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When Bowen Yang became the first Asian-American performer on Saturday Night Live last year, he’d already been recognized for his standup work, and was a…
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Twice as many women as men choose to study art in college and grad school, but only 15% of museum shows feature art by women. That’s according to the…
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There is no more quintessentially American music, than the ‘spiritual.’ First sung by enslaved African-Americans four centuries ago, today its influence…
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When Rockstar, David Bowie, died two years ago at the age of 69, he left behind a parting gift. He’d been secretly working on a new album, knowing it…
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There is just a handful of music venues in the world where you can experience a still very new kind of audio known as ‘spatial music’ and Blacksburg is…
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The murder conviction of Adnan Syed nearly 20 years ago, and possible mistakes in the case, has been made famous through the podcast, ‘Serial.’The…
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It wasn't all that long ago that bicycles and horses ruled the road. But the advent of cars displaced them with the warning, 'ride at your own risk', or…
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A new production opening next month in the Cube Theater in Blacksburg will give audiences the feeling they’re walking through a garden. And not just any…
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Most of us learn by using our eyes. Whether it’s reading or poring over formulas, graphs and charts, it’s a mostly visual experience. Now, professors at…
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The only major American opera set in Appalachia will be performed this weekend at Opera Roanoke. It’s called, “Susannah” and it evokes the beauty of the…