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Rock critic KEN TUCKER reviews "First Band on the Moon" by the Cardigans, an alternative rock band from Sweden (Mercury Records).

Critic Bob Mondello has a review of the new romantic comedy "Jerry Maguire," which stars Tom Cruise and newcomer Renee Zellweger. It's about a sports agent who decides to put people ahead of profit...and what happens after he conveys his new philosophy to his clients. Mondello says the film is smart and appealing.

into Saturday's crash of a freighter into a crowded retail shopping district known as the River Walk. The vessel lost power before colliding with the complex, which includes numerous restaurants, stores, and a hotel.

NPR's Debbie Elliott reports from New Orleans, the site of this weekend's freighter accident. Investigators are saying "it's a Christmas miracle" that apparently no one was killed when the giant freighter crashed into a shopping complex on a downtown wharf. NTSB investigators start hearings tomorrow to interview ship officials so that the safety board can try to recreate the accident.

Susan talks to business analyst Joe Nocera about the year in business.

Susan talks to Weekend Edition's sports commentator Ron Rapoport about the college football bowl games.

2: Interview and concert with RICHARD THOMPSON continues.

We remember lyricist IRVING CAESAR who wrote such songs as "Tea for Two," "Swanee," and "I Want to Be Happy." We play a cut from an old album "And Then I Wrote" (Coral Records). CAESAR died earlier this month at the age of 101.

NPR's John Ydstie concludes his series on reforming the social security system with an examination of the plan favored by the advisory council's chairman, Ned Gramlich. Gramlich's proposal occupies the middle ground between the other two plans. It also relies on the financial markets to boost retiree benefits, but without redirecting a large chunk of the payroll tax into personal retirement accounts.

who has discovered evidence that Amazonian women did exist, contrary to belief that ancient female warrior societies are mythological. Davis-Kimball's excavations have led her into central Asia, where she has found so-called Amazonian remains that date back to 600 B.C.