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The violin takes center stage in an exhibit at the Library of Congress. The instrument's popularity has cut across economic, racial and regional lines and helped drive new forms of American music, from blues and jazz to bluegrass and swing.

A modest new documentary from the West African nation of Cameroon has been getting rave reviews at some of the world's most prestigious film festivals. Sisters In Law follows the saga of two female attorneys taking on entrenched attitudes to find justice for women.

Actor Seymour Cassel has roles in the new TV series Heist and the film Lonesome Jim. Cassel, who comes from a showbiz family, has been acting in film and TV since 1959. His mother worked in Burlesque, and Cassel grew up backstage, amid chorus girls and sequins.

Gatorade and Powerade are battling for the hearts of sports soft drink fans with television ad campaigns. But one Powerade ad, which touted that drink's lower calorie count, drew a lawsuit from Pepsi, Gatorade's parent company. Coke is the company behind Powerade. Slate contributor Seth Stevenson reports on the dispute.

Thief, the new crime drama from the FX cable network, premieres Tuesday night. Andre Braugher of the 1990s series Homicide stars as the leader of a crew of high-stakes bandits. Television critic Andrew Wallenstein says the series stands out from the latest batch of cops-and-robbers shows.

HBO's latest dramatic series, Big Love, chronicles the lives of a polygamist and his three wives. Hollywood Reporter writer Andrew Wallenstein says the show is both juicy and yet very moving. Star Bill Paxton is excellent and believable as the man with three wives, seven kids and a thousand problems.

The Getty Trust, one of the largest foundations in the United States, has been under investigation for how it spends money as a non-profit organization. In the midst of the investigation, President and CEO Barry Munitz resigned. But some say that doesn't settle the matter.

This year's Pritzker Prize for Architecture -- the Nobel of the profession -- goes to Paulo Mendes da Rocha. The 78-year-old architect creates "honest" buildings, according to the Pritzker jury. For the past six decades, he has built high-rises, stadiums, houses and a chapel -- all in concrete.

Comedian Dave Chappelle is back on the big screen this weekend as host of a Brooklyn block party -- Slate contributor Mark Jordan Legan looks at what movie critics are saying about Dave Chappelle's Block Party and the action films 16 Blocks and Ultraviolet.

Brothers Dave and Serge Bielanko of the band Marah talk about their music and its appeal to blue-collar listeners. The two formed the group in 1993 with a sound that's part country, part blues, part classic rock. They recently released their fifth studio album of original material, If You Didn't Laugh, You'd Cry.