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A pair of John Lennon's glasses and Kurt Cobain's smashed guitars are due to headline a blockbuster music memorabilia auction later this month.The items, which are expected to go for almost 500,000 dollars (430,000) in total, will form part of Julien's Auctions Icons and Idols: Rock N' Roll auction.

This week we talked to some Pulitzer winners, debated which TV finale is the best, and watched a Monsoon Wedding.Here's what the NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour crew was paying attention to and what you should check out this weekend.Jury Duty Ronald Gladden and James Marsden in Jury Duty / Amazon Freevee Amazon Freevee Jury Duty is a reality TV series.

"I'm by nature actually a very shy person," Al Yankovic, shown here in 2014, says."Being somewhat famous has helped me be more social and talk to people."Casey Curry/Invision/AP Al Yankovic  aka the parody artist known as "Weird Al"  wants to change the way you think about the accordion.

Jagged, funky and scrappy, Bush Tetras emerged in 1979 as a quintessential Lower East Side post-punk band.They found a new round of respect with a 2021 retrospective, Rhythm and Paranoia.Its surviving founders, the singer Cynthia Sley and the guitarist Pat Place, have regrouped the band joined by Steve Shelley from Sonic Youth on drums and production for its first album since 2012, which is due in July.

With blond braids looped over her ears, dressed in a long black skirt and black jacket accessorized with a riding crop, one of the best-selling female recording artists of all time stepped into the spotlight at the 65th annual Grammy Awards Sunday night.Madonna was there to introduce Sam Smith and Kim Petras, a nonbinary performer and a trans woman.

Cover of 'Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma' by Claire Dederer
The author set out to write a book about the art of monstrous men-in the process, she rendered a complex portrait of humanity

When you hear the word genius, who comes to mind: Picasso?Woody Allen?Roman Polanski?Michael Jackson?Are these names swiftly followed by words like "rape" and "molestation" and "womanizing," or are you able to compartmentalize their actions pursuit of that elusive and often-prescribed mandate: to separate the art from the artist?

Culture Day! Hannah Ison, Surbiton High School (Image: Hannah Ison) On Friday 28th April, students at Surbiton High flocked to school in multicultural mufti- sporting flags, traditional cultural clothing and face paint.In a celebration of the vibrant diversity within the community, they were invited to take part in a range of events and learn more about their peers and teachers.

So, Mae Muller has been officially revealed as the UK's entrant for the Eurovision Song Contest 2023.The 25-year-old heads to Liverpool in May to perform I Wrote A Song - a daft-but-catchy revenge song, written about her ex-boyfriend and teased heavily on her social media channels.Muller follows hot on the heels of Sam Ryder, who came second in Turin last year - giving the UK its best result in more than two decades.

It's not easy to write about Michael Jackson these days.On the one hand, there's this incredibly talented singer and dancer who transported pop music to a completely new dimension.On the other hand, there's a man accused of sexually abusing children.I don't need to reflect on Jackson's career here  enough has been written about that.

A piece of paper with the lyrics of Wonderwall handwritten by Oasis star Noel Gallagher has fetched 46,875 at auction after it went under the hammer on Friday.The page with the pencilled hit song is believed to have been written to help Gallagher during band rehearsals.More than 1,500 lots, including some 500 music items, are being sold during Propstore's auction until November 6. Guitarist Gallagher and his brother Liam formed Oasis in 1991, but they have been embroiled in a feud since the band split in 2009.

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Ever wondered what Elon Musk or Che Guevara would look like as cats?No, neither have we.But someone out there has, and the advances in AI-art generators mean they no longer have to only imagine what the resulting feline would like.They've created Inspired Cat Daily, an entire YouTube channel dedicated to AI-generated images of cats inspired by celebrities.