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A new look at Bob Dylan's classic album 'Blood on the Tracks'

"More Blood, More Tracks" comes out on Friday. It's a six-CD set that includes all the takes first recorded in New York, and shows how the album's songs evolved over time.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A 'cosmic connection' between two violinists

A 'cosmic connection' between two violinists

For decades, Cologne-based violinist Geoffry Wharton has played jazzy crowd-pleasing encores written in the 1930s by an obscure composer, Audrey Call. Then Wharton discovered a spooky connection with her.
by Ned Wharton

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Inside the ever-expanding wizarding world: Harry Potter at 20

Inside the ever-expanding wizarding world: Harry Potter at 20

It's hard to remember a world before Harry Potter. But it's been 20 years since readers in the U.S. were first introduced to the boy wizard, whose story has captivated audiences ever since.
by Barrie Hardymon

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Author, playwright Ntozake Shange of 'for colored girls' fame dies at age 70

Author, playwright Ntozake Shange of 'for colored girls' fame dies at age 70

Playwright, poet and author Ntozake Shange, whose most acclaimed theater piece is the 1975 Tony Award-nominated play "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf," died Saturday, according to her daughter. She was 70.
by Associated Press

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A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

A shadowy book about the end of the world and the power of letters

In a world scarred by war and sickness, the bartering economy has returned and the unnamed narrator of "Scribe" makes a living writing letters for people. Then a man arrives who asks her to take down his confessions.
by Tracy Mumford

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A collaborative new choral work premieres in Minneapolis this Sunday

Titled "The Call," it's the brainchild of English countertenor Ryland Angel, who has been working with Wilco guitarist Nels Cline and the University of Minnesota's choral studies program to create the music.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Twitter star Jonny Sun draws 'positive, hopeful things' into being

Twitter star Jonny Sun draws 'positive, hopeful things' into being

The comedian and illustrator joined forces with Lin-Manuel Miranda for 'Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You.' Sun says he filled the book's 100+ drawings with peace and quiet optimism.
by Andrea Y. Henderson

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Two young photographers tackle trauma through art

Two young photographers tackle trauma through art

New photo gallery creatively addresses trauma through the eyes of teenagers.
by Evan Frost

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