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In Iraq, a race to protect the crumbling bricks of ancient Babylon

In Iraq, a race to protect the crumbling bricks of ancient Babylon

A U.S.-funded conservation project is shoring up the brick walls of the ancient city. The hope is that Babylon will qualify for UNESCO World Heritage status.
by Jane Arraf

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The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman

The love story of C.S. Lewis and Joy Davidman

There's been plenty written about C.S. Lewis -- but not about the woman he fell in love with, who influenced his work.
by Tracy Mumford

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Your ideas about 2018's Word of the Year

Oxford Dictionary declared "toxic" as 2018's word of the year. University of Minnesota language professor Anatoly Liberman had some other ideas. So did our callers.
by Kerri Miller and Jeff Jones

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Here's what college freshmen are reading

Here's what college freshmen are reading

Colleges across the U.S. assign books to introduce new ideas to incoming students. This year, colleges selected books on topics that ranged from climate change to race, fiction and non-fiction.
by Sara Ernst and Courtney Rozen

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Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude

Giving Thanks: A Celebration of Fall, Food and Gratitude

"Giving Thanks" offers a contemporary celebration of gratitude, with classical music and stories of Thanksgiving.
by MPR News Staff

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Appetites: Two fresh cranberry recipes for Thanksgiving

Appetites: Two fresh cranberry recipes for Thanksgiving

Put aside that canned sauce and get local berries this holiday. It's worth it, says chef Beth Dooley.
by Tom Crann

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Heart Bones brings the 'Dirty Dancing' soundtrack to St. Paul

"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is one of the best-known songs from the movie "Dirty Dancing." It's also likely on the setlist for Wednesday's sold-out Heart Bones show at the Turf Club in St. Paul.
by MPR News Staff

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Animated star wrecks again in new 'Ralph' film

Animated star wrecks again in new 'Ralph' film

A former Twin Cities TV reporter reprises his new role as a writer and director.
by Euan Kerr

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'Extinctions' digs up buried memories and unacknowledged history

'Extinctions' digs up buried memories and unacknowledged history

The title Josephine Wilson's new novel refers to its protagonist, an elderly man who feels useless, extinct -- and whose journey is to find the means for growth and change within himself.
by Martha Anne Toll

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