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How red and green became the colors of Christmas

How red and green became the colors of Christmas

Victorians used a lot of different color palettes, and even put Santa in blue and green robes. Thanks to Coca-Cola, things got a lot more uniform after 1931.

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NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Gaelynn Lea releases new Christmas album

NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Gaelynn Lea releases new Christmas album

She recently spoke to Classical MPR's Julie Amacher about "Deeptest Darkness, Brightest Dawn." The interview airs Wednesday night.

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This Christmas song brought to you by the world's tiniest radio receiver

This Christmas song brought to you by the world's tiniest radio receiver

Engineers made a radio receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms. One benefit of a radio so small you can barely see it: The machine works at extremely high temperatures.
by Rebecca Hersher

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The best movies of 2016

The best movies of 2016

Biopics, sci-fi tales and wildly original dramas fill the Cube Critics' best-of list.
by MPR News Staff

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2016 had a lot of good TV - here are some standouts

2016 had a lot of good TV - here are some standouts

It has been a perplexing and wonderful year for TV lovers, with more good and great shows than ever, but that overload left viewers drowning in content. We've picked out some of the best for you.
by Eric Deggans

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'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' and why science needs history

'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' and why science needs history

Women's contributions to scientific progress are often ignored -- but two new books, Dava Sobel's "The Glass Universe" and Margot Lee Shetterly's "Hidden Figures," are out to remedy that oversight.
by Genevieve Valentine

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Bangles didn't love 'Walk Like an Egyptian'

Bangles didn't love 'Walk Like an Egyptian'

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Bangles with "Walk Like an Egyptian." The song hit No. 1 on the billboard charts thirty years ago today. It would ultimately sell more than a million copies, becoming the most popular song of 1987.

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Warning: This Christmas carol may haunt your dreams

Warning: This Christmas carol may haunt your dreams

A team of scientists at the University of Toronto has taught a computer to compose and perform its own Christmas song -- one perhaps destined to be on a "Westworld" soundtrack.

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'Fargo' adds a 'Harry Potter' cast member

'Fargo' adds a 'Harry Potter' cast member

David Thewlis, known for his role as Remus Lupin in the "Potter" movies, has joined the third season of the Midwest crime drama.
by Tracy Mumford

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