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Known for his portrayal of Gollum in The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, actor Andy Serkis applies his special effects acting expertise in his newest movie, Inkheart. The full interview will air on Friday's program.

The Associated Press has threatened to sue the artist who created the iconic "Hope" poster of Barack Obama for copyright infringement, but Shepard Fairey says his work is protected under the principle of "fair use."

The 51st Grammy Awards honored the biggest names in music last night. There were some surprise performances, and even more surprising absences. Danyel Smith, editor in chief of Vibe magazine, and Jordan Levin, a music critic for the Miami Herald, recap the evening.

HD makes it possible for viewers to see every last bead of sweat on the face of a baseball slugger, but it will also allow us to see every wrinkle on the ingénues face. A growing number of makeup artists and cinematographers are getting work by smudging out the pimples, pocks and wrinkles.

The new series "Dollhouse" premieres on Fox Friday. This marks Joss Whedon's return to television. From "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" to the Internet sensation "Dr. Horrible's Sing-A-Long Blog," Whedon has crafted one sardonic sci-fi project after another. They all inspire incredibly devoted fans.

Before Don Imus and Howard Stern, Petey Greene rocked the radio airwaves. Greene was a legendary shock jock and TV talk show host, but to black residents of Washington, D.C., he was much more: He was the voice of the African-American community. Tony Cox speaks with Dewey Hughes, Greene's longtime friend and manager.

When Broadway musical composer Frank Loesser wrote his shows, he made demo recordings to demonstrate to the cast what the songs sound like. Those demos were discovered years later by Joseph Weiss, the copyright manager of Paul McCartney's publishing company, which acquired Loesser's publishing company in 1979.

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NPR's Tavis Smiley talks to NPR's Rick Carr about the flap over the new method Nielsen Media Research is using to calculate local television ratings in New York City.

Although he died almost 80 years ago, Harry Houdini is still one of the world's best-known escape artists. This week, a new exhibition about Houdini opens in Appleton, Wis. But some modern day conjurers want part of the show to disappear. Harriet Baskas reports.