Nicholas Von Hoffman Discusses Writing the Biography of Someone He Hates.

Jazz Critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a reissue of the post-World War II work of Woody Herman and The Thundering Herd, one of the best-known big bands. There were almost half a dozen version of The Thundering Herd, but it was the configuration featured on this album that made Herman a household name.

Travel writer Mary Morris. Her new book, Nothing to Declare: Memoirs of a Woman Traveling Alone, recounts her travels, alone, through Mexico, Honduras and Guatemala, and what it means for a woman to travel alone. Her earlier works include Vanishing Animals & Other Stories and The Bus of Dreams.

Television Critic David Bianculli reviews "The Street," a new cop show shot on location in Newark, New Jersey. The series, produced by the superstation WWOR, is videotaped like a documentary, a feature intended to enhance the realism.