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Competition fuels both 21, about a college card-counter working Vegas, and Run Fatboy Run, about a shlub who runs a marathon for love's sake. But neither film takes the gold with NPR's critic.

Norman Lear went from producing hit TV shows like All in the Family to political activism, including efforts to get young people to vote. The 85-year-old Lear says both involve a lifelong passion.

The Holmes story appeared in the pages of Beeton's Christmas Annual. Holmes traces a sordid London murder to the heart of the American West.

A 1950s novella gets its fourth big-screen adaptation this winter. Neda Ulaby talks to the story's fans and the film's creators to find out why the apocalypse just keeps on coming.

The Broadway stagehands strike is over. Meanwhile, the Hollywood writers strike continues, and strike by news writers looms.

Two kids' TV shows shine the lights of Broadway into the eyes of tiny tots. Both Johnny and the Sprites and Wonder Pets feature jaunty songs and wholesome stories written by some of Broadway's top talent.

Eric Lander tendered his letter of resignation hours after a Politico article reported that the White House had found that he bullied and demeaned his subordinates.

Artist & Activist Rhodessa Jones talks about The Medea Project: Theater for Incarcerated Women. The Project has earned attention and praise for helping to lift imprisoned women's lives and voices. The actress, teacher and a playwright discusses her portrayals of women as they persevere through major life changes have won acclaim.

Andrea Seabrook offers a montage of some of the work of this year's 30th Annual Kennedy Center honorees, who receive their awards Sunday in Washington. They include Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys, singer Diana Ross, pianist Leon Fleisher, comedian Steve Martin and film director Martin Scorsese.

The Hollywood writers strike is shutting down productions in Los Angeles — and New Orleans too. K-Ville, a drama new this season on Fox, is set in New Orleans and has been shooting there for months. Now producers are out of fresh scripts and will stop shooting.