Nov 18th, 2008 · The movie "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" is about a magical car. Songwriting brothers, Richard and Robert Sherman, were honored at the White House Monday for that theme song, and all the other songs they've written for family movies.
Sep 20th, 2008 · Graduates of the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College are gathering for a reunion at the Circus World Museum in Baraboo, Wisc. Murray Horwitz, a graduate of the Clown College, which operated from 1968 to 1997, talks with Scott Simon about what clowns do for fun.
Sep 16th, 2008 · Wall Street lost more than 500 points Monday reacting to the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers and the sale of Merrill Lynch. It was the worst loss since the Sept. 11attacks. Adding to the misery is insurance giant American Insurance Group, which is facing serious trouble.
May 16th, 2008 · Chris Gaffney, vocalist and accordion player for the Hacienda Brothers, died last week from liver cancer at the age of 57.
Mar 18th, 2008 · The stock market rebounds after news that Lehman Brothers posted better-than-expected earnings, dispelling rumors of huge subprime losses. But longer term concerns about the credit crunch and a weak economy remain.
Dec 21st, 2007 · "Don't tase me, bro" tops the year's list of quotes from the Yale Book of Quotations. It was uttered by a college student being ejected from a John Kerry speech. Also included: the Iranian president's claim: "We don't have homosexuals."
Dec 5th, 2007 · Donald Duck, Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and Tweety Bird were summoned to appear before a court in Italy as witnesses in a counterfeiting trial involving products from Disney and Warner Brothers.
Nov 5th, 2004 · The late Chuck Jones was the animation director responsible for many of Warner Bros. greatest cartoons: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Road Runner. There's a new DVD collection of Warner Brother's Looney Tunes, Looney Tunes -- Golden Collection, Vol. 2 Jones died in 2002. This show was originally broadcast on Oct. 18, 1989.