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Food guru Mark Bittman and chef Chris Schlesinger have been at odds for years over just the right way to cook. They debate simple vs. fancy techniques for summer grilling.

Tejano singer Selena died in 1995. NPR's A Martinez talks to Maria Garcia, creator and host of the podcast Anything for Selena, about projects that will keep Selena's music alive for new generations.

Condiment company Hidden Valley created the diamond in a process that involved heating dry ranch seasoning to 2,500 degrees Fahrenheit, then crushing it under 400 tons of pressure for months.

One baby was born at Advocate Christ Medical Center outside Chicago. Another at a hospital in Burlington, N.C., in Room 2. And in Salt Lake City, two different hospitals delivered babies at 2:22.

This '90s anthem paved the way for an avalanche of Latin pop artists following in Ricky Martin's footsteps.

Singer, musician and folklorist Mick Moloney's new album, McNally's Row of Flats, centers on theater songs by an Irish songwriting team from the late 1800s. In those days, Vaudeville and minstrelsy were giving way to American Musical Theater in New York City.

Also, how can we all be better critics of the pop culture that shapes us?

President Bush visited Montana Thursday to help Sen. Conrad Burns' bid for a fourth term. Burns has been trailing his Democratic opponent, Jon Tester, mostly due to fallout from contributions Burns received from convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. But the race is tightening; many see it as going down to the wire.

Merrill Lynch CEO Stanley O'Neal appears to be on his way out days after the company reported a loss of more than $8 billion. The company has not confirmed reports that O'Neal is negotiating the terms of his departure.

The Denver band's mysteriously swirling music isn't jazz or rock, classical or electronica. Instead, it's something singular, new and adventurous.