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Can Can Wonderland wants to putt-putt St. Paul on the map

Can Can Wonderland wants to putt-putt St. Paul on the map

Maybe it's a mini-golf course; maybe it's a way to bring art to the masses. Maybe it's both.
by Euan Kerr

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The Coen brothers set to write and direct a TV western

The Coen brothers set to write and direct a TV western

The Minnesota natives may be diving into television with a new miniseries called "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs."
by Tracy Mumford

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Chastity Brown playing at Ice House all month

Chastity Brown playing at Ice House all month

She's calling her residency "Wild Heart Wednesdays." Each week, she's inviting a different local artist to play with her.

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Earthy 'Lotus' is a fascinating flower

Earthy 'Lotus' is a fascinating flower

Lijia Zhang's debut novel -- about a young woman in China who fights her way out of the sex trade to become a teacher -- is sensitively drawn, full of folk wisdom and concise, touching imagery.
by Jean Zimmerman

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Tips: Read more, and read more adventurously, in 2017

Tips: Read more, and read more adventurously, in 2017

Step one: Never leave home without a book. In the age of e-books, that's easier than ever.
by Tracy Mumford

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25 books becoming movies in 2017

25 books becoming movies in 2017

It's gearing up to be a bookish year at the theaters. Read up on these thrillers, memoirs and young adult hits before the movies come out.
by Tracy Mumford

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Three versions of 'Singing the Blues' hit No. 1 in the UK

There were three recordings of the track by different artists at the time.

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Immigration and infertility bring two mothers together over one 'Lucky Boy'

Immigration and infertility bring two mothers together over one 'Lucky Boy'

Shanthi Sekaran's new novel tells the story of a Mexican woman who has entered the U.S. without papers and an Indian-American chef struggling to have a baby.

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What we can learn from 'Washington's farewell'

What we can learn from 'Washington's farewell'

The tradition of giving a goodbye address goes all the way back to the nation's first president. Author John Avlon says George Washington's farewell was remarkably prescient and prophetic.

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