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An April spent in an Italian castle? Yes, please. The four women of Elizabeth von Arnim's The Enchanted April are lucky to have a grand adventure. But author Madeline Miller recommends the book even if you're stuck at home. Do you have a favorite book about exotic travel? Tell us in the comments.

A bittersweet gem, "Weekend Wars" provides a fine showcase for Shins guitarist Jessica Dobson. The song puts Dobson's powerful, tremulous voice to its paces in an ebb and flow of sharp guitars and flourishes from her more-than-capable bandmates.

After its much-ballyhooed initial public offering on Friday, Facebook's stock ended 11 percent down.

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Planning groups in Baton Rouge and New Orleans have set aside money to study building passenger rail service linking the two major…

Hear an interview with the legendary producer, who reflects on some of the famous albums he's helped make, including Raising Sand and theO Brother, Where Art Thou?soundtrack.

On this weekend's Saturday Night Live, Kristen Wiig got an emotional send-off.

This week NATO will hold a summit in Chicago. The editors of The Nation argue that the organization is a military alliance in search of a reason to exist — and often does more harm than good.

Gregory B. Jackzo submitted his resignation after a tumultuous three-year chairmanship.

Whether you're a pop icon or a high school teenager, no one's immune from public scrutiny. A status update or 140 characters can be enough to seriously offend others, and ruin your reputation. Host Michel Martin takes a look at the pitfalls of social media with blogger Latoya Peterson, and high school "Twitter Principal" Eric Sheninger.

Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema travels the country sampling the latest dishes. He gives host Michel Martin a slice of what's in and what's out in the food world, including some unusual experiments "ear to tail" cooking.