music Chvrches' Lauren Mayberry sings Madonna's "Like A Prayer" at first solo show (video) David Pescovitz

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music Watch Madonna, at age 16, star in a high-schooler's experimental film David Pescovitz

copyright Appeals court rules brief "Vogue" horn sample was not copyright infringement Rob Beschizza

theater Multimedia opera based on Philip K. Dick's VALIS coming to MIT Thom Dunn

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Science Watch Bill Nye's parody of Nirvana: "Smells Like Air Pressure" (video) David Pescovitz

video games Super Mario Bros. theme added to Library of Congress Grant St. Clair

michael jackson Watch Michael Jackson's drummer Jonathan Moffett play "Billie Jean" Jennifer Sandlin

tabloids Hitler raised from the grave in this week's dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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