the weekend's major new movie releases, including The Forgotten, First Daughter and The Motorcycle Diaries.