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Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Light shows, virtual ballets and yes, Dickens: A pandemic guide to holiday festivities

Light shows, virtual ballets and yes, Dickens: A pandemic guide to holiday festivities

There will be no in-person “Christmas Carol” at the Guthrie Theater this year, and Clara and the nutcracker will only be visiting the Land of Sweets in our dreams (or on our screens). While 2020’s celebrations may be at a distance, there are still plenty of opportunities for festive holiday activities. Here are a few ideas.
by Madison Moroder and MPR News Staff

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'He makes us love George Smiley:' Robert Harris on the legacy of John Le Carré

'He makes us love George Smiley:' Robert Harris on the legacy of John Le Carré

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with British writer Robert Harris about the legacy of John le Carré, whom he's called "one of the great post-war British novelists" and who died Saturday at age 89.
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Women and burnout: 2020 was in a league of its own. How can we make 2021 better? 

Women and burnout: 2020 was in a league of its own. How can we make 2021 better? 

In their groundbreaking 2019 book, “Burnout,” Emily and Amelia Nagoski outlined how women can fight the burnout that’s pervasive in American culture. But 2020 takes burnout to a whole new level. How can women prevent the burnout from worsening in 2021?
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Three recommendations to add a bit more poetry to your collection

Three recommendations to add a bit more poetry to your collection

Kerri Miller brings us books we might have overlooked in this topsy-turvy year. This week she has poetry for even the most poetry-skeptic people you know.
by Kerri Miller

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Master spy writer John le Carré dies at 89

Master spy writer John le Carré dies at 89

John le Carré, the spy-turned-novelist whose elegant and intricate narratives defined the Cold War espionage thriller and brought acclaim to a genre critics had once ignored, has died. He was 89.
by The Associated Press

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Jewish cantors in Wisconsin celebrate Hanukkah with virtual concert

Jewish cantors in Wisconsin celebrate Hanukkah with virtual concert

Jewish cantors in Wisconsin are celebrating Hanukkah in a new way during the pandemic: They will gather virtually and broadcast a concert of holiday music for audiences across the country.
by Maayan Silver

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Ask a Bookseller: 'Fresh Water for Flowers'

Ask a Bookseller: 'Fresh Water for Flowers'

The story follows the very likeable Violette Toussaint, caretaker of a cemetery, whose days are punctuated by cemetery visitors.
by Emily Bright

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Charley Pride, trailblazing Black country music star, dies at 86

Charley Pride, trailblazing Black country music star, dies at 86

Charley Pride, country music’s first Black star whose rich baritone on such hits as “Kiss an Angel Good Mornin’” sold millions of records and helped make him the first Black member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, has died. He was 86.
by The Associated Press

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