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NPR's Tavis Smiley checks in with tech guru Omar Wasow of BlackPlanet.com about the latest technological developments in baby gear.

Rock critic Ken Tucker reviews the debut CD from country music singer Gretchen Wilson, Here for the Party.

Legendary thespian and Hollywood star Isabel Sanford, better known as "Weezie" from The Jeffersons, died Monday. She was 86. NPR's Allison Keyes recounts the life her family, friends and fans celebrated.

Slate contributor Ben Williams summarizes what film critics are saying about this weekend's new major U.S. film releases. Up this week: King Arthur, Sleepover and Anchorman.

Slate book reviewer Aleksandar Hemon reviews what he calls the worst book he ever read voluntarily -- A Movie...and a Book, by first-time novelist Daniel Wagner. Hemon talks to NPR's Madeleine Brand about how the book reveals unfortunate trends in publishing.

Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the great photographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 95. Dubbed "the eye of the century," Cartier-Bresson is known for his striking black and white photos of famous events and everyday life.

Cartoonist Art Spiegelman's famous New Yorker black magazine cover depicting the World Trade Center after Sept. 11 now forms the cover of his new book, a collection of cartoons about the attacks.

Before her death at 39 in 1963, singer Dinah Washington battled her seven husbands, her weight and even her fans. But when she sang, nothing else mattered. Biographer Nadine Cohodas talks about Washington's life and music.

Irish writer Colm Toibin's new novel imagines the interior life of famed American novelist Henry James. James burned his personal papers before his death in 1916 in an attempt to keep his private life private. Tom Vitale reports.

Adlon's FX series, which just wrapped up its final season, centers on a single mom of three who's also trying to help her elderly mother and keep her acting career alive. Originally broadcast in 2019.