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Oud, meet pipa; pipa, meet oud

Oud, meet pipa; pipa, meet oud

Two instruments, one from China and one from the Middle East, have an unusual date on the stage of the Cedar Cultural Center.
by Marianne Combs

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Blending the music of China and Syria

Pipa player Gao Hong and oud player Issam Rafea will perform together Wednesday night at the Cedar Cultural Center in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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In 'You Think It, I'll Say It,' middle-aged moms get some respect

In 'You Think It, I'll Say It,' middle-aged moms get some respect

Curtis Sittenfeld's new collection gives sustained, compassionate attention to the inner lives of women -- middle-aged, middle-American, moms -- who are often dismissed and devalued in fiction.
by Annalisa Quinn

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A story of apathy in 'Red Clocks'

A story of apathy in 'Red Clocks'

Author Leni Zumas explores what it would be like if everyone gave up the fight for reproductive rights.
by Kerri Miller

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When Steve Martin cashed in on King Tut

40 years ago this week, comedian Steve Martin performed a song on Saturday Night Live that was released a week later as a single which sold over a million copies.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Beneath a Ruthless Sun,' cruelty and injustice burn hot

'Beneath a Ruthless Sun,' cruelty and injustice burn hot

Gilbert King returns to Lake County, Fla., in his new book, which tells the tangled story of a rape accusation, a racist sheriff, and a mentally disabled white man railroaded and stuck in an asylum.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Asylum-seeking student says nothing can stand between him and poetry

Asylum-seeking student says nothing can stand between him and poetry

Allan Monga of Portland, Maine recently won the right to compete in the national Poetry Out Loud festival. He was initially barred because he's an asylum seeker and not a U.S. citizen.
by Ari Shapiro

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Autonomous weapons would take warfare to a new domain, without humans

Autonomous weapons would take warfare to a new domain, without humans

Former special operations agent Paul Scharre helped create U.S. military guidelines on autonomous weapons. His new book Army of None, looks at the advances in technology, and the questions they raise.
by Ari Shapiro

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