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The video for Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's newly released song starts by re-creating the conditions of his captivity during the 81 days he was held in police detention in 2011, and later dissolves into a dystopian nightmare.

May 22, 2013 Ai Weiwei has created a protest song and video out of his 81 days in police detention.

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Ray Manzarek (far right) stands with fellow members of The Doors Jim Morrison (from right), Robby Krieger and John Densmore in 1968. Manzarek died Monday in Germany. He was 74.

May 21, 2013 Manzarek brought Chicago sound to L.A.'s beaches with the trailblazing band. He died Monday at 74.

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Former bandmates Draco Rosa and Ricky Martin, seen here on stage at Univision's 2013 Premio Lo Nuestro awards celebration, reunite on Rosa's new album, Vida.

May 18, 2013 When the songwriter and former teen idol fell ill, Latin music's biggest names offered support.

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"If you have something to give, give it now." – Mark Bezos

May 17, 2013 In this hour, TED speakers explore why people are so willing to "give it away."

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Conductor Andris Nelsons, the newest music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

May 16, 2013 The announcement puts an end to years of uncertainty at the storied orchestra.

Chris Yerga, engineering director for Android at Google Inc., speaks at the company's I/O Annual Developers Conference in San Francisco on Wednesday.

May 15, 2013 On Wednesday the company launched All Access, which will directly compete with Spotify and Pandora.

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Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield. The video of Commander Hadfield's performance of David Bowie's song "Space Oddity" has been viewed more than 11 million times since it was posted to YouTube.

May 15, 2013 Canadian pop singer Emm Gryner worked with astronaut Chris Hadfield on his cover of "Space Oddity."

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