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Alaskan 'Ice Monster' sparks imaginations online

Alaskan 'Ice Monster' sparks imaginations online

An employee with the Bureau of Land Management in Alaska took a video of undulating ice in the Chena River -- and added a creepy soundtrack. Facebook users took care of the rest.

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In 'Thanks for the Money,' comedian Joel McHale lampoons celebrity memoirs

In 'Thanks for the Money,' comedian Joel McHale lampoons celebrity memoirs

McHale says the problem with the genre is a lot of celebrities don't have enough of a story to fill an entire book. ("My life certainly didn't.") So in "Thanks for the Money," he makes stuff up.

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The Staves moved to the Twin Cities for the music scene

The Staves moved to the Twin Cities for the music scene

Today's Morning Edition music is from the Staves with "Sleeping in the Car" the title track from their latest E.P. They will be performing tonight at Fitzgerald Theater in downtown St. Paul.

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Faith, sex and the South intersect in 'Virgin'

Faith, sex and the South intersect in 'Virgin'

April Ayers Lawson's debut story collection features young, often sheltered characters struggling with intimacy in a world where ordinary uncertainties are amplified by a fundamentalist upbringing.
by Heller McAlpin

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Hey, looks like Americans are finally eating more fish

Hey, looks like Americans are finally eating more fish

Americans are often chastised for what we eat. Now we're getting a pat on the back. A new report finds seafood consumption is up by nearly a pound from the previous year, the biggest leap in 20 years.
by Clare Leschin-Hoar

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The Ramones Way: Street at rockers' high school renamed for band

The Ramones Way: Street at rockers' high school renamed for band

They're officially the coolest kids to come out of Forest Hills High in Queens, N.Y., and that's saying something. Other famous former students included Burt Bacharach, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.

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Meet the musicians behind Japan's vibrant bluegrass scene

Meet the musicians behind Japan's vibrant bluegrass scene

Japan's love affair with the genre began with brothers Yasushi and Hisashi Ozaki, who formed the country's first bluegrass duo in 1957. Today, young bands like Bluegrass Police are reviving the scene.
by Naomi Gingold

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A harrowing tale of Cold War escape in 'The Tunnels'

A harrowing tale of Cold War escape in 'The Tunnels'

A new book explores a time in the early 1960s when two groups of diggers built tunnels under the Berlin Wall that were filmed and financed by U.S. television networks.

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