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'Warlight' illumines family secrets in Ondaatje's latest

'Warlight' illumines family secrets in Ondaatje's latest

Set during and after World War II, 'Warlight' follows a young man trying to find out what really happened when his parents disappeared and left him and a young sister in the care of two mystery men.
by Heller McAlpin

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'Barracoon' brings a lost slave story to light

'Barracoon' brings a lost slave story to light

Both terrifying and wonderful, "Barracoon" is Zora Neale Hurston's long-unpublished account of her conversations with Cudjo Lewis, who was brought to America on the last trans-Atlantic slave ship.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Duplass Brothers on working together and growing apart: 'We are ex-soulmates'

Duplass Brothers on working together and growing apart: 'We are ex-soulmates'

Filmmaker siblings Jay and Mark Duplass have been making movies together since they were kids. More recently, Mark says, "We had to dig out space from that beautiful co-dependence."
by Terry Gross

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Beard best chef in the Midwest goes to Minneapolis' Gavin Kaysen

Beard best chef in the Midwest goes to Minneapolis' Gavin Kaysen

Gavin Kaysen of Spoon and Stable was named "Best Chef: Midwest" at the James Beard Awards on Monday evening. He was among seven Minnesotans nominated for awards.
by MPR News Staff

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Twin Cities sets new tourism record

Twin Cities sets new tourism record

Visitors to the Twin Cities metropolitan area topped 33 million last year, up 2.5 percent over the previous annual record.
by Bill Catlin

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All too human? Mpls. pinata maker's work looked like lynching to some

All too human? Mpls. pinata maker's work looked like lynching to some

Victor Chavarria built three human-shaped pinatas for a mixed-race wedding as part of his new business. He's apologizing now after a picture showing the figures hanging off his north Minneapolis porch hit social media, triggering anger and death threats.
by Tim Nelson

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How Elton John got his name

Fifty years ago, the British blues band Bluesology was on a flight home from a gig and keyboard player Reginald Dwight was trying to come up with a stage name for his nascent solo career.
by MPR News Staff

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