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Fred Child is on stage at the Bishop's School in La Jolla, Calif., for SummerFest 2004. He visits with cellist Hai-Ye Ni. She plays the Sarabande and Gigue from Bach's cello suite no. 3, and the Tibetan Dance from Seven Tunes Heard in China by Bright Sheng.

The 2022 Sony World Photography Award-winners include a photo of a man in Argentina transporting computers on horseback and twin sisters at a Buddhist monastery in Myanmar.

Violinist Itzhak Perlman discusses his new "old" CD — an unreleased debut album recorded in 1965. Itzhak Perlman Rediscovered comes out August 10 on on BMG Classics.

Whether it's Britney Spears, Madonna, or Jackie O., celebrities have always been mimicked for their sense of fashion -- and degree of dress or undress. Concluding NPR's Fashion Week series, Karen Michel reports on the history of flesh and fashion.

NPR's Melissa Block talks with Sam Swope, author of I Am a Pencil, a book based on his work with students from 21 countries on creative writing projects. It started as a 10-day writing workshop with Queens third graders and became a three-year project.

Over a half century, saxophonist Benny Golson played with and composed for some of the biggest stars in jazz. Now 75, Golson is enjoying a burst of new recognition, with a new recording and music featured in the recent film The Terminal. He speaks with NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Children's books depict a range of maternal styles. For this Mother's Day, we asked some experts to weigh in on some classics and offer recommendations.

The collection includes several items all with unique designs honoring the first Black jockeys of the Derby.

Film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the Brazilian movie Motorcycle Diaries. It's the story of a young Che Guevara, the Argentine revolutionary and comrade of Fidel Castro who died almost 40 years ago. The movie opens Friday.

Los Angeles Times animation critic Charles Solomon delivers an appreciation of the Cartoon Network show Samurai Jack. The network is running what could be the last four episodes of the animated series Saturday night -- even though the show's creators just won an Emmy.