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Who says moviemakers are out of ideas? Hollywood studios may not always score, but for at least the third year in a row, foreign directors, indie auteurs and documentarians have served up enough eye-opening films that NPR's critic had trouble narrowing his best-of list to anything near a Top 10.

Steve Inskeep talks about the highlights of Friday's wedding ceremony for Prince William and Kate Middleton, then hears from NPR's David Greene in St. James Park and Philip Reeves in London, who monitored the day's events.

A new study finds that moths can remember things they learned when they were caterpillars — even though the process of metamorphosis essentially turns their brains and bodies to soup. The finding suggests moths and butterflies may be more intelligent than scientists believed.

The Irony of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Military Funeral Protesters

A new picture of Prince George, the 8-month-old son of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, shows a cute boy who's more taken with the family dog than with being photographed.

Swimmer Michael Phelps has picked up two more gold medals — for a total of five — in his quest for eight in the Beijing Olympic Games. He won the 200-meter butterfly and was part of the 800-meter freestyle relay team. Phelps now has more career gold medals than any other Olympian.

The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

More than 1,500 people have died in narcotics-related killings in Mexico this year. Dozens of people have been beheaded and tortured as cartels across Mexico fight for the lucrative drug trafficking routes into the United States.

Household objects are reincarnated, poodles are mixed with pop culture, and desert houses are moved indoors this Culture Lust Weekend.

Spoiler Alert: I'm Going To Tell You How Verdi's Opera Ends