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Martin Amis's Yellow Dog is a satirical take on contemporary British life, with a cast of characters described in the book as "high-IQ morons." Yellow Dog ruffled feathers this past summer in Great Britain; it is now widely available in the United States. Alan Cheuse has a review.

The HBO documentary Born Rich offers an insider’s view of the world of the heirs to America’s great family fortunes. Jamie Johnson, the film's 23-year-old director -- and a Johnson & Johnson heir -- filmed his family and friends discussing the experience of possessing more money than most people make in a lifetime. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Johnson.

Terry Reid's album River was first released in 1973, netting critical acclaim but little commercial success. David Greenberger has a review of a reissue of the album.

The Harder They Come, the Jamaican movie starring Jimmy Cliff, was a cult hit when it was released 30 years ago. But along with Bob Marley, the film and its soundtrack helped introduce reggae music to America and the rest of the world. On Morning Edition, Ashley Kahn reports on the film's continuing influence.

Paul Farmer is a physician and an anthropologist, and according to at least one of his former patients in Haiti, he's a god. Farmer specializes in infectious disease; he's made it his mission to transform health care on a global scale, by focusing on the world's poorest and sickest communities. Writer Tracy Kidder profiles Farmer in his new book, Mountains Beyond Mountains. Read an excerpt.

The new film Pieces of April stars Katie Holmes as a young woman living on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, who invites her suburban family over for Thanksgiving dinner. Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan offers a review.

The Barnes collection is perhaps the most famous private art collection in the world, worth more than $6 billion. The art is now on the verge of leaving its longtime home in the suburbs for a location in downtown Philadelphia. Critics call the plan a corporate takeover and a play for tourism dollars. And a group of students is asking a judge to let them argue their case in court. Hear Joel Rose, of member station WHYY.

Host Bob Edwards talks with country singer Mickey Gilley, owner of the original Houston dancehall "Gilley's," about a new nightclub bearing his name in Dallas. "Gilley's" became famous in the 1980's by the John Travolta movie Urban Cowboy.

Actor Denzel Washington and director Carl Franklin have re-teamed for the noirish comedy Out of Time, featuring Washington as a police chief in trouble. NPR's Bob Mondello offers a review.

Lalo -- the artist also known as Laura Friedman -- has injected some rock vitality into an instrument most often associated with straight-ahead jazz: the vibraphone. NPR's Liane Hansen talks with Lalo about her music and her self-titled CD. Hear clips from 'Lalo.'