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Armed robbers have grabbed one of the world's most famous paintings. The heist of "The Scream" is the latest in what Interpol calls the fourth largest criminal activity -- art theft. Join NPR's Neal Conan for an update on the missing painting and a look inside a multibillion-dollar field of crime.

NPR's Noah Adams speaks with actor Mark Ruffalo (Collateral, 13 Going on 30, You Can Count on Me) about his career as a character actor and his new film, We Don't Live Here Anymore.

Slate media critic Seth Stevenson comments on Citibank's new television ad campaign, touting the company's new rewards program aimed at making customers feel as though they're being treated well by the company.

Independent producer Jon Kalish has this report on the New York City imagined by author Nicholas Rinaldi in his new novel Between Two Rivers. Rinaldi's story revolves around the residents of a fictitious condo building in lower Manhattan.

Day to Day television critic Andrew Wallenstein reviews Joey, the new Friends spin-off that premieres on NBC Thursday night starring former "Friend" Matt LeBlanc.

-- Ben Williams of Slate presents a weekly roundup of what film critics are saying about this weekend's new major studio film premieres: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid, Suspect Zero and The Brown Bunny.

Arto Lindsay has been making music since the late 1970s in New York City with the band DNA was shrill and aggressive. These days, Lindsay makes Brazilian music with subtlety and grace.

Tony-winner Phylicia Rashad returns to Broadway this fall in August Wilson's Gem of the Ocean. She tells NPR's Michele Norris she likes to surround herself with nature while preparing for her roles.

Franks, formerly the commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command, led the American forces in Afghanistan and Iraq. He says the United States did not anticipate the insurgency that followed the invasion of Iraq, and he warns against underestimating Osama bin Laden. He's written a new memoir, American Soldier.

The Showtime cable series Dead Like Me, about the Grim Reapers who live among us to escort the newly dead to their reward, has returned for a second season on Sunday nights. NPR's Liane Hansen talks to the show's executive producer, John Masius, about the evolution of the series and future story lines.