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Minimalist Composer Steve Reich on his composition Its Gonna Rain inspired by the Cuban Missle Crisis.

The broadway musical The Producers has opened on Broadway, based on the Mel Brooks movie. It starts Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. We feature an archive interview with Mel Brooks.

Whitehead Reviews Ralph Gleasons Jazz Casual Series, a collection of Gleasons 1960s TV show on DVD and video.

Commentator Ellen Clare grew up in the tobacco belt of Virginia.

Cantilever is the new solo album from Jeff Murphy, formerly of the 1970s band Shoes.

The ghostwriter for James Brown's autobiography, The Godfather of Soul, Tucker is a contributing editor for The Black Music Research Journal.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews Casino Royale the new James Bond film starring Daniel Craig.

Actress Catherine Keener was nominated for an Academy Award for her role in Being John Malkovich. She starred in the independent films The Real Blonde, Walking and Talking, Living in Oblivion and Lovely and Amazing.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan considers the new trend in "pink" books -- books by women featuring strong but girly heroines.

Linguist Geoff Nunberg comments on the recent controversy surrounding the Spanish-language version of "The Star-Spangled Banner."