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In the first of a series of conversations on beauty, NPR's Susan Stamberg talks with Linda Wells, editor of Allure magazine. Wells says Allure evolved in the past 13 years. Its magazine covers don't portray one particular type of person as beautiful all the time. She says popularity, timing and interest are all things to consider when choosing who goes on the cover of a beauty magazine.

A 23-year-old literature student discovers she's pregnant after a fling. This movie, based on Annie Ernaux's autobiographical novel, traces her desperate attempt to get an abortion in 1963 France.

Trumpeter Steven Bernstein hunts for music that's been overlooked by classic jazz. He does his musical detective work in a back room he calls his "laboratory."

The Web site uglydress.com maintains a visual record of ugly bridesmaids' gowns. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

The latest novel by Ward Just, An Unfinished Season, is set in 1950s suburban Chicago and its hero is a copy boy working for a tabloid newspaper in the city. Just talks with NPR's Scott Simon about the book and how he came to write fiction after a successful career in journalism.

Immigrant communities in Los Angeles and Southern California are arguably the most diverse places in the country. The different groups sometimes live in ethnic enclaves and don't mix. But Alex Cohen member station KQED visits a small sliver of L.A. County that can accurately be described as a melting pot, an ethnic stew like no other.

NPR's Liane Hansen talks with pianist John Bucchino about his new CD, On Richard Rodgers' Piano. Bucchino used the legendary songwriter's 1939 Steinway to record the disc.

Former NBA player Wayman Tisdale made the jump from the court to the performance stage nearly 10 years ago. He talks with NPR's Tony Cox about his latest CD, Hang Time, which shows off his growth as a bassist.

Ingrid Jensen has always been fighting stereotypes: "When you look like I look — a blond, white chick from Canada — you're not supposed to sound the way I sound," she once said. The jazz trumpeter talked with host Liane Hansen about her career and music.

John Cho and Kal Penn, the two stars of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, talk about breaking stereotypes but getting laughs in their new movie.