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When making books was as much of an art as writing them

When making books was as much of an art as writing them

The Larkspur Press in Kentucky is two years behind schedule, with no plans to catch up. Printer Gray Zeitz sets each letter of the book by hand and then prints on a press from the early 1900s.
by Noah Adams

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Thread Book Hour: Stephen Greenblatt and Mark Bowden

Thread Book Hour: Stephen Greenblatt and Mark Bowden

Thread Book Hour featuring Stephen Greenblatt on "The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve" and Mark Bowden on "Hue, 1968."
by MPR News Staff

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Again this year, state parks open for free on Friday

Again this year, state parks open for free on Friday

The DNR is making it easier to burn off those Thanksgiving dinner calories. The $7 entry fee for vehicles at all Minnesota State Parks will be waived this Friday.
by Laura Yuen

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Remembering David Cassidy

David Cassidy died Tuesday at the age of 67.
by MPR News Staff

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Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave

Disney Animation, Pixar chief John Lasseter taking leave

In a vaguely-worded memo obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday, Lasseter says he knows he has made some employees feel disrespected and uncomfortable.
by The Associated Press

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President Trump pardons his first turkey

President Trump pardons his first turkey

Trump noted that he had welcomed many guests to the White House in his first several months as president, including "a few very strange birds," but not quite as unique as Wishbone and Drumstick.

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A classics professor explains 'Why Bob Dylan Matters'

A classics professor explains 'Why Bob Dylan Matters'

Harvard professor Richard F. Thomas teaches a popular class on the importance of Bob Dylan, and now he's turned it into a book, full of stories, personal history and the occasional comparison to Ovid.
by Jason Heller

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