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Franz Liszt

Arts, Culture & Media

The flamboyant performer and composer left us his remarkable music, and also elevated musicians from servants to stars.

Franz Liszt

Arts, Culture & Media

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Arts, Culture & Media
Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali: Mourning another great in the age of social media

Media
Finance Minister — and national celebrity — Martin Lousteau arrives at the session of the Development Committee during the last day of the spring IMF-World Bank meeting.

Some of this country’s biggest celebrities are economists — really

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School Year Blog: Crashing the ultimate fashion show, a South African prom

Development & Education

I was told that proms are a big deal in South Africa — particularly in low-income, black townships. But nothing could have prepared me for the fashion show I witnessed.

Comedian Greg Proops on ‘Fair Game’

Arts, Culture & Media

Faith Salie talks to Who’s Line Is It Anyway? star and stand-up comedian Greg Proops on “Fair Game.”

Election Songs on ‘Fair Game’

Global Politics

Fair Game’s Matthew Perpetua talks about the candidate tribute songs that have become a viral phenomenon on YouTube this election season.

Jack Handey on ‘Fair Game’

Arts, Culture & Media

Faith talks to writer Jack Handey about his new book of essays, “What I’d Say to the Martians and Other Veiled Threats.”

Phil Donahue on ‘Fair Game’

Arts, Culture & Media

The tv icon talks about his new documentary “Body of War,” which focuses on the plight of a disabled Iraq war veteran.

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