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Film critic Bob Mondello takes a look at the advertising lines used to attract movie-goers.

Robert and Noah read some of the best of the bad -- the winners of the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest, meant to memorialize the author of the line "It was a dark and stormy night."

"Diet for a Small Planet" promotes a plant-centric approach to eating as being more beneficial for personal and global health.

On Sequester Day in Washington, lots of Twitter users invoked a favorite movie line to express their views on the automatic spending cuts. Some criticized the federal government; others just poked fun.

As baseball celebrates its midseason All-Star break, NPR's Bob Edwards talks to Jeff Campbell, the producer of a series of baseball music CDs, called Diamond Cuts. The latest album features songs about Mickey Mantle, Dizzy Dean and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Hear selections from Top of the Sixth.

Team USA scored big, rebounding after a disappointing loss to Sweden. The 6-1 win keeps alive the Americans' goal of becoming the first women's team to take Olympic gold after winning the World Cup.

The USDA's latest report found that nearly all major food groups are going up in price.

The rate at which American women are having babies fell again in 2011, continuing a decline that's been under way for years. Births to teenagers hit another low, while births to older women rose slightly.

The American League beat the National League 6-3 Tuesday night in a game that started with a homer right off the bat.

The identical twins and No. 1 doubles team in the world have been playing tennis and music since they were 6 years old.