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The East Village Opera Company is a New York City musical group that mixes opera with rock. The group is made up of a five-piece band, a string quartet and two vocalists. Barrett Golding reports on how the group finds inspiration in music from another era.

The new novel by Camilla Gibb tells the story of what happens to a young Irish girl abandoned in Morocco when her parents are murdered. Alone in the world, her search for home and family takes her down some surprising paths.

Efforts to restore the National Museum in Kabul are not unlike the struggle to rebuild Afghanistan itself. Two and a half years after reopening, the three-story building at the edge of Kabul has more scaffolding than exhibits.

Author Jonathan Lethem says he's giving away the option on film rights to his new novel. But in return, Lethem gets to choose who makes the movie for You Don't Love Me Yet. And he wants 2 percent of the budget when the film is done.

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are the directing partners behind the Oscar-nominated dark comedy Little Miss Sunshine. But their favorite DVDs tend to be documentaries, including one about pet cemeteries.

Berlin is known more for graffiti than for glamour — and city has decided that it's time for a makeover. Hosting several new fashion events this year, Berlin hopes to add its name to the ranks of famous European fashion centers.

The chart-topping Washington, D.C., rapper brings his songs to life at the Tiny Desk with the help of a six-piece go-go band.

Tuesday night's guest star just wants to have some fun behind the Tiny Desk. She'll revisit her classics and perform new songs from her album Threads.

The secret's out! One of 2019's brightest new stars peformed a live show at the Tiny Desk.

If the celebrated cellist could soundtrack his life, the music would be J.S. Bach's six Cello Suites. Yo-Yo Ma explains why they mean the world to him while he played the music at the NPR offices.