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One hundred years ago, Presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous "Cross of Gold" speech to the Democratic Party Convention. Scott speaks with columnist Tony Snow about its significance as a memorable piece of rhetoric, and how it changed the way conventions are run.

Toni Randolph of member station WBUR reports on the confectionary company responsible for all those cute valentines hearts with strange and sometimes romantic sayings on them. The company has been making the heart for a century. They have more than one hundred different sayings and only change a few each year.

Russell Lewis in San Diego, NPR's Cheryl Corley in Chicago and Toni Randolph in Boston report on how Americans view the mission of U.S. troops in Iraq in light of the ongoing guerilla war there.

At 29, Audra McDonald is a Broadway star. She's won three Tony Awards, and her new CD mixes songs from well-known composers such as Harold Arlen and Irving Berlin with a new crop, including Adam Guettel and Michael John LaChuisa. The CD is called How Glory Goes.

Prime Minister Tony Blair says Britain will reduce its troop levels in Iraq. What are the implications of the move for Iraq security and for U.S.-British relations?

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has given the go-ahead for the U.S. Open tennis tournament to be held in his state starting in late August — but without…

The weekend’s cultural highlights in the region include a chamber concert featuring works about unrequited love; a documentary performance artwork about…

The Williamstown Theatre Festival’s second Main Stage production this year is the World Premiere Musical “Lempicka,” book and lyrics by Carson Kreitzer,…

The 43rd president has taken up art since leaving the White House. The Bush center in Dallas is showing some of his portraits of world leaders. His favorite: that of his father, the 41st president.

Besides making a living voicing the breakfast cereal leprechaun, he appeared in a radio show and on Broadway and was in TV shows including episodes of Car 54, Where Are You? and Law & Order.