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In the second of a three-part series on the future of television, Rick Karr looks at how new technologies are influencing what television viewers are more likely to watch -- shorter, more immediate clips of longer shows.

Reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez profiles the art and life of African-American artist William Pajaud. His vibrant watercolors celebrates the people and jazz scene of his native New Orleans.

Flat-screen televisions, iPods and the Internet are radically changing how viewers consume video programming. In the first of a three-part series of reports on the future of television, Rick Karr looks at the ways technology is changing how viewers watch TV.

Brazilian Bossa Nova legend Sergio Mendes teams up with Black Eyed Peas front man Will.i.am to make hip-hop with a Brazilian flavor. Renee Montagne interviews Mendes and Will.i.am about the album Timeless.

Farai Chideya talks to Slate contributor Jude Stewart, reporting from Berlin, about an unexpected New Year's Eve tradition in Germany. Every year, tens of millions watch an old British television comedy sketch called "Dinner for One."

The year 2005 saw World Music grow in two directions: by exploring its most basic roots, and by exploring new areas, through technology and collaboration. Marco Werman give us a glimpse of his top picks of the year.

Farai Chideya talks with Kimberlee Acquaro about her Oscar-nominated short documentary God Sleeps in Rwanda. The film focuses on how Rwanda's young women are coping with the aftermath of genocide.

In a world where most modern dance companies are struggling just to break even, the Mark Morris Dance Group is marking its 25th Anniversary. To celebrate, Morris and his dancers are staging a month-long series of concerts and events at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

For lovers of jazz music, the year 2005 brought a wealth of reissues by critical artists from Jelly Roll Morton to John Coltrane. The music, the result of exhaustive archival and restoration work, adds new details to one of America's richest musical traditions.

The film Thank You for Smoking follows Nick Naylor, a tobacco lobbyist who defends the rights of smokers with snappy irony. Directed by Jason Reitman and starring Aaron Eckhart, the satire is based on Christopher Buckley's book of the same name.