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The New York Times columnist says the stroke forced him to choose: He could focus on what had been lost, or on what remained. His memoir is The Beauty of Dusk. Originally broadcast March 22, 2022.

Journalist Nicholas Kristof has just won the Pulitzer prize for his New York Times commentary on Darfur. He and John Prendergast of the International Crisis Group deliver an update on the continuing crisis and genocide still under way in the African republic of Sudan.

Commentator Julie Zickefoose is a rural birdwatcher. One of the signature sounds of spring's arrival is the song of the brown thrasher. If you listen closely, the bird seems to be sending out orders. Julie Zickefoose listens and obeys.

Republicans and Democrats on Capitol Hill are expressing reservations about the prospect of Gen. Michael Hayden heading the CIA. Several members of Congress say the CIA should be led by a civilian.

Americans spend $2 billion per year on organic milk. For milk to be labeled organic, the USDA says that cows must be raised on pesticide-free feed, without hormones. As organic mega-dairies sprout up, small-dairy farmers say some so-called "organic" cows don't get enough meadow time.

Artists Jeanne-Claude and Christo, who last winter exhibited The Gates of Central Park, are now focused on their next installation, Over the River. In development off and on since 1992, the project will festoon the Arkansas River with swaths of fabric, a rural and much larger version of last year's New York feat.

Jean Sibelius took a tragic story and made glorious music out of it. His incidental music to the play King Kristian II comes to us from Berwald Hall in Stockholm, where Johannes Gustavsson conducts the Swedish Radio Symphony.

In Los Angeles, hundreds of thousands of Latino immigrants skipped work to making their voices heard in the streets, supporting immigrants' rights. Two huge rallies were part of a national boycott.

Jolie Holland's fatalistic, woozily paced songs come with a body count, but she rarely spares herself: She often sings about doomed lovers, and she ranks topmost among the damned. In its own way, however, "Springtime Can Kill You" qualifies as an inspirational anthem.

Sixteen horses have been put to death since May after injuries suffered at Arlington Park, a racetrack in suburban Chicago. Consultants have investigated and the track's surface has been adjusted. A debate lingers over why so many horses are breaking down.