The Arcadia High School Band performs during Monday's annual Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif.

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Gurungs in traditional attire play music as they take part in a New Year's celebration ceremony called Tamu Lhosar in Kathmandu. The Gurung people are an ethnic group who live in Nepal's mountainous valleys.

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Dancers of the Compagnie des Ballets de Monte-Carlo perform during a rehearsal of "Lac," a ballet choreographed by Jean-Christophe Maillot. In "Lac," which runs until Saturday, Maillot offers his personal vision of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake."…

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Chances are you've heard Kevin Clash many, many times and don't even realize it. He is everywhere. You've heard his voice on TV, and if you have children you've heard it coming from one of their toys, one of the…

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A visitor takes a picture on an iPad of a statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at Graphisoft Park in Budapest, Hungary. The six-and-a-half foot bronze statue by Erno Toth depicts Jobs with his trademark turtleneck shirt, jeans, sneakers…

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2011 was a great year for music. Here's a look at the top studio sessions, performances and recordings assembled by four public broadcasting stations around the nation.

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A woman dresses in cosplay during the 10th Asia Game Show 2011 in Hong Kong, which ended Monday. In cosplay, short for "costume play," participants wear costumes to represent a specific character or idea, often drawn from popular fiction in…

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Monica Ferrell is the author of the collection of poems "Beasts for the Chase" (2008, Sarabande Books) and the novel, "The Answer Is Always Yes" (2008, Dial Press).

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A new stencil and spray paint piece by graffiti artist Banksy appears on a vacant building in the Mayfair area of London.

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As 2011 draws to an end, Jeffrey Brown talks to the New York Times' A.O. Scott about the year in movies.

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