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A manuscript donated to the Library of Congress sheds new light on the last days of Nathan Hale, an American spy hanged by the British during the American Revolution. Penned by a writer sympathetic to the British, the document suggests Hale inadvertently revealed his mission to a British spy. Hale was executed on Sept. 22, 1776. Hear James Hutson of the Library of Congress.

"It feels good to have ownership of the label I was part of at the beginning of my career and as one of the founding members," the 50-year-old rapper and mogul said.

Dutch architect and Pritzker Prize laureate Rem Koolhaas's first U.S. project opens to the public Saturday in Chicago. The student center at the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) campus has bright orange glass and a stainless steel tube on top that the Chicago elevated train passes through. Edward Lifson of Chicago Public Radio reports.

Inflation is higher than people under 40 have seen. But their parents lived through sharper price hikes in the 1970s and '80s. These experiences are helping shape the way both view today's economy.

The Mosquitos -- a group made up of New Yorkers and one Brazilian -- are making their mark with a combination of indie pop and bossa nova. NPR's Elizabeth Blair reports.

The line-up of new television shows for the fall season is heavy on sitcoms and light on reality TV -- a departure from the trend of the past few years. Hear USA Today television critic Robert Bianco.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this week issued new guidelines to try to limit the kind of campaigning that often goes on as members lobby for Academy Awards. NPR's Bob Edwards reports.

This summer, Warner Home Videos released four restored Charlie Chaplin classics on DVD -- The Gold Rush, Modern Times, The Great Dictator and Limelight. The biggest challenge restorers faced was in deciding which versions of Chaplin's films were authoritative. Howie Movshowitz of Colorado Public Radio reports.

Robert Redford has benefited from Hollywood's big-budget blockbuster formula system. But the star actor and director says art plays a crucial role in filmmaking and must not be left out. In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Redford also discusses America's celebrity society, the benefits of public funding for the arts and the California governorship recall election. Hear the extended interview.

Exactly one year ago this week singer-songwriter Warren Zevon was diagnosed with a rare and inoperable form of lung cancer. He has since finished an album called The Wind. Son Jordan Zevon, the album's executive producer, talks with NPR's Scott Simon.