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The antiviral infusion was just revived as an early treatment for COVID patients. But the drug is relatively expensive and hard to administer, relegating it to what some are calling "stopgap" status.

African-American playwright Lynne Nottage is the author of several works, including Crumbs from the Table of Joy. Nottage has just been named a recipient of the MacArthur Genius Award. The Brooklyn-based artist talks about her work and what the award means for her future in the performing arts.

The Darjeeling Limited, director Wes Anderson's newest film, opened the New York Film Festival this weekend. Jason Schwartzman, who co-wrote the screenplay and plays Jack Whitman, talks about the role India plays in the movie.

On the second anniversary of the playwright's death, Michele Norris talks to two actors from the Broadway production of his final play, Radio Golf.

Snacking on water beetles in Laos, dining on dog in Korea: Tom Parker Bowles, food writer for Britain's The Mail on Sunday, Night and Day, and Tatler (and son of Prince Charles' wife, Camilla Parker Bowles), has written what he's described as "a travel book about weird food."

French authorities are calling for tougher penalties on people who damage works of art after someone put a fist through Monet's "The Argenteuil Bridge."

Rita Moreno's acting career spans more than five decades and is decorated with the business' highest honors: the Tony, an Oscar, a Grammy and two Emmy awards. Many remember her work in the hit production West Side Story. Moreno talks about her mother's influence, her fear of being type cast and her role in Cane.

Philip Roth's newest novel, Exit Ghost, is his ninth and final Nathan Zuckerman book. The series began in 1979 with The Ghost Writer; a compendium, Zuckerman Bound, is now available. Roth, author of 28 novels, won a Pulitzer Prize in 1997 for American Pastoral.

The television show has the mantra of "ripped from the headlines." This week's headlines include stories about O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector and Warren Jeffs. Law and Order writer William Fordes talks about how these cases could inspire new episodes.

Critic Milo Miles reviews the new four-DVD set, Popeye the Sailor 1933-1938. The animated series features the classic Popeye cartoons by the Fleischer Brothers studios. Miles calls the set a first-rate reissue.