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Suitcases and 12 grapes: Rituals promise travel and granted wishes

Suitcases and 12 grapes: Rituals promise travel and granted wishes

Countries throughout Latin America, the Caribbean and Spain have specific rituals for New Year’s, but in many instances, they’ve crossed borders.
by Vicki Adame

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Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds fewer suicides, study finds

Logic's song '1-800-273-8255' may have led to hundreds fewer suicides, study finds

In 2017, the rapper Logic named a song after the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline phone number. Now, a new study has found it may have had a remarkable impact.
by Mano Sundaresan and Patrick Jarenwattananon

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A Minnesotan reflects on creating The Oregon Trail as the game turns 50

A Minnesotan reflects on creating The Oregon Trail as the game turns 50

Chances are you’ve played the legendary educational computer game The Oregon Trail, which turns 50 years old this month and was actually developed right here in Minnesota. Host Cathy Wurzer sat down with Paul Dillenberger, one of the three co-creators of the original game, to take a look at its history and impact.
by Cathy Wurzer and Alex Cheng

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‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1 billion globally in second weekend

‘Spider-Man’ surpasses $1 billion globally in second weekend

Even with some mighty competition from new Matrix and Sing movies and rising concerns over the omicron variant, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” stayed in the No. 1 box office spot over the holiday weekend.
by The Associated Press

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Historic Duluth Armory could soon hear music once again

Historic Duluth Armory could soon hear music once again

The historic Duluth Armory is on the cusp of being reborn. The Armory Arts and Music Center has teamed up with Minneapolis-based Sherman Associates on a $25 million plan to restore the building and repurpose it as a mixed-use commercial and artistic space.
by Dan Kraker

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Ask a Bookseller: Loved the movie? Try reading 'Dune'

Ask a Bookseller: Loved the movie? Try reading 'Dune'

Isaac Frankel of Peregrine Book Company in Prescott, Ariz., has fond memories of picking his father's copy of Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel "Dune" off the shelf and reading it for the first time. Now, he says he's seen a huge interest in the “Dune” series since the new film version came out this fall.
by Emily Bright

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For queer Seoulites in 'Love in the Big City,' pride and shame intertwine

For queer Seoulites in 'Love in the Big City,' pride and shame intertwine

Sang Young Park's novel can be read as an anthropological approach to Seoulite queer lives in the 21st century: Its four linked stories capture the experience of being both visible and unacknowledged.
by Thúy Đinh

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