Laura Linney Finally Gets Her Leading Role.

Actress Glenn Close. In her new movie, “102 Dalmatians,” the sequel to 1996’s “101 Dalmatians,” she resumes her role as Cruella DeVille. She has appeared both on Broadway and in film. Some of her movie credits include "Fatal Attraction," "The Big Chill," "The Natural," and "Dangerous Liaisons." (REBROADCAST: 11/27/96).

World music critic Milo Miles reviews Senegalese Youssou N’Dour’s new CD, “Joko.” (Nonesuch Records)

Writer Ray Bradbury. He's just been awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation. He is the author of over twenty-three books, including “I Sing the Body Electric,” “The Martian Chronicles” and “Fahrenheit 451,” all classics of science fiction. Bradbury created the scenario for the U.S. Pavilion at the 1964 New York World's Fair, and the concept for Spaceship Earth at EPCOT at Disney World.