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Broadway revivals and 'Liberation' win big at the Tony Awards, hosted by Pink. Pink opened with an energetic rendition of ???Lady Marmalade.??? "Ragtime," "Death of a Salesman" and "Liberation" were also big winners.
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Judge tosses Kennedy Center suit against musician who canceled Christmas Eve show. Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd said on Friday that a D.C. Superior Court judge had dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of President Donald Trump???s influence over the venue.
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Accessorize with earplugs at this summer's concerts so you can enjoy more music in the future. Wearing earplugs at concerts can help prevent hearing damage. Starting at around 85 decibels, hearing can be damaged with prolonged listening.
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The electric guitar spawned garage bands, rock-god dreams ??? and generations of popular music. The electric guitar has transformed music and inspired countless dreams. Is there anything more American?
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Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy. Steven Spielberg's ???Disclosure Day??? returns Hollywood???s preeminent big-screen craftsman to one of his most abiding questions: Are we alone?
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Once the preserve of elite chefs, sushi-making can be fun. No food says Japan more than sushi. But few people make it themselves, even Japanese. Traditionally, the art of making sushi meant decades-long training to become a master.
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Artist suing FIFA over destruction of Dallas whale mural before World Cup. An artist has filed a federal lawsuit against soccer's international governing body over the destruction of his giant mural of swimming whales on a building in Dallas as it prepares to host World Cup matches.
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Feeling a little bleak about the world? There???s a film festival for that. Bleak Week is a film festival celebrating ???cinema of despair.??? Ut started as a counter to the demand for feel-good movies after the pandemic.
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This Manchester mansion has the world???s largest private collection of 20th-century Vermont art. Lyman Orton arrived at a local auction six decades ago in hopes of furnishing his first house, only to spy a seemingly simple yet thought-provoking framed landscape.
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Solo en AP: Bajo la catedral de Notre Dame, una "excavaci??n del siglo" halla 1.700 a??os de historia. PAR??S (AP) ??? Marchit??ndose bajo el sol de verano, una fila de turistas espera para subir a la catedral de Notre Dame y encontrarse con sus g??rgolas.
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Steampunk festival creates an unlikely capital for Victorian style and sci-fi oddity in New Zealand. Thousands of people in New Zealand have attended one of the world???s best-known steampunk festivals. The four-day event in rural ??amaru is a celebration of Victorian aesthetics mixed with science fiction.
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Only on AP: Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history. Archaeologists are digging beneath Notre Dame Cathedral to explore as far back as Roman Paris from 2,000 years ago.
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Egypt unveils a striking trove of ancient artifacts as the country tries to boost tourism industry. Archaeologists have unearthed ancient artifacts in Egypt including Pharaonic funerary furniture and a marble head of Greek goddess Aphrodite.
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Fans of '00s Death Cab for Cutie take note: Their new album is about grief ??? and it's for you. Death Cab for Cutie are gearing up to release a new album titled ???I Built You a Tower.??? It arrives Friday.
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How do you make vampires fly effortlessly on Broadway? Strong wires, harnesses and lots of practice. Choreographers Lauren Yalango-Grant and Christopher ???Cree??? Grant have earned a Tony Award nomination for their work on "The Lost Boys."
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A guide to the bookstores owned by your favorite authors. Ann Patchett opened Parnassus Books in 2011 when physical bookstores seemed endangered. Now, author-owned bookstores are thriving across the U.S.
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From her bookstore in Nashville, Ann Patchett drives the literary conversation. Ann Patchett often finds ways to help others, whether it's promoting a fellow author's book or supporting emerging writers.
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50 years on, Fela's legendary 'Zombie' album still resonates in Nigeria. In 1976, Fela Kuti's song "Zombie" became a powerful protest against Nigeria's military rule. The military had been in power for a decade, and Fela's music criticized their control.
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Mexican designer blends soccer and pre-Hispanic culture ahead of the World Cup. It???s no coincidence that Hugo Rosas??? jersey designs ahead of the World Cup resemble some of Mexico???s most iconic decorations.
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Dressing visitors in ancient China's imperial splendor is booming in Beijing. Studios near the Forbidden City in Beijing are transforming visitors into empresses from ancient China as young people explore a revival of traditional culture.
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Barbie-pink soup festival brings thousands to party in this historic Lithuanian town. A festival honoring Lithuania???s iconic cold beet soup has brought tens of thousands of visitors to its capital city that was fully decked out in pink.
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AI helped a musician with Parkinson???s finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar. Artificial intelligence is helping a London-based singer-songwriter continue writing and recording music after Parkinson???s disease largely took away his ability to play guitar.
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Judge says Kennedy Center board broke law putting Trump's name on building and blocks closure. A federal judge has ruled that President Donald Trump???s name was illegally added to the Kennedy Center and blocked the administration from closing the cultural and arts venue for major renovations.
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When Sue Tilley met Lucian Freud, it changed her life. Now a painting of her could fetch $47 million. Sue Tilley was working in an unemployment office when she met artist Lucian Freud. His paintings of her in the 1990s are now famous, and very valuable.
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