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In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance

In 'Shy,' a troubled teenage boy gets a last chance

Readers made Max Porter’s novel “Grief is the Thing with Feathers” a huge best-seller. His latest book, equally magical, tells the story of one wild night in the life of a disaffected boy who tries to escape from the Last Chance School.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Dive in: 'Do Tell' and 'The Stolen Coast' are perfect summer escapes

Dive in: 'Do Tell' and 'The Stolen Coast' are perfect summer escapes

Lindsay Lynch's luscious debut, Do Tell, is set in Hollywood's Golden Age. Dwyer Murphy's The Stolen Coast is a moody tale of a lawyer who makes his money ferrying people on the run into new lives.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett, the eminent stylist and last of the great saloon singers whose devotion to classic American songs and knack for creating new standards such as “I Left My Heart In San Francisco” graced a decadeslong career, has died at 96.
by The Associated Press

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What to know about the 'Barbenheimer' double feature frenzy

What to know about the 'Barbenheimer' double feature frenzy

After months of inescapable marketing, viral memes and crossover merch, two of the year's most anticipated movies hit theaters on Friday. Here's why so many people want to see both — and how to prep.
by Rachel Treisman

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How Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' became a political controversy

How Jason Aldean's 'Try That in a Small Town' became a political controversy

The country music star is known for his songs about rural life, but critics, especially those on the left of the political spectrum, say his latest music video takes the nostalgic themes too far.
by Emily Olson

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Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie

Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie

Under the tall prairie grass outside this southwestern Minnesota town lies a precious seam of dark red pipestone that, for thousands of years, Native Americans have quarried and carved into pipes essential to prayer and communication with the Creator.
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Local brass band transforms George Floyd Square with music

Local brass band transforms George Floyd Square with music

In the wake of the police murder of George Floyd in May 2020, Butchy Austin was looking for a way to grieve and connect to his south Minneapolis community. He dusted off his trumpet and walked from his home to the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue, where Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. And he played.
by Jon Collins

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Mankato-born singer Mary Jane Alm celebrates a storied musical career

Mankato-born singer Mary Jane Alm celebrates a storied musical career

Mary Jane Alm dipped a toe in the music business 50 years ago and since then has swept up numerous Minnesota Music Awards, including Artist of the Year, and inductions into the Mid-America and Minnesota Music Halls of Fame.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alanna Elder

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