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Broadway musical meets Afrobeat royalty in 'Fela!'

Broadway has brought figures like Jesus and Thomas Jefferson to the stage; Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti is the latest.
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The good, the bad and the ugly of watching TV

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It seems that everything involving watching TV is bad for you -- but could there be anything TV does that positively affects your health?...
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Slaughter Nick for President ... in Serbia

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The story of how a forgotten star of a campy 90s American TV show became a political icon in Serbia....
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Ghetto Biennale art show in Port-au-Prince

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The Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, is traffic-snarled, chaotic, and terribly poor; but for three weeks, it was also the site of a unique art event. ...
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Opera at a different scale

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Piccolo Teatro Lirico, a small historic theater in Rome, has a new, short twist on a centuries-old art form....
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'Walden by Haiku'

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West meets East in a new book that rewrites Thoreau’s classic work in haiku form, reviving the glorious imagery of "Walden."...
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In search of the good life

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Historian Richard Schoch calls on a few great minds to help us think differently about what really brings us happiness....
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'Avatar' in the Amazon

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A group of indigenous leaders from the Amazon in Ecuador’s capital Quito, to see the film "Avatar" on the big screen in 3D....
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'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'

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Director Terry Gilliam talks about his 'Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,' Heath Ledger's death, and what eventually saved the film....
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Pat Metheny and the Orchestrion

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Acclaimed jazz guitarist Pat Metheny plugs into the Orchestrion, a massive instrument based on the old player piano orchestrations of yore....
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Conductor Pierre Boulez reflects on his legacy

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As conductor-composer Pierre Boulez looks forward to turning 85, he has no intention of slowing down. ...
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