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Though fierce political opponents, John McCain and Barack Obama agree on a literary matter: Each picks Ernest Hemingway's 1940 novel For Whom the Bell Tolls, featuring the stoic freedom-fighter Robert Jordan, as a favorite.

Two weeks ago, Terrence Howard's mother died. In the wake of her death, he is considering his family, his music and his career. He says it was not until two weeks ago that he became a grown man.

Actress and comedian Neicy Nash currently stars on two TV shows — Reno 911!, an improvised, fake reality cop series — and the home make-over show, Clean House. But her success didn't come easily. Nash talks with NPR's Tony Cox.

Black comedians are getting some TV love, and the former Material Girl readies to file for divorce. Plus, we talk to the editor of Time Out New York, which is getting criticized for a mostly-white list of the city's cultural mavens.

What's new on TV? A slew of new television episodes and series are premiering this weekend. David Bianculli reviews a sampling, including Friday Night Lights, The L Word, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords and the premiere of The United States of Tara.

Most artists struggle financially during the best of times and now they face an economy that's bad for everyone. But one Denver artist is confident he'll weather the current economy the same way he's thrived for 40 years.

Immersion and interaction are the name of the game at children's museums around the country. NPR visited WaterWays in San Jose and the Dinosphere in Indianapolis to see the next generation firsthand.

In a vast warehouse off an undistinguished highway in Maryland, storage cartons and suitcases hold the treasures of the as-yet-unbuilt National Museum of African-American History and Culture.

Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto is one of the most popular manga series in the U.S. We explore what led the Japanese series to top USA Today's bestseller list.

Comedic actor Danny McBride scored two major roles last year in the films Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express. Sunday night, he stars in the new HBO comedy series Eastbound and Down, about a washed-up, foul-mouthed Major League pitcher who takes a job coaching gym at his old middle school. McBride talks to host Jacki Lyden about the series, co-produced by Will Ferrell.