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NPR's Elizabeth Blair visits a museum with a long-planned exhibit that has suddenly become more timely: artistic reflections on the nature of war and the hope for peace.

NPR's Eric Westervelt sails into home port with the crew of the U.S.S Enterprise, as the country's largest aircraft carrier returns from launching attacks on Afghanistan.

The lowly sheep may be getting a bad rap -- thats the conclusion of a new study that finds the easily herded creatures may be smarter than originally thought.

In the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, toy retailers are anticipating that rescue- and military-related toys will be big sellers. NPR's Joshua Levs explores the appeal of fire trucks and action figures in our new, uncertain world.

An appreciation of author and cultural icon Ken Kesey, who died this morning at the age of 66 in California. Kesey's 1962 book, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and his psychedelic exploits as one of the Merry Pranksters became emblems of the age.

Food writer Patricia Wells has lived in Paris for 20 years, dining in the city's finest restaurants. Now she has a cookbook showcasing those restaurants' recipes. All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer talks to Wells about her new Paris Cookbook. (5:15) The publisher is Harper Collins; ISBN # 0060184698.

Former senator, vice president, and presidential candidate Al Gore and his wife, Tipper. In the two years since the presidential election they have been working on the new book, Joined at the Heart: The Transformation of the American Family. The book explores the changes that have taken place in families over the past few decades, using examples of families the Gores have met along the way. Tipper Gore is a former photojournalist and served as adviser to the president on mental health policy. Their other book is the collection of photographs The Spirit of Family.

They are generations apart but when Tony Bennett and k.d. lang team up, they sound like the perfect couple. Bob Edwards interviews the duo, who have recorded A Wonderful World, a new collection of songs identified with another great singer, Louis Armstrong.

Californians Jim McKenna and John Lieberman are collecting those ubiquitous AOL promotional CDs with the intent of dumping one million of them on the Internet giant's doorstep. They're fed up with the promotional blitz. McKenna speaks with NPR's Scott Simon.

We hear more communications from the plane carrying newly sworn-in President Lyndon B. Johnson and the White House Situation Room as the plane returns to Washington, D.C., from Dallas.