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'Payoff': What we don't understand about motivation

'Payoff': What we don't understand about motivation

There are some clear motivators in life: money, love, revenge. But there's more to motivation than these obvious factors, according to a new book from Dan Ariely.
by MPR News Staff

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Fit for a king: Grand Museum will showcase Tut, ancient Egypt

Fit for a king: Grand Museum will showcase Tut, ancient Egypt

The billion-dollar museum is set to open near Giza's pyramids next year. The highlight: King Tut. But amid a financial crisis and drop in tourism, who will come?
by Jane Arraf

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'My year of guards and guns': Megyn Kelly on standing up to Trump and Ailes

'My year of guards and guns': Megyn Kelly on standing up to Trump and Ailes

In her book 'Settle For More,' the Fox anchor shares scary and empowering moments covering the 2016 campaign. But Kelly says she doesn't regret not going up against Roger Ailes earlier.

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Why do so many books have 'girl' in the title?

Why do so many books have 'girl' in the title?

"Gone Girl." "The Girl on the Train." "The Girls." "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo." What's behind all the "girl" titles?
by Tracy Mumford

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'The Art of Waiting': What is your fertility story?

'The Art of Waiting': What is your fertility story?

Belle Boggs spent five difficult and painful years trying to get pregnant. In her new book, she shares what she learned about the longing and the business of trying to become a parent.
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Escovedo sings about mortality

Escovedo sings about mortality

He'll be performing Tuesday night at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis.

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Astronauts, octopuses, intrigue: A grab bag reading list

Astronauts, octopuses, intrigue: A grab bag reading list

From kidnapping to reincarnation, and cadavers to the Opium Wars, this reading list will take you down some strange, delightful and terrifying rabbit holes.
by Tracy Mumford

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Know thyself? 'Swing Time' says it can't be done

Know thyself? 'Swing Time' says it can't be done

The narrator of Zadie Smith's new novel is never named -- fitting, for a book about the illusions of identity and the ways people try and fail to know and define themselves.
by Annalisa Quinn

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Gwen Ifill, host of 'Washington Week', 'PBS Newshour', dies

Gwen Ifill, host of 'Washington Week', 'PBS Newshour', dies

Ifill was a veteran Washington journalist who covered seven presidential campaigns and moderated the vice presidential debates in 2004 and 2008.
by Eyder Peralta

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'Prince of Cats' melds comics, hip-hop and Shakespeare

'Prince of Cats' melds comics, hip-hop and Shakespeare

Ron Wimberly's energetic re-working of Romeo and Juliet focuses on Tybalt, the 'Prince of Cats.' It mashes up wildly diverse elements into a fresh creation, the visual equivalent of a DJ's mix.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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