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'Despacito' quickly becomes the most-streamed song ever

'Despacito' quickly becomes the most-streamed song ever

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's hit, with help from the remix including Justin Bieber, has generated more than 4.6 billion plays on digital services in just over six months.
by Andrew Flanagan

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Women say ex-Rochester theater executive sexually harassed them

Women say ex-Rochester theater executive sexually harassed them

When Rochester Civic Theatre board executive director Gregory Stavrou stepped down this spring, he cited health reasons. Board leadership praised his work. But multiple people who worked there say Stavrou sexually harassed them. Though previous board members were aware of Stavrou's behavior, they were ineffective at stopping it.
by Catharine Richert

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An orchestra fantasy comes true

An orchestra fantasy comes true

For "accomplished amateurs," the chance to play with the Minnesota Orchestra is a treat, as well as a challenge.
by Euan Kerr

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Inside the 'Shakespearean irony' of Trump and Bannon's relationship

Inside the 'Shakespearean irony' of Trump and Bannon's relationship

Author Joshua Green says that although Steve Bannon was instrumental to Donald Trump's election, it now appears that the president lacks the ability to implement Bannon's nationalist vision.
by Terry Gross

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The poet Bao Phi, on creating a 'guidebook' for young Asian-Americans

The poet Bao Phi, on creating a 'guidebook' for young Asian-Americans

When Bao Phi was a child, there was little literature about Vietnamese refugees in the U.S. Phi hopes to change that with his new poetry book 'Thousand Star Hotel' and a forthcoming children's book.
by Kat Chow

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London literally stank in the summer of 1858 -- just ask Dickens and Darwin

London literally stank in the summer of 1858 -- just ask Dickens and Darwin

In 'One Hot Summer,' historian Rosemary Ashton follows Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin and Benjamin Disraeli through an unpleasant couple of months -- as the River Thames flowed with hot, smelly sewage.
by Robert Siegel

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Mia exhibit celebrates gay male sexuality

Mia exhibit celebrates gay male sexuality

The artist Joe Sinness said he wants to create a space where gay male sexuality is recognized and embraced.
by Marianne Combs

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Hippies came to Minneapolis 50 years ago

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Electric Prunes with "I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night."
by MPR News Staff

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We all live in the dark, but some of us live in 'The Dark Dark'

We all live in the dark, but some of us live in 'The Dark Dark'

Samantha Hunt's new story collection dissects the unique strangeness of women's lives, mixing eerie fantasy with solid literary sensibility and a knack for strange and lovely set pieces.
by Carmen Maria Machado

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