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Jon Voight stars in a handsome but ham-fisted melodrama about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, the Sept. 11, 1857 slaughter of California-bound pioneers by a group of Mormons. Based on an actual event, but fictionalized.

Editors from three ethnic magazines — East-West, Essence and Catalina — discuss topics highlighted in their October issues. Their lists of influential women, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the latest celebrity gossip are all featured.

In this week's roundup of what critics are saying about the latest movies, from the online magazine Slate, we hear about Mr. Bean's Holiday, Resurrecting the Champ, and The Nanny Diaries.

A few years ago, Alan Alda was up for an Oscar, had won another Emmy, had a happy marriage, kids and grandkids. Then one night, out of the blue, he heard a little voice asking: Are you living a life of meaning? In a new book, the former M*A*S*H star attempts to answer that question.

U.S. luge racer Emily Sweeney walked away from a crash on a day when numerous athletes lost control on the newly built sled track in Yanqing.

The Smithsonian Institution has named Kevin Gover the next director of the National Museum of the American Indian. Gover is a member of the Pawnee tribe and a former director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the Clinton administration.

We take a moment to introduce you to NPR's latest musical offering: the Tinier Desk Concert. The desk is smaller, the musicians are smaller, but the Ladle Fight goes on.

Photographer Bruce Weber is best-known for his shots of models and celebrities. But his recent work is more personal: An exhibition showcases photographs of Haitians in Miami.

As part of NPR StoryCorps National Day of Listening project, Tell Me More regular contributor Arsalan Iftikhar sits down with his father, Tariq, to share personal thoughts and stories that have shaped their father-son relationship.

This Thanksgiving, the National Day of Listening encourages you to sit down with a loved one and listen. Today we revisit a portion of Jonathan Schorr's conversation with his father, veteran reporter Dan Schorr, who died earlier this year.