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Appetites: Where to find the best eats on East Lake Street

Appetites: Where to find the best eats on East Lake Street

HeavyTable.com's editor recently took his crew on a food crawl down East Lake Street. Here's what they found.
by Tom Crann

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Pillsbury House Theatre brings evening of 'theatrical jazz'

Pillsbury House Theatre brings evening of 'theatrical jazz'

'dat Black Mermaid Man Lady/The Show' is a 'performance processional' celebrating the spirit of black traditions. Performers will sing, move, tell stories, call the audience to process, chant, holler back and build altars.
by Marianne Combs

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Americans say government is broken. Can it be fixed?

Americans say government is broken. Can it be fixed?

Journalist Steven Brill wanted to find out why so many Americans have lost faith in their government. What he discovered fills "Tailspin: The People and Forces Behind America's Fifty-Year Fall — and Those Fighting to Reverse It."
by Stephanie Curtis and Elizabeth Shockman

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Beatles music inspired by Transcendental Meditation

Fifty years ago Wednesday, the Beatles began recording what would become known as "The White Album."
by MPR News Staff

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In 'Calypso,' David Sedaris blends slime and the sublime

In 'Calypso,' David Sedaris blends slime and the sublime

David Sedaris' new story collection is earthy, to say the least -- concerned with all the gross things that happen as we live and age -- but also full of wonder at his life, and appreciation for his family.
by Heller McAlpin

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A jazz great and a literary lion say they're not collaborating -- 'This is how we live'

A jazz great and a literary lion say they're not collaborating -- 'This is how we live'

Vijay Iyer and Teju Cole bring their artistic collaboration to the Walker Art Center, with added music from SPCO musicians. They've done versions of their piece "Blind Spot" before, but it's never the same.
by Euan Kerr

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Sexuality, mortality, failure -- 'My Ex-Life' has fun asking big questions

Sexuality, mortality, failure -- 'My Ex-Life' has fun asking big questions

A divorced couple reconnects after nearly 30 years apart in Stephen McCauley's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan says "My Ex-Life" is a social satire that's "suffused with generosity."
by Maureen Corrigan

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Patrick's Cabaret to bring down the curtain for good

Patrick's Cabaret to bring down the curtain for good

The loss of yet another stage further reduces the options for performers who are trying to establish themselves.
by Marianne Combs

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'Some Trick' takes on the life of the (delightfully irritable) mind

'Some Trick' takes on the life of the (delightfully irritable) mind

Helen DeWitt's new story collection seems less like a book, and more like a series of notes from some vast, alien intelligence, capable of picking apart human habits with startling precision.
by Annalisa Quinn

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Thread Book Hour: Arundhati Roy

Thread Book Hour: Arundhati Roy

Kerri Miller interviews Man Booker Award winning author Arundhati Roy.

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