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The British reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother is under fire. Contestants allegedly directed racist taunts at a Bollywood star who appeared on the program.

Arnold Steinhardt is the author of Violin Dreams, a memoir about his ultimate challenge: playing Bach's Chaconne, a 15-minute-long piece for solo violin. Steinhardt has been chasing the Chaconne for more than 50 years.

Journalist Zev Chafets is a former New York Daily News columnist and founding editor of the Jerusalem Report. In his new book, A Match Made in Heaven, Chafets explores American evangelical support for Israel.

Author Vali Nasr says Arab states in the Persian Gulf region have pressed the Bush administration to help contain Iran.

Historian Thant Myint-U is a former U.N. official and a native of Burma. His new book, The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma — part memoir, part history — explores the problems plaguing the country.

Writer Emily Rapp's left foot was amputated when she was four years old, and she has worn a prosthetic device ever since. Her book is Poster Child: A Memoir.

Music writer Rob Sheffield makes mix tapes for every moment in his life, and those tapes helped him cope with the untimely death of his wife. Debbie Elliott talks to Sheffield about the power of the mix, and about his new book Love Is a Mix Tape: Life and Loss, One Song at a Time.

Police in India have been conducting tests on two men accused in one of the most gruesome cases of serial rape and child murder in the country's history. The tests include administering so-called "narco-analysis" drugs — or, as some put it, "truth serum."

Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) is the new chair of the Democratic Caucus. As chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, a post he recently left, Emanuel was credited with helping to organize his party for the 2006 mid-term elections.

To enter the world of Vikram Chandra's new novel is to be immersed in the crime and corruption of Mumbai. The city formerly known as Bombay isn't just a backdrop; it's also a character.