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Neal Pollack's book The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature is out in paperback. The author calls it "a heady mix of aesthetic loathing and professional jealousy." It's also a wickedly funny satire of the outsized egos of American journalism. He talks with Liane Hansen on Weekend Edition Sunday.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new film American Splendor.

Book critic Maureen Corrigan reviews American Woman, the new novel by Susan Choi.

NPR's Anne Garrels reports on one Iraqi family grateful for American help in establishing a school for children with Down Syndrome.

Andrew Bacevich, author of The New American Militarism: How Americans Are Seduced by War, argues that the U.S. is too willing to send its troops around the world. He discusses the increasing use of military power in U.S. foreign policy and how it is threatening national security. Bacevich is a historian and a Vietnam veteran.

Continuing NPR's series on Latin American cities, NPR's Martin Kaste samples the air in Santiago, Chile. He finds it muddied due to excessive pollution, growing capitalism, and post-revolutionary politics.

Film critic David Edelstein reviews the new documentary American Teen. Directed by Nanette Burnstein, the film follows a group of seniors at a high school in Warsaw, Indiana.

We celebrate the deeply embedded ideal of the American dream every day, and yet the phrase has always been fraught. For many, there is no dream, so here, we give you "A Brief Diary of the American Nightmare."

Dutch-born painter Willem de Kooning is remembered as the first modern art star. The story of his life and influence on 20th century American art is told in the book De Kooning: An American Master. Liane Hansen talks with the authors.

High rent and a drop in post-Sept. 11 tourism prompt the Museum of the American Piano in lower Manhattan to shut its doors. But the museum's founder still hopes to raise funds for a new home for his collection of rare pianos. NPR's Margot Adler reports.