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In the vanishing farm country on the outskirts of Indianapolis, the Apple family and their neighbors have created a fellowship of milking. Hidden Kitchens looks at the Apple's efforts to bring raw milk to their community.

Trumpeter Jon Hassell began to create what he dubbed "Fourth World" music in the 1970s. He defines it as "a unified primitive/futuristic sound combining features of world ethnic styles with advanced electronic techniques."

NPR's Puzzlemaster Will Shortz quizzes one of our listeners, and has a challenge for everyone at home. This week's winner is Stephen Grady from Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. He listens to Weekend Edition on member station WSCL in Salisbury, Md.

Newsweek apologizes to victims of deadly protests in Afghanistan and acknowledges reporting errors in a May 9 report that U.S. interrogators at Guantanamo Bay desecrated the Quran. The magazine has acknowledged some reporting errors in the item.

British Prime Minister Tony Blair has left the G8 summit of wealthy nations in Scotland to return to London in the wake of the bombings in that city. David Greene reports on how other G8 leaders are reacting to the attacks, and the impact on the summit.

A new exhibit opening Saturday at the American Museum of Natural History in New York puts the latest dinosaur discoveries on display. The ambitious project presents a vision of the world 130 million years ago, recreating how extinct creatures lived and moved.

The International Labour Organization says employment losses could increase to seven million if hostilities continue, but that rapid recovery would be possible if fighting were to stop immediately.

Jeffrey White, former chief of Middle East intelligence at the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency, discusses the current U.S. offensive near Iraq's Syrian border. He notes the military's problems with measuring success in the battle against the insurgency.

In recent weeks, President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe ordered the demolition of shantytowns and left thousands of people without homes or livelihood. Host Renee Montagne speaks with Andrew Meldrum about his book Where We Have Hope: A Memoir of Zimbabwe. Meldrum lived and worked as a journalist in Zimbabwe for 23 years, until he was expelled by the Mugabe regime.

Oscar-winning actress Jane Fonda is back on the big screen for the first time in 15 years. She's chosen a comic role, opposite Jennifer Lopez, in Monster-in-Law. Critic Shawn Levy of The Oregonian offers his view of the film, and Fonda's return.