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  • The band Kalush Orchestra mixes traditional folk music with contemporary hip hop. Their song "Stefania" took the first-place prize.
  • Rock opera, the tradition that has thrived since its early days of the Who's Tommy and Andrew Lloyd Webber's Jesus Christ Superstar, now embraces another likely figure: Genghis Khan. The show blends throat singing with heavy metal.
  • She was born in Illinois. But when Abigail Washburn picks up a banjo and sings, the lyrics are often in Chinese. An immersion in Chinese culture inspired her to reconnect with American musical roots.
  • The world-renowned chefs and bakers of the "tiny" food world spend countless hours making tiny meals. And you can't even eat them. In our series on hobbies, Robert Smith looks at cuisine through a magnifying glass.
  • Already a seasoned journalist and playwright, Fred Bornet came to the United States in 1939 from his native Belgium. Two years later he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and served as a combat photographers. He recalls the war in Europe through his journal entries.
  • Sunday, Ukrainian military officials said they were "forced to withdraw."
  • A son who grew up with Frank Sinatra music playing all the time — compliments of his father, "the hippest black man I've ever known," — finally comes to appreciate Sinatra's Vegas stylings.
  • When radio ruled the airwaves, Nashville station WSM was a broadcasting powerhouse. Started in 1925, it became a cultural force that shaped the future of Nashville, largely because of its signature program, The Grand Ole Opry.
  • Some of the best summers are those filled with journeys, reunions and good food — three themes that factor prominently in the books recommended by our independent booksellers.
  • The parks and recreation department in Edmond, Okla., hosted an Easter egg hunt for dogs. The Daily Oklahoman reports more than 70 canines took part in the first Hound Hunt — sniffing out more than 700 treat-filled plastic eggs.
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