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Joan Didion's memoir The Year of Magical Thinking is about grieving for her husband, fellow writer John Gregory Dunne. He died suddenly at the end of 2003, while their daughter was hospitalized with pneumonia.

Skinny jeans dominated the jeans market for nearly two decades. Now they make up about 33% of jeans sales. The Indicator from Planet Money investigates the possible demise of the skinny jean.

After his young cousin died in Vietnam, John Sacret Young went on to produce the TV series China Beach. Now he is writing about the war's effect on his family. His book is called Remains: Non-Viewable.

The Iraqi committee drafting the country's new constitution may need more time to complete the task. Several fundamental issues are still unsolved and many committee members say the August 15 deadline can't be met. NPR's Philip Reeves in Baghdad has the latest developments.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visits Islamabad, Pakistan, to assess the country's earthquake-relief needs. Already, the United States has sent planes and helicopters to help in rescue-and-relief operations. She also visited Kabul, meeting with Afghan leaders.

The entrance to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Mich., is topped with a gigantic pair of mouse ears right now to promote a new exhibit celebrating Disneyland's 50th anniversary. Detroit Public Radio's Celeste Headlee reports.

Co-curators Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher scour dumpsters, flea markets and thrift stores for unwanted and discarded film and video gems -- then they present it, along with their own commentary.

The Los Angeles Archdiocese releases hundreds of pages of documents relating to sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests. The files detail accusations against nearly 130 priests. They also show that for decades, the archdiocese moved abusive priests from one parish to another.

A week since Hurricane Stan hit Central America, communities across Guatemala continue the task of unearthing victims of mudslides triggered by the storm. At least 600 have died and more than 400 are missing. But a debate rages over what to do with the bodies once they are found.

A new version of the classic '80s video game Oregon Trail tries to represent the lives of Native Americans more accurately — no more braids or bows and arrows. But you can still die of dysentery.