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Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

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Counter Stories: Black Panther

Counter Stories: Black Panther

The movie Black Panther broke box office records and has won the hearts of critics and moviegoers alike. The Counter Stories crew saw the movie, and they share their thoughts. Warning, spoilers ahead.
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How to stay alive with help from the Bee Gees

40 years ago today "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees was number one on the Billboard pop chart. The American Heart Asssociation suggests that if you need to perform CPR chest compressions, sing this song to yourself as you do it. That advice doesn't surprise Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees.
by Cathy Wurzer

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NPR adopts new measures after sex harassment investigation

NPR adopts new measures after sex harassment investigation

National Public Radio has adopted a series of measures to improve its workplace culture, following an independent investigation into sex harassment issues stemming from the ouster of a top executive.
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National Margarita Day: Where to celebrate around Minnesota

National Margarita Day: Where to celebrate around Minnesota

Thursday is National Margarita Day in the U.S. Even though it's below freezing in parts of Minnesota, that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a cool glass of booze and pretend you're someplace warmer.
by MPR News Staff

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New study finds female protagonists decreased in 2017 films

New study finds female protagonists decreased in 2017 films

While 2017 may have been the year of "Wonder Woman," but a new study finds that female protagonists were down 5 percent in the year's 100 top-grossing films.
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Cultural changes in China create generational gap

Cultural changes in China create generational gap

From the BBC World Service, a new documentary titled "China's Generationa Gap."
by MPR News Staff

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Robert Plant returns to the Twin Cities

Robert Plant returns to the Twin Cities

Robert Plant comes to the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis Thursday night. He told the Current's Jill Riley, that while Led Zeppelin was a legendary band, he really enjoys playing with his latest group, the Sensational Space Shifters.
by Phil Picardi

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What if you were at the mall and civilization ended?

What if you were at the mall and civilization ended?

Kaete Schwehn discovered that if she were going to write a dystopian novel, she needed to set it in Minnesota.
by Euan Kerr

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Stars, educators lead effort for kids to see 'Black Panther'

Stars, educators lead effort for kids to see 'Black Panther'

As "Black Panther" breaks box office records, across the country communities are sharing resources to bring children of color to see the movie as it becomes a cultural phenomenon.
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Appetites: 2018 may be Minnesota's year of the woman in food

Appetites: 2018 may be Minnesota's year of the woman in food

Nationally, the #MeToo movement is roiling the food and restaurant world. Here in Minnesota, Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine says there's something that women in food are celebrating.
by Tom Crann

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