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Actor Gabriel Byrne is so convincing and sympathetic in his role as a psychoanalyst on the HBO series In Treatment that people have started telling him their problems.

The co-star of the new HBO miniseries The No. 1 Ladies' Detectives Agency, earned a Tony for her work in the play Caroline, or Change and drew critical acclaim for her portrayal of "Maggie the Cat" in a recent Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Soon she'll be the voice of Disney's first black princess.

"The Model As Muse" exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute in New York chronicles 50 years of models from the fashion industry.

The friendship between Steve Lopez, a Los Angeles Times columnist, and Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless musician, has inspired newspaper columns, a book and now a movie. In 2008, Lopez joined Fresh Air to describe his friendship with Ayers.

J.J. Abrams created the beloved and obsessed-over Lost, which had its season finale Wednesday night, and directed the new Star Trek movie. Neal Conan talks with Abrams.

Actor Gabriel Byrne may play a therapist on TV, but he's never actually been to therapy himself. Instead, he prepared for his role on HBO's In Treatment by drawing on his experience as observer.

The transition to digital television is forcing many electronics service shops to ponder their future. Dan Meijer, who started working in the world of TV repair as a 16-year-old high school dropout, offers his insight.

Red-headed comedian Kathy Griffin, star of the Bravo reality show My Life on the D-List, says even her glimpses of A-list celebrity status are overshadowed by her D-list realities. And to Griffin, being interviewed on NPR is clearly a D-list gig.

The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is famous for blending the African-American cultural experience with modern dance and bringing those traditions to the world stage. In commemoration of the group's 50th season, legendary dancer and Alvin Ailey veteran Renee Robinson reflects on the institution's golden anniversary.

Critic John Powers reviews the Starz comedy series Party Down, which follows a group of oddball dreamsers who work for a Hollywood catering company.