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Singaporean Cuisine Of All Stripes, Courtesy 'A Tiger'

Chinese New Year in Singapore lets the unique Malay, Indian, Chinese and European influences of Singaporean cuisine shine through. The author of a new memoir about the country's food shares favorite recipes and family memories.

How Uncle Sam Helps Define America's Diet

An exhibit at the National Archives shows that, since America's early days, the government has had a lasting effect on how and what Americans eat.

A VU Pioneer TX-9500 II. There are still people willing to drop a large chunk of their income on the best audio equipment available, says music professor Mark Katz. "That said," he adds, "the landscape — or perhaps soundscape — has changed."

Whatever Happened To The Audiophile?

Audiophiles talk about sound equipment and listening to music as if it were a religious experience. But in this time of iPods and MP3 players, such devotees of sound are harder and harder to find.

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: On Choice And Control

Daily Beast editor Tina Brown joins Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep to recommend some of the best things she has read lately. This month, she focuses on stories of change, choice and the limits of control.

Artist Patterson Clark collects English ivy in Whitehaven Park, Washington, D.C. The ivy crowds out native species and climbs trees. It can kill trees by blocking light from reaching leaves.

The Art Of War On Invasive Species

Some people fight invasive plants with chemicals and scorched-earth tactics. In Washington, D.C., graphic designer Patterson Clark turns them into art.

When the National Portrait Gallery removed a work after pressure from activists and politicians, a project called the Museum of Censored Art set up shop right outside the museum's doors.

As 'Hide/Seek' Ends, A Step Back To Look For Lessons

The controversial Smithsonian exhibition Hide/Seek has sparked national debate — not for what's in it, mostly, but for what's been taken out. As the exhibit comes to a close, its curators look back and examine its role in the history of American culture wars.

'A Presidential Novel' Hidden Behind Anonymity

O: A Presidential Novel gives a fictionalized portrayal of the 2012 elections, but the decision to publish anonymously raises concerns about the motivations for leaving a name off the title page.

While all eyes may be on the bride at Friday's royal wedding, many stares will wander toward the other crowns in attendance: the hats. Each year on Ladies Day at the Royal Ascot racecourse in Berkshire, England, attention turns from horses to fashion. Here, a racegoer looks through her veil as she poses for a photograph on Ladies Day last June.

Dare A Head Go Bare? Not At This Royal Wedding

At the the Royal Wedding, the hats will be on display as much as the bride herself. Whether simple feather arrangements or outlandish towers of flowers, hats are works of art. Host Liane Hansen talks to milliner Luke Song about who's wearing hats and why they're coming back as an outfit staple.

Jane Fonda Is Academic In '33 Variations'

Actress Jane Fonda is back on stage as a musicologist out to solve a musical mystery in the play 33 Variations. Fonda talks about the role and explains why she's "smitten" with Beethoven.

Oprah Winfrey, seen here in June, is headed to Australia.

Oprah's Upcoming Visit To Australia Gets Mixed Reviews From The Locals

Oprah Winfrey is on her way to Australia, and while her Aussie fans are excited that the Queen of Talk is coming to town, others wonder whether it's time and attention well spent.

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