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A big-screen adaptation of the blood-soaked Cormac McCarthy novel is the latest from the creators of Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and Barton Fink.

Many war veterans have personal collections of memorabilia from combat — everything from mortar rounds to journal entries to old military equipment. Bill Brewster, curator at The Wisconsin Veterans Museum, talks about collecting and presenting artifacts from men and women who have experienced war.

Susan Stamberg, one of NPR's "founding mothers," pays a visit to a painting of another famous mother at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: James Abbott McNeill Whistler's 1871 oil on canvas.

Imedi TV in Tbilisi, Georgia was shut down by Special Forces this week during the state of emergency brought on by Georgia's current political crisis. Lewis Robertson, chief operating officer of the station, describes the situation.

The film Atonement, based on the novel by Ian McEwan, is a rich, old-fashioned love story and a potent meditation on the power of fiction to destroy and create.

A staple of the American road trip could be slowly disappearing. Owners of some roadside attractions are deciding that interest is waning in such treasures as the world's largest ball of string, Stinker the monkey or the Elvis Is Alive Museum.

Joe Wright's film, Atonement, is a loyal and lush translation of English writer Ian McEwan's novel. It's only Wright's second feature film. He explains his approach to literary adaptation — and how being dyslexic helps him.

Kanye West, Amy Winehouse and Foo Fighters are among the leading nominees for this year's 50th annual Grammy Awards. Musician and Day to Day contributor David Was is a little cynical about the golden anniversary of the awards.

More than two dozen shows on Broadway went dark Saturday, as stagehands — who have been engaged in a bitter contract dispute with producers — went on strike. No new negotiations have been scheduled.

Commentator Brian McConnachie has been asking listeners to describe — in poetic language — their impressions of famous voices. In his last challenge, he asked listeners to describe the voices of Sean Connery, Bob Dylan, Odetta and Mae West.