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Writer Jake Arnott's new novel is He Kills Coppers, a dark thriller set in London in 1966. Arnott's first novel, The Long Firm, is being made into a five-part series for the BBC.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg does some of his own checking on liberal bias in the media.

Pink Floyd's "Hey Hey Rise Up" features vocals by Boombox singer Andriy Khlyvnyuk; it's the band's first new original music since 1994's "Division Bell."

Host Jacki Lyden talks with limosine driver George Barlow who will be working tonight's Oscar Awards in Los Angeles.

With the Oscars just a week away, studios are marketing their nominated films to a very exclusive audience: Academy voters. Get the full list of nominees for each category, scan NPR movie critic Bob Mondello's favorite movies of 2001 and join the NPR online community to share your own favorites.

Singer, songwriter, and actor Chris Isaak. His new album is called Always Got Tonight. He's the star of the semi-autobiographical Showtime series The Chris Isaak Show, now in its second season. Isaak's 1991 hit Wicked Game still stands as his signature song. [The audio for this segment is unavailable due to Internet rights issues.]

Wanda Jackson has always been one of the boys. Back in the 1950s, when country music started to rock, Jackson made waves with a bold voice and sultry stage moves. She dated Elvis and toured constantly, but slowly slipped from the spotlight. Now she's back and is the subject of a new PBS documentary. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports for All Things Considered. (7:30) See http://www.pbs.org/itvs/welcometotheclub/.

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

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

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.