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Four Tops song pushed singer Stubbs to the limit

Four Tops song pushed singer Stubbs to the limit

Today's Morning Edition music is from 50 years ago today when "Reach Out I'll Be There" by the Four Tops was number one on the Billboard pop chart.

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'Certain Dark Things' is a compelling new take on vampires

'Certain Dark Things' is a compelling new take on vampires

Silvia Moreno-Garcia's new novel is set in a realistic, multidimensional Mexico City, where a young human boy meets a mysterious girl and gets caught up in a whirlwind of vampire-gang drug wars.
by Amal El-Mohtar

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Reichardt makes films with lots of tension, little action

Reichardt makes films with lots of tension, little action

Not much happens in her movies, but the director of "Certain Women" is known as the Poet of American Cinema.
by Euan Kerr

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MIA exhibit offers unique look at artifacts from Luther's life

MIA exhibit offers unique look at artifacts from Luther's life

When "Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation" closes in January, most items in the display will go back to Europe.
by Euan Kerr

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Minnesota funeral set for Bobby Vee, 1960s pop star

Minnesota funeral set for Bobby Vee, 1960s pop star

Bobby Vee's funeral will be held Wednesday at noon at St. John's Abbey Church in Collegeville. Visitation is set for Tuesday.
by Associated Press

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Glennon Doyle Melton on becoming a 'Love Warrior'

Glennon Doyle Melton on becoming a 'Love Warrior'

The writer behind the popular Momastery blog leaves nothing back in her memoir on parenting, her marriage and her mental health.
by MPR News Staff

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Winehouse's hit 'Back to Black' released 10 years ago

Winehouse's hit 'Back to Black' released 10 years ago

Unlike her first album, which had more of a jazz vibe, Winehouse looked to female groups of the '50s and '60s for inspiration.

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Art Hounds: Some film, a swim and poetry

This week on Art Hounds: a Twin Cities film returns, poetry and a swim across the English Channel.
by Marianne Combs

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Mary Oliver issues a full-throated spiritual autobiography in 'Upstream'

Mary Oliver issues a full-throated spiritual autobiography in 'Upstream'

Oliver's latest collection of essays reflect the author's passion for nature and literature. Critic Maureen Corrigan says Upstream presents a portrait of a visionary poet -- and a "tough old broad."
by Maureen Corrigan

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