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The film is based on du Pont's fraught relationship with two Olympic wrestlers. Wealth isn't enough — his identity hinges on winning. It's a fascinating case study, but as drama, it's one sick joke.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is in New Delhi, where she's trying to calm tensions between India and Pakistan over the Mumbai attacks. The Indian government says the militants who carried out the attacks were linked with Pakistan. Ordinary Indians are upset over the failure of the country's intelligence services.

Also: Charlotte Bronte's French homework fetches a staggering sum; McArthur & Company is closing its doors.

The big sites miss the mark, and yet the specialist services serve a small audience. What's a classical-curious listener supposed to do?

Three years of severe drought in California is forcing farmers and ranchers to make some tough choices. In some cases, they're rethinking everything about their business and finding new opportunities.

The sale of the most expensive musical instrument in history could be announced Wednesday. And it's a viola. (Will the viola jokes stop now?)

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton, Howard University professor Alvin Thornton and reporter Nina Totenberg about the Anita Hill controversy during Thomas' confirmation.

From rock musicians in Mexico exploring Balkan oompah sounds to an Argentine producer who deconstructs his home country's native folk songs, this week's episode of Alt.Latino focuses on iconoclasts and innovators around the Latin music world.

In the Gaza Strip, there are differing opinions about the Egyptian uprising that's shaken the Arab world. About 1.5 million Palestinians live in that small slither of coastland which borders Egypt. Some fear a new Egyptian government could lead to Israel's military taking over Gaza's southern border.

Euro zone finance ministers are in Brussels to consider what to do about Ireland. The Irish government is considering ways to tackle its debt crisis. Fears are growing that the issue might prove contagious, and could threaten the euro. Ireland dismisses speculation it's about to become the second euro zone nation after Greece to request assistance from its partners.