The work to collect, authenticate and archive social media posts documenting alleged Russian war crimes in Ukraine continued this week, with the hope that they might one day be rendered admissible as evidence in court. Nadia Volkova, a human rights lawyer with the Ukrainian Legal Advisory Group, is part of a coalition leading that work in Ukraine. She tells us about the work and how the efforts in Ukraine have benefited from previous work in places such as Syria and Yemen.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, K-pop groups have embraced new ways of performing live music through virtual platforms. The shows are incredibly elaborate, featuring complex choreography and multiple costume changes, as well as high production values and camera work. They have allowed fans to connect with their favourite groups when stadium shows weren't possible and people who follow the industry say they could be here to stay. The CBC's Samantha Lui takes us inside the world of K-pop's immersive virtual concerts.

As a teenager, Randy Rainbow was overweight and insecure and locked himself in his room listening to show tunes on a loop. Then, he learned he could be funny. And now, Randy Rainbow is an internet star with his show tune-based parody videos of politicians and celebrities. Randy Rainbow tells us about his new memoir, Playing With Myself.

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It has been 50 years since Jesus Christ Superstar debuted on Broadway. At the time, the show was panned by Christians and theatre lovers alike. But Henry Bial, a theatre professor at the University of Kansas and the author of Playing God: The Bible on the Broadway Stage, says that today it stands as the most successful adaptation of a biblical story in Broadway history.

More than 4.5 million Ukranians have fled the country since Russia invaded. Another 200,000 landed in Lviv, a city in western Ukraine that is comparatively safe and untouched by the fighting. Alesia Sadykova, a psychologist from Kyiv who fled with her son to Lviv, and Vsevolod Polishchuk, a restauranter from Lviv tell us how the city and its influx of new and often traumatized residents are coping.

How the city of Lviv is coping with an influx of people from the rest of Ukraine; the campaign to turn social media posts into admissible evidence in war crimes trials; Jesus Christ Superstar at 50; how Randy Rainbow turned an encyclopedic knowledge of show tunes into an internet comedy empire; how K-pop is redefining the live music experience through immersive virtual concerts; and more.

What the quest for justice in Darfur says about the possibility of war crimes charges against Vladimir Putin, Bill (Spaceman) Lee is 75 and still pitching, remembering conductor Boris Brott, the case for climate optimism, what we might learn from people who don't get COVID and Amanda Parris on her new comedy, Revenge of the Black Best Friend and more.

Why an Indigenous scholar spent his career trying to get the Vatican to revoke ancient papal bulls; Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's ties to Russia and how they might impact Sunday's election; old tunes and the movie cameos that made them hits again; why scientists are developing a self-spreading vaccine for wild animals; how Brampton, Ont., became a hub of Canadian soccer excellence; one man's quest to give new life to forgotten Palestinian music and more.

How Russia is missing the mark on its propaganda around the war in Ukraine; designing the sounds of the movie Dune; WNBA star Brittney Griner is still jailed in Russia; how swimmer Lia Thomas became a political target in the debate over transgender athletes; the Vatican's Indigenous artifact collection and the fight to repatriate its contents; how the second season of Bridgerton measures up; and more.