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People in the village of Jezero gathered in a school gym and cheered when the rover landed in a Martian crater named after the Bosnian town.

Pete Docter and Kemp Powers say Soulis meant to challenge conventional notions of success and failure. Halfway Homeauthor Reuben Jonathan Miller writes about the obstacles ex-offenders face.

When Bob Morris' widowed father decided to start dating again at the age of 80, guess who found himself sorting through the personals? In Assisted Loving, Morris chronicles the search for Dad's new Ms. Right — and his own misadventures in the romantic jungle that is Manhattan's gay ghetto.

Understanding Comics creator Scott McCloud is sometimes called the "Aristotle of comics" for his analysis of the medium. The Sculptor, a meditation on love, art and death, is his first graphic novel.

Raul Malo's new solo album of dreamy, romantic cover songs channels the sounds of Roy Orbison and Etta James. He says the trick was to pay tribute to the originals while doing them his own way.

For the first time ever, scientists from around the world convened a meeting dedicated solely to animal acoustics -- how animals use sound. NPR's Christopher Joyce attended the meeting and reports on what scientists were listening for, and why.

After a devastating storm and flood in 1953, The Netherlands embarked on an ambitious project to protect its shores and prevent future flooding. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, their experience could prove pivotal to preventing future disasters.

DJ Jedi (a.k.a. Terrence Cedricks) and his cohorts host probably the most vibrant "open mic" night on the West Coast, every Monday at a small cafe in Santa Monica, Calif.

Renowned for its large, iconic photographs, LIFE magazine returned to U.S. newstands this week as an insert in local newspapers. NPR's John Ydstie speaks with LIFE managing editor Bill Shapiro and former LIFE photo editor John Loengard.

A $1.1 billion lottery prize will be on the line Friday night as numbers are drawn for the Mega Millions game. The last time someone hit the Mega Millions jackpot was April 15.