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It's now possible to create an impressive copy of Michelangelo's David or Rodin's The Thinker with a 3-D printer. Rather than object, some museum curators see this high-tech replication as a way to bring near-real versions of classic works to the masses.

Novelist Elif Shafak describes how fiction has allowed her to explore many different lives, to jump over cultural walls, and how it may have the power to overcome identity politics.

Writer Andrew Solomon asks what it means to raise a child whose identity is different from yours.

On this week's round-table pop-culture podcast, we dive into one of the biggest movies of the year: Gravity, which is visually gorgeous even when we have questions about the script. We also cover some glorious fiascoes and tell you what's making us happy this week.

Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption. But do the Barbershop guys think the sentence was too stiff? They weigh in on that and the week's other top stories.

Tom Hanks stars as the title character in the gripping Captain Phillips, opposite the compelling Somali-born actor Barkhad Abdi as the leader of a pirate band that attacks his freighter in the Gulf of Aden. (Recommended)

The Grand Canyon and the Statue of Liberty will reopen after Arizona and New York struck deals to foot the bill. Utah's Republican governor, Gary Herbert, wasted no time in wiring $1.67 million to Washington overnight so that some of the park areas in his state can open as early as today.

According to a recent study, more than half of the Mississippians who file for bankruptcy do so because they cannot pay their medical bills. Clarion Ledger reporter Jerry Mitchell tells host Michel Martin what's causing such devastating costs.

The Virginia Beach rapper also spoke about Rakim, Big Daddy Kane, Too Short and Wu-Tang.