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This graphic and searing opera by Shostakovich was a hit at its premiere, in 1934, but then got the composer in serious trouble with Soviet authorities after Stalin saw it two years later.

Like all teams do, Seattle studied its opponent. Then during the game, says cornerback Richard Sherman, the Seahawks figured out the hand signals that the Denver quarterback was using. Other teams do that too. Seattle certainly took advantage of things, though, and dominated during the 43-8 win.

Crime writer Matt Beynon Rees explores the layers of history and decay that characterize Nablus, a 2,000-year-old Palestinian city in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

EA Sports' Madden game franchise is 8-2 in recent Super Bowl predictions. The game maker is predicting a thriller on Sunday — and happy Denver fans next Monday.

Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) has died. The 14-term legislator was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, founding co-chairman of the Human Rights Caucus — and the only Holocaust survivor in Congress.

A newly released video shows Richard Sherman was rebuffed by Michael Crabtree during the NFC Championship Game.

The Islamist Hamas group is gaining ground against the ruling Fatah movement ahead of Palestinian elections Wednesday. Hamas' popularity has grown in part due to the increasingly prominent role of its female candidates, who are reaching out to conservative Palestinian women.

A dispossessed Indian princess and her large-footed servant unravel a mystery among a crowd of classic British eccentrics in Julia Stuart's charming new novel, The Pigeon Pie Mystery. Who poisoned the unpleasant Major-General Bagshot? The answer may surprise you.

NPR's Linda Gradstein in Jerusalem reports there has been no let-up in the violence in the West Bank and Gaza. Israeli troops shot dead four more Palestinians, and an Israeli settler was gravely wounded in an attack by Palestinian gunmen in Gaza.

The result of tomorrow's parliamentary elections in Russia is all but certain — only the margin of victory is in doubt. Masha Lipman, a political analyst at the Moscow Carnegie Center, talks with John Ydstie about the lengths to which President Putin has gone to ensure a landslide victory for his United Russia party.

Bishop Allen has mastered the art of quirky, unassuming pop with a fragile heart. The band's heartfelt, refreshing music is imbued with smart choruses and jangly guitars, and "Central Booking" exemplifies its charming, relatable songwriting.