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Cultural observers in Greece say that by staging a successful Olympics, the nation's identity has changed, making it less burdened by the past and more confident in its capabilities. NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports.

Innovations like the washing machine may have made housework easier -- but by raising standards of cleanliness, they also created more work. NPR's Susan Stamberg concludes her series on leisure by exploring the history of housework with historian Susan Strasser.

To make sure your Halloween costume is authentic, try consulting A Field Guide to Monsters: This Book Could Save Your Life before you head out the door. NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks monster facts and history with the book's co-author Dave Elliot.

Last summer, steelworker Jim Galonia spoke to NPR's Steve Inskeep about the presidential race. In July, he was an undecided voter, torn between Sen. John Kerry and President George W. Bush. Today, Galonia talks about whether he's decided which man will get his vote on Nov. 2.

Commentator Freeman describes one of his most prized possessions: a photograph of Albert Einstein lecturing at a historically black college in 1946.

Web site devoted to favorite quotes from now missing Iraqi Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf: WeLovetheIraqiInformationMinister.com

The National Security Agency has issued a set of print advertisements that call to mind the "Loose Lips Sink Ships" messages of World War II. On Weekend Edition Saturday, author and curator William Bird critiques the ads and compares them with the posters of that bygone era.

Math professor Alain Goriely says he's figured out why whips make a cracking sound -- it's the mini sonic boom that's created by the arc traveling along the length of the whip. Goriely explains his findings to Scott Simon for Weekend Edition Saturday.

David D'Arcy reports from New York on the Richard Avedon portrait exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The photographer, who's known for his mostly black and white photos, has been snapping pictures almost his entire life.

Guitarist Keb Mo channels the spirit of the earliest blues legends into a modern feel and context. His career has seen him pay tribute to many giants of the blues genre, while also demonstrating a songwriting talent that has produced numerous original compositions incorporating elements of jazz, R&B and folk.