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In 1959, Robert Frank's The Americans dramatically altered how photographers looked through viewfinders and how Americans saw themselves.

MacArthur Award-winning playwright Lynn Nottage has a new play that confronts the brutality of war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, seeking hope in its wake. Can beauty rise from the ruins?

More and more TV shows now rely on scientists to keep their facts straight. NPR's Scott Simon talks to astroparticle physicist David Saltzberg, who is a consultant to the CBS sitcom, "The Big Bang Theory."

Television programs have long been interested in the advertising agency as a setting. Think Bewitched and Thirty-something. Tonight, a new program on TNT called Trust Me also takes viewers into the world of making ads.

CBS' new realty show Arranged Marriage will follow four couples who enter into arranged marriages. James Poniewozik, who writes the Tuned In column for Time magazine, says the eternal game in reality TV is what can you do to up the last premise.

Lighting, props, sets and costumes all contribute to the "look" of a movie — and production designer J. Michael Riva, the grandson of Marlene Dietrich, makes sure all those elements integrate seamlessly for a film. He has worked on blockbusters such as The Goonies and A Few Good Men.

Disney has worked its magic on young girls for decades. Now, it looks at the other side of the playground with Disney XD, a channel aimed at boys.

Joss Whedon's new Fox series has babes, bullets and rocket bikes. It even has a tough female lead. But Buffy fans beware: She's no slayer.

The conflict in the Gaza Strip may not seem like rich material for jokes, but a bunch of comedians are giving it their best shot. The group Seeds for Peace sponsored a night of Israeli and Palestinian humor.

Interactive: On air newsmakers talk about the economic crisis, politics, foreign policy -- but we also want to know what their interests are outside of their jobs. Hear their thoughts on books, music and more.