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NPR's Robert Siegel reflects on a long-forgotten poem by Thomas Campbell called Gertrude of Wyoming. NPR's Daniel Schorr recently referenced the epic-length poem in one of his political commentaries.

Classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews recently released DVDs of Judy Garland musicals. Meet Me in St. Louis, Ziegfeld Girl and In The Good Old Summertime are among the titles.

A new Vatican statement on the role of women in society highlights what it calls the natural differences between the sexes. We'll talk with the authors of two new books that offer opposite viewpoints on the subject.

He was the Weekend Update anchor on Saturday Night Live from 1998 to 2000, and was known for his satirical coverage of the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal. He's now starring in Comedy Central's Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn. It airs on Comedy Central (Monday through Thursday, 11:30 p.m. EST).

When the Argentine movie Nine Queens, a film about small-time crooks trying to move to the big time, came out two years ago, Bob Mondello raved. Now the film has been remade in English. The new title is Criminal -- and Mondello's new review isn't quite as enthusiastic.

Slate contributor Ben Williams rounds up what critics are saying about the latest major movie releases, including Collateral, Little Black Book and Open Water.

The Greeks gave us democracy, the Olympics and edible grape leaves. But 2,500 years later, what other traces have they left on modern society? In an age of Internet blogs and reality TV, join NPR's Neal Conan and his guests to explore why the Greeks still matter.

Mira Nair's films Mississippi Masala, Monsoon Wedding and Salaam Bombay! look at class conflicts. Now she takes on Victorian England in Vanity Fair. Nair speaks with NPR's Renee Montagne.

Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan reviews Tom Dowd & the Language of Music, a new documentary about a musician that he says did not receive recognition during his lifetime.

Alan Cheuse reviews The Tarnished Eye by Midwestern writer Judith Guest. Cheuse says the book is a sweetheart of a novel, even though the plot is based around the slaying of an entire family.