The 20-year mark often is unkind to rock bands, in the off chance they even make it that long. Consider: The Who went from "My Generation" to ... "Athena." The Rolling Stones didn't know whether they wanted to be a blues band or a New Wave band. Aerosmith was seeking out song doctors. And R.E.M., for a more recent example, was marking time with no drummer. (Today)

Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh and the Laurel Highlands Council of the Boy Scouts of America will each receive $5 million from the Dietrich Charitable Trusts, established by William S. Dietrich II, the late steel executive. (Today)

TORONTO -- Cameron Crowe says Pearl Jam isn't just a good story but a great one, spilling beyond the boundaries of rock. "The usual rock story is: Incredible promise, brilliance maybe. Tragedy cuts it short. And aren't we sad that we've lost this wonderful opportunity." (Today)

When you're not treated to Martin Sheen walking, talking and commanding the nation on "The West Wing" every Wednesday night, it's easy to forget what a fine actor he is. But he has a son who reminds us in "The Way," a movie the 49-year-old Emilio Estevez directed, wrote and co-produced. (Today)

British humor is a many-splendored thing, though some variants are more splendid than others. The immortal Chaplin, of course, was a Brit. In sound films, I doubt whether any single comic will ever equal Peter Sellers or whether any group will ever surpass the collective genius of Monty Python. And in Tube Land, nobody is funnier than Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley of "Absolutely Fabulous." (Today)