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Tuesday

From Our Listeners

Art Theft: 'The Scream' Stolen, Again

Armed robbers have grabbed one of the world's most famous paintings. The heist of "The Scream" is the latest in what Interpol calls the fourth largest criminal activity -- art theft. Join NPR's Neal Conan for an update on the missing painting and a look inside a multibillion-dollar field of crime.

Art Theft: 'The Scream' Stolen, Again

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Monday

Movies

Special Effects Artist Ray Harryhausen

Fresh Air

Harryhausen's trademark Dynamation method made possible a whole genre of science fiction and fantasy filmmaking. His films include The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans. (Rebroadcast from Jan. 6, 2003.)

Special Effects Artist Ray Harryhausen

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Morning Edition

Capturing the Official Story of the Olympics

For more than 50 years, filmmaker Bud Greenspan has been the official documentarian of the Olympics. Greenspan's films about the Games are famous for capturing little-known stories and dramatic moments, in a style that contrasts sharply with television coverage. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Capturing the Official Story of the Olympics

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Sunday

Culture

Munch's 'The Scream' is Stolen in Norway

A search is under way in Norway for the iconic painting The Scream, stolen Sunday morning from the Munch Museum. Armed men took the expressionist work by Edvard Munch and several other paintings during the museum's regular touring hours. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden and museum employee Jurunn Christoffersen.

Munch's 'The Scream' is Stolen in Norway

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Sunday

World

Rebuilding the Buddhas of Bamiyan

Miranda Kennedy visits Afghanistan's Bamiyan Valley, where two giant Buddha statues once stood. The statues were destroyed by the Taliban in March 2001. The statues, nearly 2,000 years old, were one of the world's greatest and least-studied cultural treasures. International experts are now in Afghanistan, studying the possibility of restoring the statues.

Rebuilding the Buddhas of Bamiyan

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Friday

Thursday

Wednesday

Obituaries

Remembering Henri Cartier-Bresson

Henri Cartier-Bresson, one of the great photographers of the 20th century, has died at the age of 95. Dubbed "the eye of the century," Cartier-Bresson is known for his striking black and white photos of famous events and everyday life.

Remembering Henri Cartier-Bresson

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Thursday

Race

'Boondocks' Creator vs. Bill Cosby

Bill Cosby's sharp speeches about the need for black self-responsibility are raising eyebrows and inspiring comic strips. NPR's Karen Grigsby Bates reports that the creator of The Boondocks comic strip, Aaron McGruder, is fanning the debate with a parody of Cosby's remarks.

'Boondocks' Creator vs. Bill Cosby

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Tuesday

Creative Spaces: Artist James Prosek's Studio

Author James Prosek is known for detailed watercolors, of trout in particular, that capture nature in all its vibrance. NPR's Michele Norris visited Prosek's home in Connecticut to disscuss the space he's designed.

Creative Spaces: Artist James Prosek's Studio

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Friday

Movies

Actor Matt Damon

Fresh Air

His new film is The Bourne Supremacy, the sequel to his 2002 thriller The Bourne Identity, about a CIA assassin with amnesia. Damon has been in many hit films, including The Talented Mr. Ripley, Saving Private Ryan and Good Will Hunting, which he co-wrote with close friend Ben Affleck. (Rebroadcast From June 19, 2002.)

Actor Matt Damon

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Monday

Photo Exhibit Spotlights Child Labor Across the Globe

A new photography exhibit gathers stories of child labor from across the globe, in an effort to galvanize viewers into taking action to help prevent the practice. NPR's Alex Chadwick speaks with Julia Dean, the photographer and gallery owner behind the exhibit, called "Child Labor and the Global Village: Photography for Social Change."

Photo Exhibit Spotlights Child Labor Across the Globe

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Sunday

Editorial Cartooning with a Feminist Bite

Ann Telnaes is the second woman in history to win the Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. Her edgy satire is on display at the Library of Congress. NPR's Susan Stamberg recently spoke with Telnaes about the inspirations for her work.

Editorial Cartooning with a Feminist Bite

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Friday

Science

'Body Worlds': The Human Form Revealed

Body Worlds, a new exhibit at the California Science Center in Los Angeles, Calif., is packing in crowds of the curious. The exhibit features human cadavers preserved through a new process called "plastination," then posed in revealing ways.

'Body Worlds': The Human Form Revealed

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