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A podcast reopens old wounds in 'Are You Sleeping'

A podcast reopens old wounds in 'Are You Sleeping'

Kathleen Barber's debut novel is an on-trend mashup of murder, social media and Serial-style true-crime podcasting.
by Bethanne Patrick

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'After On' sees the end of the world in a dating app

'After On' sees the end of the world in a dating app

Silicon valley entrepreneur and novelist Rob Reid takes on artificial intelligence -- and how it might end the world -- in his weird, funny new techno-philosophical thriller 'After On.'
by Jason Sheehan

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Actors dressed as 'ants' take over sculpture garden

Actors dressed as 'ants' take over sculpture garden

Australian based Polyglot Theatre Company travels worldwide creating interactive installations, for children, with children.
by George Dornbach

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How to become a 'superforecaster'

How to become a 'superforecaster'

Bookseller Jonah Zimiles recommends a business-minded book that can teach readers to be better at predicting the future.
by Tracy Mumford

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Rapper Allan Kingdom on what it means to be an artist from St. Paul

Rapper Allan Kingdom on what it means to be an artist from St. Paul

Ahead of his hometown appearance at the Pizza Luce Block Party, rapper Allan Kingdom reflects on his journey from coming up in the St. Paul scene to collaborating with Kanye.
by Julie Siple, Tom Weber and Andrea Swensson

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Boeing Dreamliner crew draws enormous outline of their plane in the sky

Boeing Dreamliner crew draws enormous outline of their plane in the sky

A team test flying a Boeing 787-800 over North America decided to have some fun with their flight path. So over an 18-hour period, they drew an outline of the plane over 22 U.S. states.

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Real immigrant stories, told with puppets

Real immigrant stories, told with puppets

Mu Performing Arts hopes its new production can tell immigrant and refugee stories that get past today's headlines.
by Marianne Combs

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