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Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in ‘Unspeakable Things’

Former NBC producer tells her own story about Matt Lauer in ‘Unspeakable Things’

Brooke Nevils was working for NBC at the Sochi Olympics when, she says, she was sexually assaulted by Today Show host Matt Lauer — a claim he denies. Nevils’ new memoir is “Unspeakable Things.”
by Tonya Mosley

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Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71

Catherine O'Hara, Emmy-winning comedian of 'Schitt's Creek' and 'SCTV' fame, dies at 71

Catherine O'Hara, the Emmy-winning actor known for comedic roles across the decades — from Kevin's beleaguered mom in “Home Alone” to the iconic Moira Rose in “Schitt's Creek” — died Friday at 71.
by The Associated Press

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MN Shortlist, Jan. 30–Feb. 5: New dance, live music and cozy getaways

MN Shortlist, Jan. 30–Feb. 5: New dance, live music and cozy getaways

Late January and early February in Minnesota have a way of sharpening the senses. This week’s picks sit right at that edge, where artists question what gets valued, musicians sit with emotional wreckage, theaters make room for inherited histories and winter itself becomes something to savor rather than survive.
by Anika Besst, Alex V. Cipolle and Max Sparber

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A Minneapolis opera brings back a pioneering Black composer

A Minneapolis opera brings back a pioneering Black composer

A new Minnesota Opera production is using the life and music of Florence Price, a pioneering Black symphonic composer whose work disappeared from mainstream stages, to examine how major artists are remembered, neglected and brought back into the cultural conversation.
by Jacob Aloi

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A Minneapolis musician finds a song in childhood memories

A Minneapolis musician finds a song in childhood memories

A Minneapolis musician reflects on how childhood car rides with his mother shaped a song he later wrote while grieving her death.
by Anika Besst

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How Minnesota musicians are responding in real time to federal shootings

How Minnesota musicians are responding in real time to federal shootings

After two fatal encounters with federal agents in Minnesota, musicians began responding almost immediately with songs that helped them process shock, connect with their communities and turn private grief into public solidarity.
by Jacob Aloi

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An aspiring novelist faces off against a spiteful and famous author in 'The Award'

An aspiring novelist faces off against a spiteful and famous author in 'The Award'

Matthew Pearl’s new novel wickedly skewers the modern publishing world. But you don’t have to be a literary fanatic to enjoy the twists and turns of “The Award.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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