Jul 28th, 2008 · Shakespeare's tragedy — and Prokofiev's ballet — are plenty familiar, but critic Lloyd Schwartz says Mark Morris's new staging isn't: It's based on a forgotten manuscript recently discovered in Russia, and it's truer to Prokofiev's original intent.
Apr 29th, 2008 · Romeo Miller is best known for being the rapper Lil' Romeo, the son of another well-known rapper, Master P. Now, he's being talked of as the mediocre basketball player who was just awarded a much sought-after basketball scholarship at the University of Southern California.
Feb 10th, 2007 · Two 5,000-year-old skeletons, locked in an embrace, are found near Verona, Italy, where Shakespeare set Romeo and Juliet. It's a romantic moment that calls for a song from Frankie Laine, lost to us this week at age 93.
Feb 5th, 2005 · Lt. Gen. Roméo Dallaire witnessed the killing and chaos of the Hutu/Tutsi conflict in Rwanda. Scott Simon talks to Dallaire about his experience, which is chronicled in his book Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda.
Jan 21st, 2005 · Dallaire was commander of the United Nations peacekeeping forces in Rwanda during one of the worst massacres in modern history. Some 800,000 Rwandans were killed in 100 days. His account, Shake Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda is now in paperback. This interview was originally broadcast on May 17, 2004.