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Hear the Washington National Opera perform George Gershwin's legendary musical in its entirety. The full performance originally webcast live on NPR.org from the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.

NPR's Tony Cox talks with jazz pianist Joe Sample about his first-ever solo album. Sample, best know for his ensemble work with the Jazz Crusaders, steps out with a new CD, Soul Shadows.

Video game sales have recently eclipsed those of the motion picture industry, bringing in an estimated $10 billion last year. Tech guru Omar Wasow of BlackPlanet.com joins NPR's Tavis Smiley to discuss the latest salvo of video games hitting the shelves, and just how far this growing industry has come.

A phone call to an IT support desk brings an unexpected and distant blessing to a lonely man in New York, and two benevolent cows bring a miracle to the people of a small village -- in this year's celebration of Hanukkah storytelling.

Day to Day technology contributor Xeni Jardin reports on new technology that movie industry officials hope will decrease the number of people using camcorders to make illegal copies of feature films.

Singer Tift Merritt's latest CD has a hefty dose of alt-country sound, but she's branching out to blues, rock, pop — and even some Memphis soul. The North Carolina-based singer talks with Sheilah Kast about Tambourine.

NPR's Tavis Smiley talks with screen and stage actors Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee. In the first of a two-part conversation, the couple talks about their 55 years of marriage, why they continue to perform and their upcoming Kennedy Center Honors.

Fats Navarro recorded with many of the greatest soloists of his lifetime, despite his tragic death at 26. Along with showcasing Navarro's legendary skills on trumpet, The Fats Navarro Story captures the sounds of the best bepoppers from 1945-50. It also has rare recordings of the Billy Eckstine Orchestra.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews Wodehouse: A Life, by Robert McCrum.

HBO's biopic The Life and Death of Peter Sellers debuts on the pay-cable network Sunday. Geoffrey Rush plays the great British comic. To celebrate, NPR's Scott Simon and New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell help movie fans brush up on some of Sellers' finest screen moments.