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The author of Tha Bloc, t.p. Luce, set out to create a portrait of his East Baltimore neighborhood using photos, poetry and stories... with a recipe and a prayer thrown in for good measure.

Shakespeare in Love director John Madden discusses his latest movie, Proof, an adaptation of the stage play by David Auburn. The film stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins and Hope Davis.

Hollywood sound designer Randy Thom has helped create the sound for such films as The Incredibles, The Polar Express and the upcoming release War of the Worlds. He wants NPR listeners to help him find new audio to help bring movies to phonic life.

Normal People author Sally Rooney's first book, Conversations with Friends, comes to Hulu on Sunday.

The Saturday Night Live star, who died last year after a battle with cancer, shot a one-hour special from his living room. Norm Macdonald: Nothing Special will stream on Netflix starting May 30.

The 1963 movie Cleopatra is a classic flop, but it went on to make lots of money in television reruns. Movie flops are known to have huge budgets, high expectations and the gleeful "glad it wasn't me" reaction.

Mark Kozelek of Sun Kil Moon is a singer-songwriter with a lilting, folk-rock style. His band's new releasw, Tiny Cities, covers the songs of another, very different singer-songwriter: Isaac Brock, of the alternative rock band Modest Mouse.

In a substantive edit to Netflix's public-facing statement on work culture, the company states that employees might have to work on titles they "perceive to be harmful."

Hear a concert by Oscar Peterson and others from the NPR Jazz archives, originally broadcast in 1982 and posted on the Web site in 2005 as a celebration of Peterson's 80th birthday. The concert features solo performances, as well as Peterson's trio and an appearance by Herbie Hancock.

A number of private and government Web sites have put satellite and aerial photos of hurricane-damaged regions on its Web site -- allowing evacuees to scan damage to their communities, and sometimes even their own homes.