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This is thriller, thriller night: Dancers recreate iconic moves in La Crescent

This is thriller, thriller night: Dancers recreate iconic moves in La Crescent

It’s close to midnight, and something evil’s lurking in the dark. Under the moonlight, you see a sight that almost stops your heart: Over 60 “zombies” dancing to those very lyrics.
by Ben Hovland, Amy Felegy and MPR News Staff

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Día de los Muertos event highlights traditions

Día de los Muertos event highlights traditions

Ahead of the celebration, Minnesota’s largest Latino-led nonprofit organization, CLUES, hosted its annual Día de los Muertos event at Midtown Global Market.
by Aaliyah Demry

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'The Comfort of Crows' is fuel to restore spirits in dealing with ecological grief

'The Comfort of Crows' is fuel to restore spirits in dealing with ecological grief

Here the New York Times columnist and author of ‘Late Migrations’ and ‘Graceland’ Margaret Renkl brings alive in 52 chapters her love for the animals and plants in her yard and nearby parks in Tennessee.
by Barbara J. King

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Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, has died at 54, reports say

Matthew Perry, Emmy-nominated 'Friends' star, has died at 54, reports say

The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning at his Los Angeles home Saturday, according to the Los Angeles Times and celebrity website TMZ, which was the first to report the news. Both outlets cited unnamed sources confirming Perry's death.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood'

Sierra Keolanui, Lise Michelle Childers and Allison Benz of Native Books in Honolulu, Hawaii, conferred about their favorite books and quickly reached a consensus “Ke Kumu Aupuni: The Foundation of Hawaiian Nationhood” by Samuel Mānaiakalani  Kamakau.
by Emily Bright

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The thrills and chills behind ghost stories — and why we like to tell them

The thrills and chills behind ghost stories — and why we like to tell them

Are you afraid of the dark? MPR News guest hosts Jacob Aloi and Alex V. Cipolle will talk about ghosts, scary stories and why this time of year gets us in the mood for a good scare.
by Jacob Aloi, Alex V. Cipolle and Matthew Alvarez

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Talking Volumes: Viet Thanh Nguyen on being 'A Man of Two Faces'

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen joined host Kerri Miller on stage at the Fitzgerald Theater for Talking Volumes to talk about his new memoir, “A Man of Two Faces.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Latina journalists shine in a Smithsonian exhibit

Latina journalists shine in a Smithsonian exhibit

Historically, trust in Spanish-language television news is what keeps the Latinx communities in the United States tuned into the news.
by Marisa Peñaloza

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