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The Parthenon is a national symbol in Greece, but many of the marble sculptures that adorned the temple are in London. The British Museum houses the ancient relics, famously called the Elgin Marbles, claiming it's better equipped to care for them. But now, the Greek government has built a state of the art museum — at a price tag of $200 million — and it wants those sculptures back.

Academy Award-winning writer and director Woody Allen discusses his life and his films — and why audiences shouldn't confuse the two. His latest movie, Whatever Works, tells the story of a "genius" professor in New York who marries a much younger woman.

The largest pop-culture convention in the nation is under way in San Diego. Comic-Con runs through this weekend, and 125,000 people are expected to pass through each day. It's also become a marketing destination for the entertainment industry. To find out what draws so many to Comic-Con, Steve Inskeep talks with comic book aficionado and movie director Kevin Smith, whose films include Clerks and Chasing Amy.

Russell Peters tackles often-sensitive cross-cultural issues in his stand-up routines, and has gained international acclaim. No ethnicity or stereotype is off limits. Peters uses his Indian heritage to help reach across cultural borders and find a common, hilarious thread.

Perhaps best known as Johnny Carson's straight man, whose bellowing "H-e-e-e-e-e-ere's Johnny!" opened NBC's Tonight Show, Ed McMahon had dreamed of being a radio announcer ever since he was a child.

Of the films you saw last year, it's likely that fewer than 10 percent were directed by women — which makes it remarkable that seven movies now in theaters have women's names above the credits.

Beth Broderick, who plays Aunt Zelda on the TV series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch, has been in the business for 20 years and says wages for Hollywood's professional class have plummeted in the past decade. Now there is less work for actors, and it's much harder to make a living.

Novelist Arthur Phillips' new book The Song is You is about one of the great obsessions in contemporary American literature. Reviewer Alan Cheuse says Phillips is a subtle writer who deals quietly with big themes such as illusions versus reality.

Actor Jeff Daniels has portrayed dozens of characters on stage and screen. His latest film role is a romantic comedy, The Answer Man. He plays an author who is supposed to have all the answers to life's important questions, but clearly does not.

University student Joseph Carnevale built a 10-foot roadside monster out of stolen orange-and-white safety barrels in Raleigh, N.C. Already on probation, Carnevale could go to jail for the art. But hundreds of people have lobbied the city to drop the charges against him.