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A new detective film has taken Hong Kong by storm. Now Infernal Affairs, an interlocked story of police undercover work targeting gangs, is opening in the United States. NPR's Bob Mondello has a review.

We talk with an editor from Encarta Webster's Dictionary of the English Language about new words that are being added to the dictionary.

Day to Day and San Francisco Chronicle book reviewer David Kipen offers his critique of America (The Book): A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction from political satirist Jon Stewart and the writers behind The Daily Show.

Father Gregory Boyle, a Jesuit priest, has worked to find jobs for former gang members in Los Angeles for nearly 20 years. A book about Boyle's work, G-Dog and the Homeboys, is just out in paperback. This interview was originally broadcast on Feb. 17, 2004. We speak with Boyle by phone for an update.

Andrew Wallenstein of The Hollywood Reporter reviews Lost, a new television drama that debuts Wednesday evening on ABC. The plot revolves around 48 survivors of a plane crash who cling to life on a remote island.

Critic David Bianculli has some thoughts about the fall season and cable's impact on network television. He says ABC may have the year's two best shows: the prime-time soap opera Desperate Housewives and the action/suspense show Lost.

NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with author Peter Mayle, whose new novel A Good Year uses the French wine industry as the backdrop for the story of an English expatriate lured back to the Provencal lifestyle of his youth.

NPR's Tavis Smiley checks in with tech guru Omar Wasow of Blackplanet.com about cool tech toys for the summer. Among the new items: waterproof digital cameras for the beach and soaker-style water toys for the kids, including a water-powered rocket.

NPR's Scott Simon takes note of the fact that the Archbishop of Canterbury may appear as a guest voice on the animated Fox comedy The Simpsons.

Maureen Corrigan looks at Hatchet Jobs, a collection of criticism by Dale Peck, book reviewer for The New Republic.