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For many music fans, it has been hard to hear the dramatic stories coming out of New Orleans and not consider the city's rich culture. The city is steeped in music, a heritage that folklorist Nick Spitzer, who evacuated the day before Katrina hit, continues to celebrate on the air.

The Heaven Hill distillery in Bardstown, Ky., is the state's last family owned whiskey maker. Master distiller Parker Beam, 63, makes sure the bourbon is up to snuff.

Thousands of aquatic creatures at the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas in New Orleans have died because the generator circulating air to the tanks gave out. Many of the mammals were saved, however.

Google's most recent endeavors include a search engine devoted to Hurricane Katrina resources and a search engine devoted to blogs. David Gardner talks with author John Battelle about the past, present, and future of Google.

Despite the dismal state of much of New Orleans, Pastor Jay Adkins has returned to his parish, where he is pastor of the First Baptist Church in Jefferson Parish in Westwego, La. Adkins and others say churches are playing a vital role in helping survivors of Hurricane Katrina.

Alice Sebold's commentary "Living with the Dead" appeared in the Sept. 11, 2005, edition of The New York Times. She's the author of the novel The Lovely Bones and the memoir Lucky.

Adapted from Jonathan Safran Foer's novel, the film follows a young man trying to decipher family history. Elijah Wood plays the fictional Foer, who traces his grandfather's life in a Ukrainian village.

Operatives for militant Islamic groups have moved through Thailand in the past decade. Now analysts say foreigners from al Qaeda, Jemaah Islamiyah and similar groups could hijack a separatist insurgency in mainly Muslim southern Thailand.

Hurricane Rita has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 125 miles an hour. But the winds, rains and waves of the storm still poses a serious threat to the coastal regions of Louisiana and Texas.

First, an assessment. Then rescues. Then food and supplies. That's the battle plan for the aftermath of Hurricane Rita, according to David Paulison, acting director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.