2010 October | Here & Now

Controversy Roils Florida Senate Race On Eve Of Vote, Remember The Browns In ‘Nashville Chrome’, Tests Warned Of Cement Troubles Before BP Blowout, Vampires Won’t Die

In his new novel, “Nashville Chrome,” author Rick Bass takes the true story of the country music group The Browns and weaves it into a tale of fame and regret.

From Nosferatu to Dracula to Twilight, vampires have haunted movie and TV viewers for ages.

The Race For Money In Election 2010, Alcohol-Caffeine Drink Poses Dangers For Teens, Indonesian Rescuers Reach Remote Tsunami-Plagued Islands, Letters, Are Political Sex Scandals Dead?, Ode To A Consumer Electronics Product, The Autumn Defense Is More Than A Wilco Side Project

We spoke with the Boston Globe film critic about his favorite election season films.

Vintage shops are helping people get gussied up in retro attire inspired by Mad Men. Share your Halloween ideas and photos with us.

West Coast Races Could Decide Control Of The Senate, Money Pours Into Fight Over Key Ballot Measures, ‘Mad Men’ Inspires A Retro Halloween, Yale Discovers Spanish Masterpiece In The Basement, Political Films For The Political Season

A new book details parts of the immigrant experience and the foods they cook to stay connected to their homelands.

Bullying May Violate Federal Law, How Prepared Are We For Disaster?, World Series Teams Vie To End Championship Drought, The Next Battle For Congress Starts In Races For The State House, What’s Cooking In The Kitchens Of America’s Newcomers?

In The Homestretch, Florida Gov. Candidates Make Final Impressions, The Foreclosure Crisis Could Lead To Title Insurance Mayhem, The Fishy Cases Of Some Japanese Centenarians, Power Of The Tweeter: Companies Cave To Anti-Social Media Campaigns, Mark Twain Still Sells 100 Years After His Death

As we head into election season’s homestretch, we want to hear what your favorite political films are.

Following The Fall Out From Juan Williams’ Firing, Back To Baghdad: A Former Soldier And A Journalist Return To Iraq, French Pension Protests Continue, Scientists Say The Ocean Is The True Source Of Oil, Candidates Bait Each Other To ‘Man Up’ In Era Of ‘Truthiness’

Veteran NPR Journalist Fired For Comments About Muslims, Pennsylvania Becomes Bellwether State For Midterm Elections, Florida Schools Scramble To Meet Class Cap Requirements, After 16 Years In Prison, Clemency Sought In $11 Robbery Case, Tensions Flare Between The US And Pakistan, Not Your Grandfather’s Sherlock Holmes

Andrew Bacevich examines the roots of American military policy.

Clarence Thomas’ Wife Asks For Apology From Anita Hill, Where’s My Ballot, Dude?, Thousands Of Workers Face ‘Axe Wednesday’ In Britain, Judge Considers Case Of Sickened National Guard Vets Suing Contractor, The Books Make Their Mark In The Music World

Some Lenders To Resume Home Foreclosures, Judge Strikes Down Montana’s Ban On Corporate Political Spending, What, Exactly, Is The US Chamber Of Commerce?, Climate Change Changes Fall Colors, Blogger Takes Aim At Campbell’s Soup, ‘Two Peds In A Pod’ Are On Frontline Of What’s Happening With Children, Political Silly Season

France Buffeted By Strikes And New Terror Threat, Online Tool Lets Patients Negotiate With Doctors, New Guidelines Drop The ‘P’ From CPR, Jimmy Carter Biography Follows The Story Of Peanut Farmer To President, Harold Bloom Looks At ‘Last Poems’

Beautiful fall photos taken by our listeners.

Formidable literary critic Harold Bloom looks at “last” poems.

Historian Julian Zelizer explores the life of the peanut farmer who became president.