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A team from the Museum of London Archaeology began excavating an 1,800-year-old Roman mosaic. It has intricate geometric and flower patterns and was probably located in an area with wealthy residents.

Thomas Mallon's latest work of historical fiction is Bandbox. It's set in 1920s New York, amidst the ruthlessly competitive world of magazine publishing. For years Mallon soaked himself in the tabloids and novels and music of the era -- the key, he says, to writing authentic dialogue and narration. Hear Mallon and NPR's Scott Simon.

Don Imus is coming back to radio next month — and maybe to television. One report says his show might be simulcast on RFD-TV, a channel for farmers, ranchers and rural America.

Pamela Bender of Boston plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Ayesha Rascoe.

April has become the deadliest month for U.S. soldiers in Iraq since military operations began more than one year ago. One of those killed recently is Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Marcus Cherry. NPR's Mandalit del Barco reports.

The rare instrument, which is 300 years old, belonged to Toscha Seidel, who is widely considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century.

Vijay Iyer and Mike Ladd created a new CD that weaves together interviews with people in airports around the world with jazz and hip hop music. NPR's Michele Norris talks with Iyer and Ladd.

For the first time, August Wilson's famed Century Cycle — a series of 10 plays about the African-American experience — will be presented under one roof. The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., will stage the works in chronological order this month.

Demetri Martin is one of a new breed of comics who get laughs with acerbic, relaxed observational humor. He discusses his job as a writer -- for Conan O'Brien, the movies and his stand-up career.

For the first time, the 120-foot-long scroll manuscript for Jack Kerouac's On the Road has gone on display unrolled. The giant scroll can be seen from end to end at the University of Iowa Museum of Art -- though its ending is missing, reportedly chewed by a dog.