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David Sedaris talks Brexit, Duluth and blackened toenails

David Sedaris talks Brexit, Duluth and blackened toenails

Writer David Sedaris will read from his latest collection of work in Duluth Thursday night. The essays in the book "Calypso" are funny at times and deeply sad at others as Sedaris wrestles with life.
by Euan Kerr

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'Life with Picasso' stands as an invaluable work of art history

'Life with Picasso' stands as an invaluable work of art history

Newly reissued, the intellectual heft of Francoise Gilot's now classic memoir is in its art criticism, even as its emotional arc lies in Picasso and Gilot's unequal romance.
by Lily Meyer

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Dylan releasing 14-disc Rolling Thunder box set

Dylan releasing 14-disc Rolling Thunder box set

The shows during Bob Dylan's 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour were considered some of the most dynamic and interesting of his career.
by Phil Picardi

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Gretchen Carlson stepping down as Miss America chair

Gretchen Carlson stepping down as Miss America chair

Carlson and CEO Regina Hopper took over leadership of the organization following an email scandal in which top male leadership denigrated former Miss Americas. But their own leadership of the organization was criticized by many state organizations.
by The Associated Press

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In 'City of Girls,' the breezy, bold best days of our lives

In 'City of Girls,' the breezy, bold best days of our lives

Elizabeth Gilbert's new novel is set in the New York theater community of the 1940s -- an effervescent golden age for the women who congregate at the offbeat Lily Playhouse.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Twin Cities henna artist finds culture, religion, fun mix nicely at Eid

Twin Cities henna artist finds culture, religion, fun mix nicely at Eid

Hajira Begum brought henna cones with her to Minnesota to keep a connection to her native India. Today, the Eden Prairie woman is a sought-after henna tattoo artist, and this time of year she's busy with a special clientele: Muslim families.
by Riham Feshir

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'Patsy' discovers her dreams don't match reality

'Patsy' discovers her dreams don't match reality

Nicole Dennis-Benn packs a lot of uncomfortable truths into this novel about a Jamaican woman who emigrates to New York looking for an old love and a new life, leaving her mother and daughter behind.
by Michael Schaub

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