Apr 5th, 2006 · Some of the most treasured paintings by one of Austria's greatest artists have a new home -- in Los Angeles. The five paintings by Gustav Klimt were the objects of a long-running legal battle between a Jewish family that once owned the art and the Austrian government.
Apr 30th, 2005 · Many animals, including some exotic ones, flourish along the margins of suburban development: red-tailed hawks, coyotes, snakes. Lisa Couturier tells Jennifer Ludden about her book The Hopes of Snakes. It weaves stories of animals with the lives of humans around them.
Mar 22nd, 2005 · Lately, commentator David Chartrand says, he has been reading the obituary pages in his local paper, and seeing the same names over and over again, names like Opal and Ethel. He says they were given strong, sturdy names by parents who wanted them to be strong, sturdy women. Then, baby boomers came along and wanted to give their children popular names like Michelle and Lisa. David Chartrand is the author of A View from the Heartland.
Aug 9th, 2004 · Lisa Scottoline's Killer Smile was inspired by a secret in her family's past: Her immigrant-Italian grandparents were listed as "enemy aliens" during World War II, and the FBI raided their house. But her grandparents did nothing wrong and were never accused of anything.