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You're No. 1 in my book: Literary valentines

You're No. 1 in my book: Literary valentines

Need to send a love note to the book lover in your life? Page through these.
by Tracy Mumford

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Ian's hit 'At Seventeen' prompted a flood of valentines in the mail

Ian's hit 'At Seventeen' prompted a flood of valentines in the mail

The song is told from the point of view of an adult woman looking back on high school when she was ignored while the attractive girls got all the attention.

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Playboy snaps out of its never-nude phase

Playboy snaps out of its never-nude phase

"Naked is normal," the magazine announces on the cover of its new issue, one year after removing full-frontal nudity from its pages.

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Parting thoughts: Fine-tuned to the little things in life

Parting thoughts: Fine-tuned to the little things in life

Amy Tobin's musical career took her to Miami and Jamaica, where she played reggae with the likes of Ziggy Marley. She served as concertmaster of the St. Paul Civic Symphony from 2008 until her death in January.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Humans of Minneapolis: The stories all around us

Humans of Minneapolis: The stories all around us

Stephanie Glaros stops strangers on the street to get their stories -- and their pictures. Now, the portraits are available in a new book. The name is a nod to the popular project Humans of New York.
by Tom Weber and MPR News Staff

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Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' and Alec Baldwin's Trump return to 'SNL'

Melissa McCarthy's 'Spicey' and Alec Baldwin's Trump return to 'SNL'

Melissa McCarthy got a lot of attention for her enraged impression of White House press secretary Sean Spicer last week. This week she was back, along with Alec Baldwin reprising Donald Trump.
by Maquita Peters

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Prince's music streaming now on Spotify, Apple Music

Prince's music streaming now on Spotify, Apple Music

"For You" is one of 19 Prince albums now available on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.

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Neil Gaiman on 'Norse Mythology': Looking for Thor's Hammer

Neil Gaiman on 'Norse Mythology': Looking for Thor's Hammer

Author Neil Gaiman first encountered the Norse gods in the pages of old Marvel Comics reprints, when he was 6 years old. Now, he's written his own versions of these ancient tales of gods and monsters.
by Petra Mayer

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