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Musician and writer David Was recounts how the man who wrote "The Christmas Song," jazz crooning legend Mel Torme, was pursuaded to record one of Was' very unconventional tunes — a song that would later become part of Torme's act.

Paradise Now is a powerful and provocative drama about the nightmare of terrorism. It gets its strength from its dispassion. It is uncompromising in its determination to explain, rather than justify, incomprehensible acts.

Day to Day senior producer Steve Proffitt presents a new "short list" -- our occasional series of audio riddles. Tuesday's list is inspired by the 10th anniversary of Netscape's initial public offering of stock.

The Dukes of Hazzard is a film so meaningless that it is almost impossible to review, according to critic Kenneth Turan. He says the movie is, "not empty calories, which implies pleasure, but simply empty. It's a cosmic void where a movie ought to be."

Ramsey Lewis, a composer known for his jazz work, has focused on the gospel sound for a new CD, With One Voice. He tells Ed Gordon about the experience.

Movies on broadcaster Edward R. Murrow and writer Truman Capote sound authentic. David Strathairn does Murrow in Good Night and Good Luck. Philip Seymour Hoffman is Capote.

Singer Donovan Leitch is known best by his first name alone. He has a new box set, Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan. It's a remastered CD/DVD set which covers his work from 1964 to 2004.

In Mexico, a new campaign to protect endangered sea turtle eggs has been launched across the country with the help of a controversial spokesperson: Playboy model, singer and pin-up icon Dorismar. But some women's groups are unhappy with the campaign.

Despite penguins, lions and gorillas battling for Hollywood supremacy, 2005 will go down as a box office disappointment. But NPR critic Bob Mondello says the year's films were high on quality.

Singer and songwriter Jeffrey Osborne's new CD From The Soul showcases classic R&B tunes by popular stars like Teddy Pendergrass, Aretha Franklin and Curtis Mayfield. Osborne talks about producing the new album.