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The song Michael Jackson wanted to sing with Prince

"Bad" by Michael Jackson was number one on the Billboard pop chart 30 years ago today. It's the title track from the follow up to his enormously successful "Thriller" album.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The unsettling sound of tritones, the devil's interval

The unsettling sound of tritones, the devil's interval

In music theory, the tritone is an interval of three whole steps that can sound unresolved and creepy. Over time, the sound has wound up in jazz, rock and even Broadway musicals.
by Judith Kogan

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The other Reformation: How Martin Luther changed our beer, too

The other Reformation: How Martin Luther changed our beer, too

The protest movement Luther launched 500 years ago revamped not only how Europe worshipped but how it drank. We'd call him the patron saint of beer except, well, he wouldn't like the "saint" part.
by Nina Martyris

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The 'Afterglow' that pets leave behind

Poet Eileen Myles recounts their life with Rosie, a dog Myles adopted in 1990. This is not an ordinary memoir of a lovable dog; the poet uses their relationship to explore spirituality, mortality, and love.
by Kerri Miller

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Bringing musical generations together

83-year-old Grammy Award winning singer Bobby Rush is one of the performers who will be at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis Tuesday night.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Orange chicken, Panda Express' gift to American Chinese food, turns 30

Orange chicken, Panda Express' gift to American Chinese food, turns 30

The concoction, crispy fried chicken tossed with a sweet and sour sauce, is an Americanized version of dishes found in China. But this top seller has developed its own authenticity over the years.
by Mandalit del Barco

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French graphic novel 'Satania' breaks new ground -- underground

French graphic novel 'Satania' breaks new ground -- underground

Halloween is a time for surprises, so it's a great time for "Satania," by Fabien Vehlmann and Kerascoet -- it's a thoroughly surprising story about a young girl searching for her missing brother.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Best place for winter camping? Try Antarctica

Best place for winter camping? Try Antarctica

In 2000, MPR News got a call from Antarctica. It was explorer Ann Bancroft describing the mostly pleasant weather her and her partner Liv Arnesen experienced on their way to the South Pole.
by Jim Bickal

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Netflix says 'House of Cards' will end after six seasons

Netflix says 'House of Cards' will end after six seasons

The move comes a day after series star Kevin Spacey acknowledged an allegation that he tried to seduce teenage actor Anthony Rapp in 1986. Spacey said he didn't remember the encounter, but offered his "sincerest apology" for "deeply inappropriate drunken behavior." Rapp was 14 years old at the time.

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Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why we love to hate gross candy

Toxic. Sour. Atomic. Why we love to hate gross candy

Why does it seem like so many candies are trending toward the mouth-manglingly sour and the exuberantly repulsive, with names like Sour Smog Balls, gummy brains and oozing eyeballs, rotten egg or barf-flavored Jelly Belly jelly beans?
by Nadia Berenstein

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