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Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodovar is revered as a director of women, but Bob Mondello says it's the men who scale the emotional peaks in his latest movie, Talk To Her, which opens today.

Abortion protests would seem far removed from bankruptcy filings. But the two have been brought together in legislation proposed to tighten the rules for individuals declaring bankruptcy. Once again this year, that pairing of issues will mean that the bankruptcy reform will die at year's end. NPR's Julie Rovner reports on why.

A Russian man seriously injured in a 1998 auto accident arrives in the United States to sue an American diplomat. Alexander Kashin was paralyzed after Douglas Kent, then U.S. consul general in Vladivostok, slammed into his car. The U.S. State Department refused to lift Kent's diplomatic immunity. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports.

A lawyer representing former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman wants The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Bill Wyman to stop using his name. Wyman the writer was born in 1961 with that name. Wyman the rock star adopted the name in 1964. Lynn Neary talks to Bill Wyman of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution about his predicament.

NPR's Joe Palca reports on Santa Clarita, California, the first town in the United States to recycle disposable diapers.

Detroit is not Tinseltown, but the city is home to a pair of new films: 8 Mile, starring rapper Eminem, and Standing in the Shadow of Motown, a documentary about the musicians who played on virtually every Motown hit. Hear more from NPR's John Ydstie and Weekend Edition entertainment critic Elvis Mitchell.

A play based on George Orwell's anti-Stalinist novel Animal Farm is on stage in China, where it takes on anti-Maoist overtones. But much of the audience seems more impressed with the robust production than the politics of the work. NPR's Rob Gifford reports.

Debbie Kenyon and her son Michael are proud fans of the NFL's fabled Green Bay Packers. But they're just as enthusiastic about being single-share owners. The Pack is one of the few pro sports franchises open to public investment. The Kenyons speak with NPR's John Ydstie.

Joe Palca speaks with Donna Sheehan, who organized a group of 50 women this week to demonstrate in the nude against the war in Iraq. Using their bodies, the women formed the word "peace" in the grass in Point Reyes Station, Calif.

A computer chip small enough to be implanted under the skin may assist in tracking missing children or keeping tabs on people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and other mental problems. The chip was discussed at a recent National Academy of Science seminar. NPR's Scott Horsley reports.