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Each of Familiars' deliberately paced songs sprawls to between five and eight minutes, and each takes a thoughtful journey in the process. The result mixes subtlety, grandiosity and beauty.

If you've got a stack of books that you know you should read, but you never do, maybe you have something in common Queen Elizabeth II. Or at least with the queen as imagined by writer Alan Bennett in The Uncommon Reader.

The song packs in several songs' worth of drama, as torrents of blustery guitars, atmospheric interludes and inscrutable vocals are fed into a single glorious swirl.

Listeners sent in their thoughts in response to a review of the highs and lows of the Bush presidency.

Scott Simon speaks with Ukrainian radio journalist Andriy Kulykov about what he's seen in Kyiv.

Many colleges are moving forward with virtual fall semesters. For students, that means a laptop is essential. Some schools are offering free laptops for students, but others are on the fence.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Lee Gelernt of the ACLU's Immigrants' Rights Project about parents of over 500 children who can't be found after being separated from them at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Violent crime is trending upward in many cities around the country. Nationally, the FBI says robbery was up 9 percent and murder up 1 percent in the first half of 2006. But the trend is uneven: Some cities are up, and others are down. That volatility has criminologists worried.

Tariffs have entered the bridal fitting room as couples are discovering that almost all the dresses are made abroad. Many are designed in the U.S. and made in China.

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.8% in the third quarter, led by strong consumer spending. The news comes days before a presidential election in which the economy has been top of mind for many voters.