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A thriller for those who loved 'Clueless' and 'Mean Girls'

A thriller for those who loved 'Clueless' and 'Mean Girls'

Bookstore owner Jonathan Sanchez recommends "The Takedown," by Corrie Wang. It's set in a near-future, tech-obsessed Brooklyn, where privacy is a thing of the past.
by Tracy Mumford

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Hendrix burned his hands when he lit his guitar on fire

Hendrix burned his hands when he lit his guitar on fire

He repeated the stunt at the Monterey Pop Festival. In 2008, the scorched Fender Stratocaster guitar that Hendrix burned that night sold for more than $450,000 at auction.
by MPR News Staff

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#ThanksForTyping spotlights unnamed women in literary acknowledgments

#ThanksForTyping spotlights unnamed women in literary acknowledgments

A professor shared book acknowledgment pages, where men thanked their wives for typing their manuscripts. #ThanksForTyping soon sparked a conversation on women and their uncredited roles in academia.
by Cecilia Mazanec

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Despite historic gaffe, the Oscars are keeping PwC as accounting firm

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences says there'll be a few new safeguards following the Best Picture flub, including not allowing electronic devices backstage.

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Something completely different at McDonald's: Fresh beef

Something completely different at McDonald's: Fresh beef

The fast food giant said Thursday that it will swap frozen beef patties for fresh ones in its Quarter Pounder burgers by sometime next year at most of its U.S. locations.
by Associated Press

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Club Noveau's 'Lean On Me' was No. 1 30 years ago

It was the fifth song to reach the top of the charts by two different artists. Bill Withers, who wrote the song, had a No. 1 hit with it in 1972.
by MPR News Staff

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Where Bob Dylan was while keeping silent about his Nobel Prize

Where Bob Dylan was while keeping silent about his Nobel Prize

Dylan received criticism last fall after greeting the announcement of his Nobel Prize for Literature with silence. It turns out he was just busy revisiting his artistic development.
by Andrew Flanagan

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