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Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020

Minnesota Orchestra sets South Korea and Vietnam tour for 2020

The tour will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the resumption of normal diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, and the appointment of Osmo Vanska as music director of the Seoul Philharmonic.
by Euan Kerr

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Nobel Prizes in Literature go to Peter Handke and Olga Tokarczuk

Nobel Prizes in Literature go to Peter Handke and Olga Tokarczuk

The Swedish Academy made the unusual move Thursday of recognizing both Handke, an Austrian writer, and Tokarczuk, who is Polish, after scandal prevented the committee from awarding a prize last year.
by Colin Dwyer

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Art Hounds: An absurd play about plastic

Art Hounds: An absurd play about plastic

Plus, Art Hounds recommend "Expectation Station" in St. Paul and Gina Chavez in Red Wing, Minn.
by Marianne Combs

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Independent TV festival hopes to be an industry catalyst in Duluth

Independent TV festival hopes to be an industry catalyst in Duluth

The five-day Catalyst Content Festival kicks off Wednesday in Duluth. It's like a film festival, but for "episodic content." Think: Netflix or Hulu. Festival organizers moved the event to Duluth this year, and say they hope to be here for the long haul.
by Dan Kraker

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How high school debate in 1990s Kansas explains the present: A novel argument

How high school debate in 1990s Kansas explains the present: A novel argument

Author Ben Lerner's new semi-autobiographical book, The Topeka School, finds a competitive-debate whiz kid navigating adolescence — and perhaps the precursors to today's American politics.
by Ari Shapiro

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Here are the finalists for the 2019 National Book Awards

Here are the finalists for the 2019 National Book Awards

The shortlists this year include Marlon James, Susan Choi, Carolyn Forché, Jason Reynolds and more than two dozen other authors and translators. Winners in five categories will be unveiled next month.
by Colin Dwyer

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In 'Tough Love,' former U.N. ambassador Susan Rice aims to reclaim her voice

In 'Tough Love,' former U.N. ambassador Susan Rice aims to reclaim her voice

The former national security adviser endured ridicule over comments made after the Benghazi embassy attack. Her book allows her tell her own story — and she is also open about foreign policy failures.
by Caitlyn Kim

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