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Gentry says 'Billie Joe' was about unconscious cruelty

Ever since the song came out listeners have speculated about what Billie Joe and his girlfriend threw off the Tallahatchie Bridge before he decided to jump off the bridge himself.
by MPR News Staff

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Board the 'Hoopla Train' for dancehall polka fun

Board the 'Hoopla Train' for dancehall polka fun

Sod House Theater brings back a small-town tradition that modern Minnesota lacks.
by Euan Kerr

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Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao tackles sex discrimination, workplace diversity in memoir

Silicon Valley's Ellen Pao tackles sex discrimination, workplace diversity in memoir

The tech investor dives into the lawsuit that thrust her into the national spotlight and the workplace conditions that prompted it. She says firms are largely applying "tepid diversity solutions."
by Mary Louise Kelly

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Rise of the beerbots: Is tech taking the craft out of homebrewing?

Rise of the beerbots: Is tech taking the craft out of homebrewing?

Automated systems have turned the messy, ancient art of brewing into a tidy hobby requiring fairly minimal skill, and of course, a smartphone or tablet. Critics ask: Where's the craft in that?
by Alastair Bland

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Sibelius' music to be heard around Twin Cities

The Minnesota Orchestra will be putting on a free outdoor show Tuesday night in Commons Park near U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.
by MPR News Staff

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Novel kindles questions about family, values

Novel kindles questions about family, values

In "Little Fires Everywhere," Celeste Ng pits ideals against the realities of "messy human existence."
by Euan Kerr

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Recipe for success at Al's Breakfast included pancakes and good humor

Recipe for success at Al's Breakfast included pancakes and good humor

Al's Breakfast in Dinkytown has been in operation since 1950. After over three decades of consistent success, MPR reporter Dan Olson adventured into the crowded diner in 1986 to see what all the fuss was about.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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'School For Good And Evil' is a kids' fantasy series for the fake news era

'School For Good And Evil' is a kids' fantasy series for the fake news era

"Good and evil -- they mix in the world," says author Soman Chainani. "Both sides claim to be good, both sides claim to be telling the truth." His latest in the series is called 'Quests for Glory'.
by Selena Simmons-Duffin

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Move over millennials, here comes 'iGen' ... or maybe not

Move over millennials, here comes 'iGen' ... or maybe not

A new book worries that growing up with smartphones and the Internet has been harmful to a generation of kids. Critic Annalisa Quinn says intergenerational carping is a long, and unhelpful tradition.
by Annalisa Quinn

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