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New book Dissection is a collection of black-and-white photos of Victorian-era medical students posing with their cadavers. The book's co-author, medical historian James Edmonson, says the photographs detail the med school experience at the turn of the 20th century.

Fresh Air host Terry Gross remembers the star of Broadway's Mame and TV's Maude, who died April 26, with excerpts from a 2007 interview.

Swift became the first woman and third artist ever to have four of the Top 10 albums on Billboard's 200 chart. This latest milestone comes weeks after the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version).

Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield are the directors behind the hit nature documentary series Planet Earth. Their new movie, Earth, uses some of the same footage but is "character-based" rather than "habitat based."

In his new documentary, the director of Two Girls and a Guy turns his camera on Mike Tyson — who's been his friend since the former boxer was 19.

The summer movie season is underway in multiplexes across the country. Denver Post film critic Lisa Kennedy has details on the rest of the big summer flicks. She's especially excited about Star Trek and Julie & Julia.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is famous for blending the African-American cultural experience with modern dance and bringing those traditions to the world stage. In commemoration of the group's 50th season, legendary dancer and Alvin Ailey veteran Renee Robinson reflects on the institution's golden anniversary.

While Nabisco didn't invent the icebox cake, they popularized an iconic version using their chocolate wafers. But the cookie has been discontinued, sending fans looking for substitutes.

Movies about artists can be like watching paint dry — but not this French import, which explores the real-life story of Seraphine de Senlis, an untutored painter whose stunning canvases caught the eye of a prominent critic.

NPR movie critic Bob Mondello chuckles over the new comedy The Hangover. It's about a group of friends who wake up after a Las Vegas bachelor party to discover a tiger in their hotel room, a baby in the closet, a missing groom — and no memory of what went on the night before.