Mar 19th, 2010 · Swedish artist Lars Vilks has lived with a $100,000 bounty on his head since 2007 for a drawing he made depicting the Prophet Muhammad. But unlike the angry protest that erupted in 2005 after similar cartoons were published in Denmark, Swedes have remained largely silent on the controversy.
Mar 1st, 2010 · No one made funeral music quite like Frederic Chopin, the Polish composer born 200 years ago Monday. Chances are, you've heard snippets of his musical evocation of doom and gloom in cartoons, movies and, yes, funerals.
Feb 13th, 2010 · In World War II, Bill Mauldin created two cartoon soldiers named and Willie and Joe. His drawings are now starring on t-shirts sold to benefit a nonprofit for military personnel and their families called The Soldiers Project. Host Scott Simon speaks to Sam Mauldin about his father's illustrations.
Feb 2nd, 2010 · Host Michel Martin talks with pianist George Winston about his new album "Love Will Come." It's his second tribute to the composer Vince Guaraldi who is best known for writing the soundtracks to the Peanuts cartoon specials. Winston describes Guaraldi's work as "adult music for kids and kid's music for adults."
Jan 10th, 2010 · In 2005, Danish cartoonist Kurt Westergaard was asked by his newspaper, Jyllands-Posten to draw a picture of the prophet Muhammad "as you see him" The assignment changed Westergaard's life forever. His cartoon outraged many Muslims, who called it blasphemous and offensive. Host Liane Hansen speaks with Westergaard, who is now in hiding under the protection of the Danish secret service, after being attacked in his home by an axe-wielding man on New Year's Day.
Jan 10th, 2010 · For the past two decades, when a social phenomenon became just a bit too trendy, you could bet The Simpsons would make sharp but good-natured fun of it. Host Liane Hansen marks the 20th anniversary of the Fox cartoon show.
Jan 5th, 2010 · The town of Dunchurch, England, was looking a bit like the cartoon town of Springfield. Residents woke one morning to find a statue of a local hero sporting yellow skin and a bald head. The dignified Lord John Scott was transformed into Homer Simpson overnight. It's not clear who the pranksters are but local residents want to find them and congratulate them on the level of detail in the makeover.
Jan 1st, 2010 · A 28-year-old Somalia man was armed with an axe and a knife when he entered Kurt Westergaard's home, police said. The intruder, who reportedly has ties to a Somali terrorist group, was shot in the knee. Westergaard caused outrage in the Muslim world for his cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad.