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'Doctor Who' goes back to basics, with a twist

'Doctor Who' goes back to basics, with a twist

In a down-to-earth yet emotional season opener, Doctor Who introduces Jodie Whittaker's Doctor and her three companions.
by Glen Weldon

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A fresh look at John Lennon's 'Imagine'

Fans of John Lennon are digging into the new boxed set "Imagine: The Ultimate Collection," which came out on Friday. The set includes demos, outtakes, films and remastered tracks from the creation of Lennon's second solo album, originally released in 1971.
by Phil Picardi

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'False Calm' acts as a record of real life in Patagonia

'False Calm' acts as a record of real life in Patagonia

Argentine writer Maria Sonia Cristoff wants to be honest: She won't shape her subjects' narratives or take control of another person's story. This is both the book's great strength and great weakness.
by Lily Meyer

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'Once and Forever' turns familiar fairy-tale ideas upside down

'Once and Forever' turns familiar fairy-tale ideas upside down

Kenji Miyazawa is a beloved author in Japan; this book -- a reissue of a 1993 story collection -- balances chaos and kindness, natural and supernatural to build a world in which anything might happen.
by Genevieve Valentine

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How a 19th century chemist took on the food industry with a grisly experiment

Deborah Blum's book, 'The Poison Squad,' tells how Harvey Washington Wiley and his band of chemists crusaded to remove toxins, such as arsenic and borax, from food. How? By testing them on volunteers.
by Ari Shapiro

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'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

'Infidel' uses the supernatural to explore racism's real life horrors

The new comic series from creators Pornsak Pichetshote and Aaron Campbell follows a young Muslim-American woman living in an apartment building haunted by evil entities that feed on racist hate.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'Beautiful Things' is a string of little apocalypses

'Beautiful Things' is a string of little apocalypses

Almost every story in Simon Van Booy's bitter, tonic new collection is about the end of the world -- or if not the world, then a world, whether it's a failing relationship or a dying family member.
by Jason Sheehan

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Banksy artwork self-destructs just after $1.4 million sale

Banksy artwork self-destructs just after $1.4 million sale

Art prankster Banksy has struck again. A work by the elusive street artist self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday, moments after being sold for $1.4 million.
by Associated Press

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Globetrotting giant red ball lands in Fargo-Moorhead

Globetrotting giant red ball lands in Fargo-Moorhead

A traveling giant red ball landed in Moorhead Friday. It will cross into Fargo, N.D., on Saturday and hang out in the region until Wednesday as part of a global street art project. Here's where to find it.
by Matt Mikus

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