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Women's groups have petitioned the Delhi High Court to close a legal loophole and criminalize marital rape. A decision is expected soon. Men who oppose the petitions have gone on a "marriage strike."

The new film All the King's Men is the latest adaptation of the classic novel about political corruption in Louisiana. The film gets its star power from Sean Penn, Anthony Hopkins and Jude Law -- but James Carville adds a political pedigree to the production.

The movie Half Nelson, starring Ryan Gosling as a crack-addicted schoolteacher, turned heads at the Sundance Film Festival. It seems like a film that could jump-start the careers of everyone involved.

Dutch philosopher Baruch Spinoza was only 23 years old when he was excommunicated from the Spanish-Portugese Jewish community of Amsterdam. That was 350 years ago, but author Rebecca Newberger Goldstein says that his thoughts are still important today.

Is an eight-and-a-half foot statue of Rocky Balboa a movie prop, or is it art? The Philadelphia Museum of Art isn't so sure. Joel Rose from member station WHYY reports.

All the King's Men is a Hollywood remake that may be even better than its Oscar-winning predecessor of 1949. Sean Penn, Jude Law and Kate Winslet star in this wrenching tale of populist politics based loosely on the life of Louisiana Gov. Huey P. Long.

Jazz pianist and singer Diana Krall has become a favorite of jazz fans and critics worldwide. But musician and Day to Day contributor David Was finds her latest album less than satisfying.

A new crop of 25 recipients of the 2006 MacArthur Fellowships -- the so-called genius grants --has been named. The list includes author and illustrator David Macaulay, oceanographer and biologist Edith Widder and jazz violinist Regina Carter. Robert Siegel talks to three recipients about how they'll use the money in their work.

The publication of the unknown poem by Robert Frost has raised the profile of Virginia Quarterly Review, but the publication has long been a favorite of the literary world. Respected authors regularly contribute essays and stories, and earlier this year, the VQR took home the annual "Ellie" (National Magazine Award) for Fiction. WMRA's Martha Woodroof reports.

Two new documentaries are out about the Iraq war: The Ground Truth and My Country, My Country. My Country shows what the war has been like for Iraqis, while Ground Truth concentrates on the personal traumas U.S. soldiers have to deal with when they return home. Both movies offer compelling views of the costs of war.