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Mexican tenor Javier Camarena's recital at the LA Opera.

How Italian opera influenced Mexican ranchera

The influence can be traced back to the 1800s when opera companies and their star singers traveled from Italy to perform across the country.

Strict laws made it impossible for the Iranian singer Hani to pursue her dream in her home country.

Exiled From Iran, A Singer Makes The Case For Beauty

In the Islamic Republic, a woman is typically not allowed to sing solos in public unless she performs for an all-female audience and is accompanied by an all-female band. The Iranian singer known as Hani is pursuing her dream in Iraq.

Tom Lehrer's music, <em>The New York Times</em> wrote in 1959, "is not fettered by such inhibiting factors as taste."

Tom Lehrer: '60s Satirist Still Strikes A Chord

Lehrer, whose topical songs include "Pollution" and "The Vatican Rag," is the subject of a new multimedia release called The Tom Lehrer Collection. David Bianculli reviews the two-disc set, which includes Lehrer's greatest hits and never-before-seen concert footage.

The Gimp character in <em>Pulp Fiction</em>, clad head-to-toe in studded black leather, has no lines in the film but still manages to be memorable.

'Bring Out The Gimp': The Man Behind The Mask In 'Pulp Fiction'

Pulp Fiction introduced a number of now-legendary characters, including a very mysterious one: the Gimp. Who played that disturbing part? When he got the role, he was working on kids' cartoons.

A scene from "Entremeses Cervantinos," three one-act plays written by Miguel de Cervantes, at Plaza San Roque, Guanajuato, Mexico.

Festival Cervantino, Latin America's biggest cultural event, returns with new energy

After a virtual edition in 2020, and hybrid version last year, the Cervantino International Festival is back in person and celebrating 50 years.

<p>A photograph of Iraq War veteran Scott Olsen is seen Thursday at a vigil. Olsen was severely injured during a standoff between police and protesters in Oakland, Calif., two days earlier. He remains hospitalized.</p>

Injured Iraq Vet Becomes Symbol For Occupy Oakland

Witnesses say Scott Olsen was struck in the head by a projectile when clashes broke out Tuesday between Occupy Oakland protesters and police. At a vigil Thursday night, veterans gathered with protesters to pay tribute to Olsen. They say his story is a reminder of the dangers of excessive force.

Actress Raquel Welch speaks onstage during the 16th Costume Designers Guild Awards in 2014.

Raquel Welch, actress and Hollywood sex symbol, dead at 82

Welch is best known for her roles in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C. She is survived by her son and daughter.

Linda Norman (right) and Joanna Galt, both from Florida, hold their banners during a "Exempt America from Obamacare" rally on the West Lawn of the Capitol on Sept. 10.

Conservative Group To Young People: 'Opt Out' Of Obamacare

This fall the conservative group Generation Opportunity will fan out across college campuses to urge young Americans to be wary of Obamacare. The effort kicked off this week with some controversial and purposely creepy Web ads.

A man uses a tablet device in a subway train in Moscow in 2019. Russia's Internet regulatory agency announced it is slowing Twitter because the company has ignored requests to remove content harmful to children.

Russia Slows Twitter In Blunt Warning To U.S.-Based Social Media Platforms

The country's Internet regulator says Twitter has ignored its requests to remove material it considers harmful to children. The move is part of a larger effort to rein in non-Russian social media.

Russia's Opposition Leader Is Organizing Volunteers To Act As Election Observers

Barred from running against President Vladimir Putin, Russia's opposition leader is training a nationwide network of volunteers who will act as election observers for the March 18 presidential election.

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