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They came by bus, train and, in at least one case, roller-skates. The people who traveled to the historic March on Washington from around the country 40 years ago this week made the journey despite threats of violence. NPR's Juan Williams reports on the stories of march participants and organizers.

When George Plimpton and his friends, writers H.L. Humes and Peter Matthiessen, founded The Paris Review in 1953, they were young men whose curiosity exceeded their means. But they were determined to keep the literary journal going, publishing early interviews with E.M. Forster, Ernest Hemingway, Ezra Pound and Italo Calvino. This year, The Paris Review celebrates its 50th anniversary. NPR's Jacki Lyden visits Plimpton at his Manhattan apartment talk about his career and the history of Review. Hear an extended interview.

Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma may be as celebrated for his experiments with Appalachian and Mongolian music -- to say nothing of the tango -- as he is for his work on the classical canon. His latest musical journey takes him to Brazil.

Andrea Bernstein of member station WNYC reports from New York on plans to rebuild on the site of the World Trade Center. In the months following the tragedy, New Yorkers channeled some of their grief into influencing the future of the site. The resulting design is the result of unprecedented public participation.

At a time when many baseball clubs are looking forward to the playoffs, one team in New York is looking back -- way back -- to 1864. They've organized a league that plays by baseball's first written set of rules. No gloves, underhand pitches. Everything but the handle-bar mustaches. Lars Hoel profiles the New York Gotham vintage base ball team.

In many parts of Iraq, U.S. troops face daily attacks from armed resistors. In contrast, the southern Iraqi town of Hilla has emerged as a model of peaceful cooperation between U.S. forces and Iraqis. Hear NPR's Ivan Watson.

It's been 60,000 years since Mars was this close to earth. Commentator Andrew Chaikin gives NPR's Renee Montagne tips on how to get a good view of the red planet.

Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's new memoir is simply called Madam Secretary. In an interview with NPR's Juan Williams, Albright discusses what it was like to be the first female secretary of state, her opinion about the timing of the recent war in Iraq and the lessons of the U.S.-led war in Kosovo. Hear the extended interview.

New York City will commemorate Central Park's 150th anniversary Monday night with a 1,000-foot-high, 850-foot-diameter halo of light. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Phil Grucci, the engineer behind the planned pyrotechnic display. See an artist's rendering of what the fireworks spectacle will look like.

Alan Cheuse reviews Saul and Patsy, by Charles Baxter.