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Host Lynn Neary speaks with Weekend Edition Commentator Ellis Cose about his special report on black men in America.

In a gravity-defying move, rapidly revolving hard-boiled eggs will push themselves upright and spin like a top. NPR's Joe Palca explains the science for All Things Considered.

When Gumby creator Art Clokey was going to film school in the 1950s, he thought he'd work with live actors — not clay ones

In an interview for All Things Considered, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor talks about Lazy B, the new book she wrote with her brother, and how the straightforward values she learned on the family ranch helped shape her destiny. (7:30) The book is published by Random House. ISBN # 03755

After Sept. 11, many turned to the Internet to learn more about Islam. What they found was an online Muslim community of surprising diversity. In the first of a three-part series, NPR's Davar Ardalan reports on the wide range of voices online celebrating the religion and culture of Islam. (9:48)

The latest Radio Expedition treks into the Louisiana swamps in pursuit of one of the most charismatic American birds: the ivory-billed woodpecker. The fabled wild-eyed woodpecker was thought to be extinct, but recent reports have electrified birders around the country. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports for Morning Edition.

We take a moment to recall the first ceremony of the Academy Awards in 1929.

Last night's Academy Awards Ceremony made history in a number of ways. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

Precision-guided munitions, unmanned aircraft and Special Ops soldiers make headlines in Afghanistan -- but just as important to the war effort are those who airlift supplies and equipment to troops in the field. NPR's Tom Gjelten rides along on an Air Force C-17 for a first-hand report for Morning Edition.

Scott talks with Larry David, the co-creator of Seinfeld, who now has his own show on HBO called Curb Your Enthusiasm. On it he plays a man named Larry David who co-created Seinfeld and now needs something new to do with his life. Mr. David says it is NOT a documentary -- honest.