Bob Ward, policy and communications director for the Grantham Research Institute for Climate Change and the Environment in London, said the warming of the Earth's surface was unequivocal.

BBC: Global warming 'confirmed' by independent study

Many familiar performers turn up in juicy cameos: John Cusack, Bob Balaban, Susan Sarandon, Fred Ward, Pamela Reed, Peter Gallagher, James Spader, Helen Hunt, and the country singer Kelly Willis.

NEWYORKER: Bob Roberts

"I think the songwriting style of (Buddy Holly's) period was superior, " Ward says in an interview with All Songs Considered host Bob Boilen.

NPR: Exclusive First Listen: M. Ward's 'Hold Time'

Bob Sullivan has done everything possible to build a cocoon of protection around himself to ward off identity theft.

NPR: Identification Theft: Protecting Your Personal Data