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Librarian Nancy Pearl shares 4 fantastic books for the end of 2019

Librarian Nancy Pearl shares 4 fantastic books for the end of 2019

Our go-to librarian says there are plenty of readers who find that "fiction gives you the truth of history and nonfiction gives you the facts." With that in mind, she shares some new titles.
by Nancy Pearl

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Get ready to see blue

Get ready to see blue

A “timeless and enduring hue … elegant in its simplicity,” known as Classic Blue, was named Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2020. It’s the type of blue you see on a Pepsi can. It’s deeper than a sky blue. It’s more familiar, nonaggressive and maybe even calming. Leatrice Eiseman, executive director of the Pantone Color Institute, explained why the color was picked and the emotion it evokes.
by Angela Davis and Karen Zamora

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Quilters across the U.S. answer call to help sew up unfinished project

Quilters across the U.S. answer call to help sew up unfinished project

A Chicago woman found an unfinished quilt of the United States at an estate sale and sought help online to finish it. Quilters from around the country joined her last weekend to complete the project.
by Kate McGee

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Lizzo brings that 'Good as Hell' energy to new video

Lizzo brings that 'Good as Hell' energy to new video

You know what? Lizzo's "Good as Hell" deserves two music videos, especially when a drum line, majorettes and marching band are involved.
by Lars Gotrich

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Sprawling 'Revisionaries' impresses and exasperates in equal measures

Sprawling 'Revisionaries' impresses and exasperates in equal measures

A.R. Moxon's surreal, inexplicable novel is a literary puzzle box that takes place across at least four levels of reality, in at least five typefaces — and yet, it's compulsively readable.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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‘Benson,’ ‘Star Trek’ actor René Auberjonois dies at 79

‘Benson,’ ‘Star Trek’ actor René Auberjonois dies at 79

René Auberjonois, a prolific actor best known for his roles on the television shows “Benson” and “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine” and his part in the 1970 film “M.A.S.H.” playing Father Mulcahy, has died. He was 79.
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Rapper Juice WRLD dies after medical emergency in Chicago

Rapper Juice WRLD dies after medical emergency in Chicago

Rapper Juice WRLD, who launched his career on SoundCloud before becoming a streaming juggernaut and rose to the top of the charts with the Sting-sampled hit “Lucid Dreams,” died Sunday after a “medical emergency” at Chicago's Midway International Airport.
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'Sesame Street' puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

'Sesame Street' puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85

Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on “Sesame Street,” died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop.
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Candy canals: Architects craft gingerbread replica of Venice

Candy canals: Architects craft gingerbread replica of Venice

A competition brought hundreds of architects, designers and engineers together to build a mini version of the Italian city out of gingerbread, candy bars, jelly beans, cereal, gummy bears and more.
by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

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