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As medical care becomes more fragmented and complex, people are turning to professional care managers who help with filing insurance claims, finding the right doctors or managing the care of an elderly relative who lives far away.

In 2001, when the new president came into office, many in Syria's political opposition believed there would be a democratic reform. Instead, many dissidents were jailed. As Syria's current president promises another wave of reform, Syrian activist Kamal Labouani is not convinced.

After leaving the avant-garde band Soul Coughing, Mike Doughty toured across the country playing stripped-down solo acoustic gigs at small clubs. Haughty Melodic is his first full-length album as a solo artist.

Michael Ramos was the ideal sideman, recording with John Mellencamp, the BoDeans and The Rembrandts. Now, with his own group, Charanga Cakewalk, he returns to his Tex-Mex roots.

Marin Alsop made history this week when she was chosen as the new music director for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. She's the first woman conductor of a major American orchestra. Alsop tells Scott Simon about the appointment, and about opposition from symphony musicians.

Some scientists have long suspected that cats, which are strict carnivores, are "sweet blind." Now there's proof: Cats lack the receptor for sweetness. The discovery opens a window on what taste is for and how it evolved. It may also help cat food makers producer a product that even sick cats will eat.

The World Café Summer Reading Series continues with Larry Kirwan, the frontman of Black 47. He has a new book out: Green Suede Shoes: An Irish American Odyssey, which details his journey from Ireland, to the streets of Greenwich Village.

After two weeks of strong box office sales, Hollywood's box office revenues slid again this past weekend and have been down most of the year. Speculation is building that Hollywood is facing a demise. Alex Chadwick talks with Slate contributor Edward Jay Epstein about what some are calling Hollywood's "death spiral."

NASA has neither found nor fixed the fuel sensor fault that halted the launch of the Space Shuttle Discovery two weeks ago. So it's turning to the ultimate test: setting another launch in motion, for mid-morning Tuesday.

A messy divorce threatens to overshadow Terry McMillan's latest book tour. The best-selling author discusses The Interruption of Everything and revelations about her personal life which emerged during its writing.