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Norman Brown has been known as a top-notch smooth jazz guitarist. But in his new CD, West Coast Coolin', Brown unveils his singing voice. Hear NPR's Tavis Smiley and Brown.

Johnny Carson hosted the Tonight Show for almost 30 years and made it look easy. NPR's Kim Masters talks with two veteran talk show producers who say it's a lot tougher than it looks. Today is the 50th anniversary of the show.

Slate contributor Seth Stevenson reviews the latest ad campaign for Old Spice, the old fragrance giant that's hoping to appeal to a younger crowd.

Gospel-soul icon Mavis Staples talks with NPR's Tavis Smiley about her new CD, Have A Little Faith, and life as a solo artist

The 2004 New Yorker Festival begins next weekend -- NPR's Scott Simon talks to actors Stanley Tucci and Cynthia Nixon, both panelists on a festival session entitled "The Method: Acting Onstage and Onscreen."

The subway transformed the nation's largest city, and how the world viewed it. Over the decades, pop culture depictions of the subway have reflected the ever-changing image of the Big Apple. NPR's Robert Smith reports.

For most of the 17th century, women were banned from the English stage and key Shakespearean characters such as Juliet and Ophelia had to be played by men. But in 1660, everything changed. NPR's Bob Mondello says the new movie Stage Beauty is about the moment when women were first allowed to act -- and some exceptional female impersonators found their lives turned upside down.

Joel Rose of WHYY reports on how the Pennsylvania community of Merion is handling thousands of tourists who come there to view the art of the Barnes Foundation. The town wants to accommodate the tourists without unduly taxing the patience of local residents.

The new revival of the 1988 series works because it reclaims Black people's part in history.

Savage was dropped as executive producer and director of the rebooted series after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct, the show's production company said.