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The best and the worst Super Bowl ads

The best and the worst Super Bowl ads

After a divisive year, advertisers during the Big Game worked overtime to win over audiences with messages that entertained and strove not to offend.
by Associated Press

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J. Lo covers Prince at pre-Super Bowl show

J. Lo covers Prince at pre-Super Bowl show

Though Super Bowl 52 is happening Sunday, when the New England Patriots take on the Philadelphia Eagles, Lopez said in Minneapolis on Saturday "the big show is tonight."
by Associated Press

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Haven't made plans for Sunday? Here's a short list

Haven't made plans for Sunday? Here's a short list

Want to head down and soak up some Super Bowl fever, but don't know what's going on. Here's our best bets
by MPR News Staff

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Jackson: I'm not performing at Super Bowl with Timberlake

Jackson: I'm not performing at Super Bowl with Timberlake

Janet Jackson wants to put rumors and speculation to rest about a halftime reunion at Sunday's game.

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'This is Not a Love Letter' really is a (heartbreaking) love letter

'This is Not a Love Letter' really is a (heartbreaking) love letter

Kim Purcell's new novel is structured as a long, beautiful, despairing letter from a young woman to her missing boyfriend, written as she spurs her friends and neighbors into action to find him.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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Where 'life is locked in an interlude of longing'

Where 'life is locked in an interlude of longing'

Emmet Penney recommends a poetry collection that explores how life is "waiting for things to happen ... and sometimes being terrified of what might come your way."
by Tracy Mumford

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Prince crushes Frosty in battle of Super Bowl halftimes with Minnesotans

Prince crushes Frosty in battle of Super Bowl halftimes with Minnesotans

Minnesota has taken center stage in two halftime shows, when Prince headlined in 2007 and when Minneapolis hosted the whole thing in 1992. You can guess which one tops many "best of" lists.
by MPR News Staff

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Lots of big music acts in town for the Super Bowl

The party leading up to Sunday's Super Bowl has definitely started. Pink will be performing Friday night at the newest concert venue in town: the Minneapolis Armory.
by MPR News Staff

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A night out at Paisley Park with Justin Timberlake and the Revolution

Justin Timberlake is in town to rehearse for the Super Bowl halftime show, but he took a break on Thursday night to host a party at Prince's fabled Paisley Park compound.
by Cathy Wurzer

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