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In an interview for All Things Considered, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor talks about Lazy B, the new book she wrote with her brother, and how the straightforward values she learned on the family ranch helped shape her destiny. (7:30) The book is published by Random House. ISBN # 03755

Host Lynn Neary speaks with NPR's movie music fan Andy Trudeau, who this week wraps up his survey of Oscar-nominated scores with Randy Newman's music for Monsters, Inc. (Disney/Pixar 60712-7). Andy also presents his vote for best score.

Writer, actor, and comedian Buck Henry co-wrote the script for the 1967 film. (This interview was held before an audience at the Film Forum in New York City on Feb 13, 1997 during a 30th anniversary presentation of The Graduate.

Singer, songwriter, and actor Chris Isaak. His new album is called Always Got Tonight. He's the star of the semi-autobiographical Showtime series The Chris Isaak Show, now in its second season. Isaak's 1991 hit Wicked Game still stands as his signature song. [The audio for this segment is unavailable due to Internet rights issues.]

Last night's Academy Awards Ceremony made history in a number of ways. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

His new film is No Such Thing. Its about a monster and a young woman who finds him. According to the films production notes, the monster has been in existence since the dawn of time and nothing can kill him. Along comes Beatrice, a young girl who makes friends with the monster and together they seek out the doctor who can finally end the monsters life. Hartley's work includes Trust, Henry Fool, Flirt, and Amateur.

Precision-guided munitions, unmanned aircraft and Special Ops soldiers make headlines in Afghanistan -- but just as important to the war effort are those who airlift supplies and equipment to troops in the field. NPR's Tom Gjelten rides along on an Air Force C-17 for a first-hand report for Morning Edition.

Scott talks with retired Air Force Major Ted Morris about the time he spent on Diego Garcia, an island in the Indian Ocean. This past week, news reports identified Diego Garcia as a key staging facility for long range bombers operating over Afghanistan. Mr. Morris recalls Diego Garcia as a uniquely beautiful and relaxing place to serve during peacetime. Mr. Morris appreciates Diego Garcia on his website at http://www.zianet.com/tedmorris/.

The search for wildlife in the mountainous wilderness of northern Myanmar led scientist Alan Rabinowitz to a personal discovery. Hear his conversation with NPR's Alex Chadwick. (8:10) ( Alan Rabinowitz's book, Beyond the Last Village: A Journey of Discovery in Asia's Forbidden Wilderness is published by Island Press; ISBN: 1559

NPR's Phillip Martin reports on a controversial piece of art in Boston Harbor- a liquid natural gas tank adorned with large rainbow stripes. Many people claim that a face is visible in one of the stripes, and there have been "sightings" of everyone from Ho Chi Minh to Osama Bin Laden since the painting was completed in the early 1970's.