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After a tragic accident, a widow faces a lifetime of what-ifs

After a tragic accident, a widow faces a lifetime of what-ifs

“Live Fast” won France’s top literary prize in 2022. Brigitte Giraud’s haunting book revisits the death of her husband in a motorcycle crash 20-odd years earlier.
by John Powers

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The 31st SAG Awards are today. Here's what to know

The 31st SAG Awards are today. Here's what to know

The 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday night should offer the final clue in an unusually unpredictable Oscar race.
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The puppets take Minnesota: A new exhibition features the art of puppetry from around the state

The puppets take Minnesota: A new exhibition features the art of puppetry from around the state

The Anderson Center at Tower View’s exhibition “Puppetry! In Minnesota!!” showcases the state’s diverse puppetry scene from the 1970s to today, featuring works from traditional to experimental styles.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later

First known cookbook by a Black American woman gets new edition 160 years later

Malinda Russell’s “A Domestic Cookbook” was first published in 1866. It contains least a hundred recipes for sweets, plus recipes for shampoo and cologne — and remedies for toothaches.
by Neda Ulaby

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Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book ‘Making the Presidency’ teaches us about the past and present

Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book ‘Making the Presidency’ teaches us about the past and present

Historian Lindsay Chervinsky’s new book, “Making the Presidency,” is a profile of John Adams. But it’s also an instructive examination of how the presidency has evolved to become what it is today.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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