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The giant of children's literature talks with Jennifer Ludden about his craft and his early influences. His latest book is a re-illustration of a 1948 work by his mentor, Ruth Krauss, called Bears.

Fabulous special effects have been George Lucas' calling card since the first Star Wars in 1977. He closes his saga with an engaging tale of Anakin Skywalker's route from fair-haired moppet to ultimate black-clad bad guy.

Romania's Shukar Collective brings together young musicians from Bucharest's dance and electronic scene and a group of older Gypsy performers from the rural usari or "bear tamer" tradition. Together they make modern music with a traditional Romanian soul. Chris Nickson has a review of their CD Urban Gypsy.

The final film from the Merchant-Ivory team deals with complicated relationships and social questions, long a fascination of the independent producers. But this is not a costume drama. It's a contemporary love story set in New York City.

The French-language film Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress is based on an autobiographical novel by Dai Sijie. The book was published all over the world, though not in the author's native China. Now he's adapted it as a screenplay, and directed the movie, too.

The well-known musical The Sound of Music is set in Austria, and yet it has never been before performed in a major theater in Vienna. Until now. Scott Simon talks with Renaud Doucet, who directed the musical's opening at the Volksoper Theater in Vienna in February.

Generations of children have grown up singing the music and lyrics of Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman. Their hugely popular film musicals, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang have now been adapted for the stage.

Thomas Mayne is the first American to win the Pritzker Prize in 14 years. Taipei, Madrid and cities in New York and California have embraced his bold style.

A Maryland man is encouraging strangers to send him postcards containing messages with their deepest secrets. Frank Warren tells Michele Norris about Postsecret.com.

The BBC held its Planet Music Awards last month to honor the best of world music. The winners are now featured on a CD called Awards for World Music 2005.