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A new documentary film about the radical group the Weather Underground may signal that Hollywood is beginning to pay attention to 1960s counterculture. NPR's David D'Arcy reports.

Celia Cruz, who helped define the sound of Afro-Cuban music, dies of a brain tumor at the age of 77. The "Queen of Salsa" recorded more than 70 albums and was nominated for more than a dozen Grammy Awards. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a remembrance.

Etta Baker is credited with helping to spark the folk music revival of the 1960s -- no small feat for someone who didn't become a professional musician until she was in her 60s. Now, at the age of 78, Etta Baker has released her first solo recording, and this Thursday the National Endowment for the Arts will honor Baker and other artists as living national treasures for contributions made to America's folk heritage. Dean Olsher visited Baker at her home and has this profile.

About 60 years ago, English children's author Dodie Smith penned I Capture the Castle. Now the story of a family living a fractured fairy tale of sorts in a rented rundown castle has made it to the big screen. NPR's Bob Mondello offers a review of the film.

Ever since a young Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland decided they just had to put on a show, the movies have loved to portray young people performing. The latest example is the new movie, Camp. Morning Edition and Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan has a review.

British movie director Stephen Frears usually works on his own turf, but his latest effort takes place in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the movie, Dirty Pretty Things.

Singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen is on tour with a new album that combines his signature story-rich songs with country riffs, bluegrass and the blues. The album, Farm Fresh Onions, was released this week. Keen talks with NPR's Melissa Block.

An exhibit at London's Natural History Museum contains photographs that are meant to be touched. Artists created the tactile photos by utilizing a type of plastic in order to create texture which gives the sense of depth, light and shadow. Carrie Giardino reports.

The new film documentary Bonhoeffer chronicles the life of the German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer, an early and outspoken critic of the Nazi regime who was eventually executed for a failed plot to kill Hitler. Director Martin Doblmeier talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

It's a Scottish invasion at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. There's a castle, golf, bagpipes, haggis burgers and Scotch to boot. It's all a part of the Smithsonian's Folklife Festival, an annual celebration of the world's folk arts and traditions. NPR's Robert Siegel reports.