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Fox News personality Glenn Beck led the "Restoring Honor" rally Aug. 28 in front of the Lincoln Memorial at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Three Modern Icons

The Daily Beast editor joins Steve Inskeep to chat about the best things she's been reading lately. This month, the selections focus on three contemporary American icons and the ways in which they are presented and understood.

Express Yourself: A Major New Showcase Of Gay Portraiture

For the first time a major museum exhibition focuses on gay and lesbian portraiture. The National Portrait Gallery's expensive, expansive new show examines how modern art was influenced by GLBT painters, photographers and printmakers.

Author William Faulkner at his home in Oxford, Miss. Recordings of his lectures at the University of Virginia are now available online.

William Faulkner Goes Online, 50 Years Later

William Faulkner spent two years as the writer-in-residence at the University of Virginia, where many of his lectures and readings were recorded. Stephen Railton, an English professor at UVA, has digitized those recordings and made them available online.

Ian Jack's "Five Boys: The Story of a Picture" goes in search of the true story behind this 1937 photo of Peter Wagner, Thomas Dyson, George Salmon, Jack Catlin and George Young.

Tina Brown's Must-Reads: Looking Past Appearances

The Daily Beast editor-in-chief joins NPR's Steve Inskeep for another chat about the best reading she's been doing lately — books and articles about an iconic Depression-era photo, campaign promises and a country that has a way of flying too close to the sun.

'Nueva York' Exhibit Tells A South-North Story

The first known Hispanic immigrant came to New York City from the island of Hispaniola in 1613, and that was only the beginning. An exhibit at New York's El Museo del Barrio looks at the city's Hispanic influences from the 1600s to 1945.

One Hundred Faces Of War Gives Soldiers A Voice

Painter Matthew Mitchell's project is deceptively simple: He's painting 100 portraits of people who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan. The process has taken on a much more powerful reality than he realized it would.

How Uncle Sam Helps Define America's Diet

An exhibit at the National Archives shows that, since America's early days, the government has had a lasting effect on how and what Americans eat.

A VU Pioneer TX-9500 II. There are still people willing to drop a large chunk of their income on the best audio equipment available, says music professor Mark Katz. "That said," he adds, "the landscape — or perhaps soundscape — has changed."

Whatever Happened To The Audiophile?

Audiophiles talk about sound equipment and listening to music as if it were a religious experience. But in this time of iPods and MP3 players, such devotees of sound are harder and harder to find.

Artist Patterson Clark collects English ivy in Whitehaven Park, Washington, D.C. The ivy crowds out native species and climbs trees. It can kill trees by blocking light from reaching leaves.

The Art Of War On Invasive Species

Some people fight invasive plants with chemicals and scorched-earth tactics. In Washington, D.C., graphic designer Patterson Clark turns them into art.

Ada Calhoun, author of <em>Instinctive Parenting,</em> makes the case that children will turn out fine if parents simply trust their gut. But Po Bronson, co-author of <em>NurtureShock,</em> begs to differ — he says instincts may tell parents when something needs to be done, but not how to do it. He maintains experts are still relevant for that.

Authors Debate The Merits Of Parenting Advice

Ada Calhoun, author of Instinctive Parenting, makes the case that children will turn out fine if parents simply trust their gut. But Po Bronson, co-author of NurtureShock, begs to differ — he says instincts may tell parents when something needs to be done, but not how to do it. He maintains experts are still relevant for that.

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