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'Too Fat, Too Slutty' challenges cultural expectations of women

'Too Fat, Too Slutty' challenges cultural expectations of women

Anne Helen Petersen's new book is a thoughtful consideration of several public women -- from Nicki Minaj to Hillary Clinton -- who've run up against the invisible expectations our culture has of them.
by Annalisa Quinn

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To understand Viking culture, take a look at their plates

To understand Viking culture, take a look at their plates

A Swedish culinary archaeologist recreates meals eaten by Vikings. He's appearing at the Midwest Viking Festival in Moorhead and at the Swedish Institute in Minneapolis this weekend.
by Dan Gunderson

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Fleetwood Mac made "Rumours" amidst rifts

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac which was number one on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today.
by MPR News Staff

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Walker faces new Native art controversy

Walker faces new Native art controversy

An exhibit of work by Jimmie Durham, a sculptor who identifies himself as Cherokee, is disturbing to Native artists who say he's no such thing.
by Euan Kerr

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Updating Frankenstein for the age of Black Lives Matter

Updating Frankenstein for the age of Black Lives Matter

The classic tale of the Monster resurrected from the dead gets a new treatment in Victor LaValle's new limited-series comic.
by Gene Demby

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'The Sarah Book' is an unsparing primal scream of a book

'The Sarah Book' is an unsparing primal scream of a book

Scott McClanahan's semi-autobiographical novel is packed with loss, pain and existential anguish, but his narrator -- also named Scott -- refuses to give up, no matter how often he's knocked down.
by Michael Schaub

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In the event of attack, here's how the government plans 'to save itself'

In the event of attack, here's how the government plans 'to save itself'

In "Raven Rock," Garrett Graff describes the bunkers designed to protect U.S. leaders in the event of a catastrophe. One Cold War-era plan put the post office in charge of cataloging the dead.
by Terry Gross

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