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An artist in Cologne, Germany, is working to memorialize individual victims of the Nazis. He's embedding thousands of small concrete blocks, each topped by a brass plate, in sidewalks across the country. Each of these so-called "stumbling blocks" bears the name, and fate, of one person killed by Adolph Hitler's regime. Kyle James reports.

Bob Seger was a legend on Main Street before he hit the national scene in the 1970s. Now he's out with a second greatest hits compilation, and he's heading to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. NPR's Bob Edwards caught up with the rocker on songs past and present.

Simon & Garfunkel, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Elton John, KISS, Aerosmith, Cher -- some of the biggest names in music are raking in the money on tour. Music critic Christian Bordal reports on why musicians are earning more money, even though fewer people are coming to see them.

One Christmas long ago, Hullihen Moore's wife gave him a camera and a trip to a photography workshop with Ansel Adams. Now, Moore has his own book out, capturing the profound and simple beauty of Virginia's mountains. Moore may be doing for Shenandoah what Adams did for Yosemite.

Low-key British singer-songwriter Beth Orton releases a collection of alternative takes, B-sides and remixes on The Other Side of Daybreak a sort of companion piece to her last CD, Daybreak). Orton's folk-guitar sound is mixed with elements of electronica provided by Kieran Hebden, a musician better known as Four Tet. Will Hermes has a review.

Robert Plant's fascination with the blues goes back to his early days as lead singer for Led Zeppelin. Plant says the roots of that uniquely American art form may be traced to the deserts of Western Africa. He tells NPR's Renee Montagne about the connection he discovered at the Festival in the Desert, a gathering of nomads and musicians in Mali. Hear an extended interview and songs from the 2003 festival CD.

Farnsworth House, a tiny glass pavilion designed by the late modernist master Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, goes on the auction block Friday. Preservationists worry that the new buyer will move the structure from its current site on the banks of the Fox River in Illinois. They say that would destroy its artistic integrity. Chicago Public Radio's Edward Lifson reports.

The Lord of the Rings film trilogy has swamped popular culture, winning acclaim from critics and movie fans alike. But for some die-hard fans of science fiction, the original Star Wars films remain the definitive fantasy trilogy. Christian Bordal reports.

Actor Will Geer is perhaps best remembered as grandpa on The Waltons. But in the 1950s, he founded an outdoor theater in California. Iris Mann reports.

The Sundance Film Festival opens Thursday in Park City, Utah. But so far, festival organizers have largely ignored an independent film genre thriving in their backyard: Mormon cinema. As NPR's Howard Berkes reports, films with Mormon-centered themes fill a niche market, and some have won critical acclaim.