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In today's arts and culture headlines, "The King's Speech" was the big winner at the Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars: best picture, best director for Tom Hooper, best original screenplay for David Seidler and best actor for Colin Firth.

President Obama celebrates signing the Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 in December. Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. The news out of President Obama's Justice Department that the administration will no longer defend the Defense of…

Joe Lovano is taking the music of Charlie Parker and putting his own spin on some of Bird's compositions, while making sure the original music remains clearly traceable to the great tenor saxophonist.