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The space shuttle Columbia disaster leaves Russia's space program with the responsibilty of maintaining the international space station while shuttle flights are grounded. Russia says it needs U.S. financial help to achieve that. NPR's Lawrence Sheets reports.

David Edelstein reviews Tears of the Sun the new action film starring Bruce Willis.

Photographer Elliott Erwitt has been taking pictures for more than half a century. His latest book, Elliott Erwitt's Handbook, culls from his prodigious collection of photos featuring hands in a myriad of gestures and uses. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Erwitt about the philosophy of taking a picture -- what you see through the viewfinder when taking a photo, and what you see later, after the moment has passed and the photo is developed.

The British proposal advanced Friday at the United Nations favors giving Iraq a deadline of a few days in which to prove there are no more banned weapons, or else face war. NPR's Melissa Block talks with Jeremy Greenstock, Britain's permanent representative to the U.N.

Robert Surles -- AKA Chef Bobo -- has managed to do the improbable: using fresh produce and his decades of knowledge as a chef and instructor at New York City's famed French Culinary Institute, he's creating tasty, healthy lunches for students and faculty at a private school in Manhattan. See photos of a typical lunch break at the school, and get a bread pudding recipe that serves 600.

Commentator Andrei Codrescu tells the story of a woman offering to show him her breasts in exchange for Mardi Gras trinkets. Codrescu offers a portrait of New Orleans in all of its glorious weirdness.

In 1953, an Oklahoma physician and amateur astronomer photographed what he believed was an asteroid crashing on the moon. No one believed him. Decades later, research from NASA suggested he was right.

Alan Cheuse reviews La Promesa and Other Stories, the first story collection by Leroy V. Quintana, published by Oklahoma University Press. Most of the stories take place in a fictional New Mexico town called San Miguel.

He's the man behind the family adventure films Spy Kids and Spy Kids 2. His list of credits include writer, director, producer, director of photography, production designer, editor, visual effects supervisor, sound designer, re-recording mixer and composer. His first feature film was El Mariachi, which he made in 1993 for $7,000. It won the Audience Award for best dramatic film at the Sundance Film Festival. He also wrote a book about making El Mariachi called Rebel Without a Crew. Spy Kids 2 is now out on video. This interview first aired August 6, 2002.

In a speech before the American Medical Association, President Bush outlines his proposal for a prescription-drug benefit in Medicare. The president's plan would cover all seniors, but would generously reward those in managed care. NPR's Snigdha Prakash reports.