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On the Record

As editor-in-chief of Time magazine, Norman Pearlstine made headlines when he revealed the anonymous sources of the Valerie Plame story. He'll explain why he did it, and why he would do it again.

In May, Leonard spoke with Matthew Cooper about his court battles during the Valerie Plame CIA leak investigation. You can listen to it here. And in July, Robert Novak came on the show to talk about his decision to reveal Plame's identity in 2003. Listen to it here.

Purchase Off the Record: The Press, the Government, and the War over Anonymous Sources at amazon.com.

Weigh in: Should journalists be allowed to protect anonymous sources?

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Crossing the Line

In 1962, an American soldier named James Joseph Dresnok defected from his post in South Korea and began a new life in the communist North. He went on to become the star of Kim Jong Il's propaganda films, and now he's allowed filmmaker Daniel Gordon to document his life as the only American currently living in North Korea.

Visit the Crossing the Line website.

The film opens on August 10 at Cinema Village.

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2 Days in Paris

In Richard Linklater's romantic classic Before Sunrise, Julie Delpy played a French woman falling in love with an American stranger over one night in Vienna. Now she's written, directed, and starred in a new comedy about a French woman falling out of love with her American boyfriend over 2 Days in Paris.

Visit the 2 Days in Paris website.

The film opens on August 10.

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Please Explain: Hair

Find out why we have hair, if blondes have more fun, how shampoo and conditioner actually work, and more when Assistant Professor of Clinical Dermatology Dr. Michele Hanjani and anthropologist Dr. Peter Frost give us the long and short of hair, from head to toe.

Call us live on the air at 212-433-9692 or post your questions and comments here.

Weigh in: Tell us about your worst bad hair day.

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