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Jay-Z leads Grammy noms with 8 as rap, R&B take center stage

Jay-Z leads Grammy noms with 8 as rap, R&B take center stage

Jay-Z is the leader of the 2018 Grammy Award nominations in a year where the top four categories are heavily dominated by rap and R&B artists, giving the often overlooked genres a strong chance of winning big.
by The Associated Press

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'Hard Bodies' exhibit glows with a love of lacquer

'Hard Bodies' exhibit glows with a love of lacquer

The Minneapolis Institute of Art collection takes the art of lacquer far beyond the decorative boxes and chopsticks of its past.
by Marianne Combs

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What it takes to be a Santa Claus stand-in

What it takes to be a Santa Claus stand-in

In 1995, then-"Morning Edition" host Bob Potter learned how to look and, with a little training, how to sound like Santa Claus.
by Jim Bickal

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'Complicit' is the word of the year in 2017, Dictionary.com says

'Complicit' is the word of the year in 2017, Dictionary.com says

The website defines complicit as "choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity."

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Brush up your Shelley with 'Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years'

Brush up your Shelley with 'Frankenstein: The First Two Hundred Years'

Christopher Frayling's new celebration of "Frankenstein" is half art book, half scholarly study, tracing the famous monster's path from page to stage to screen, just in time for his 200th birthday.
by Genevieve Valentine

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When Tommy James covers dominated the charts

"Mony Mony" by Billy Idol was number one on the Billboard pop chart 30 years ago today. It was the second straight cover of a song first recorded by Tommy James and Shondells to top the charts. The previous week Tiffany had a number one hit with the Tommy James song "I Think We're Alone Now." Ritchie Cordell had a hand in writing both of them. He says the title for this one was inspired while he was in Manhattan and saw the Mutual of New York building. It was adorned with the company's initials: M-O-N-Y.
by MPR News Staff

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Prince Harry, actress Meghan Markle to marry next spring

Prince Harry, actress Meghan Markle to marry next spring

Harry, 33 -- the fifth-in-line to the British throne, and Markle, 36, had been dating for 16 months and became engaged earlier this month, according to a statement released by Prince Charles.

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A book about the "small acts that can turn friends into family"

A book about the "small acts that can turn friends into family"

"I didn't want it to end. I tell you, anyone who reads this book is going to fall in love with Arthur Truluv, and with his new family as well," said bookseller Vivien Jennings.
by Tracy Mumford

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