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The 2010 Nicki Minaj album Pink Friday brought vibrant new shades to hip-hop.

Despite its beautiful music, and a storyline filled with passionate romance, violent conflict and international intrigue, Vincenzo Bellini's Zaira was received coolly at its premiere, partially due to cutthroat musical politics.

In 2001, CNN acquired a vast stash of audiotapes from a house in Kandahar that once belonged to Osama bin Laden. The tapes, bin Laden's personal collection, provide a rare glimpse into the minds and lives of al-Qaida militants.

Verdi's Il Trovatore remains one of the most popular operas of all time, but it walks a fine line between tragedy and farce. Find out who threw which baby into the fire in this production from the Maggio Musicale in Florence, Italy.

The intrepid champion of new music turns her attention to female composers, offering a sampler of works by women across four centuries, including a favorite of Louis XIV and an Ethiopian nun.

Elizabeth Bear's new novel makes thoughtful use of steampunk elements in a lively tale of brothel inhabitants defending their house against a rival — and in the process uncovering a political plot.

Colin Barrett's debut collection deals with some dismal topics. But Tessa Hadley, who picked the book for our Weekend Reads series, praises the Irish writer's "lovely, high-flown, playful" writing.

The oscillating Fireball was just sliding down from its vertical loop at a festival in Crandon, Wis., on Sunday when it stopped unexpectedly, suspending its passengers for hours.

In Chicago, immigrant-rights activists use the Labor Day weekend to campaign for legal status for undocumented workers. They're marching from the city to the western suburbs, for a rally Monday. Chicago Public Radio's Michael Puente reports.

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto hopes a deal with the country's military ruler can restore her family's name to center stage in the political arena.