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Ready, set, flake: Is 'Bake Off' about to crumble?

Ready, set, flake: Is 'Bake Off' about to crumble?

The future of the smash-hit baking competition is in question after a move from the BBC to independent broadcaster Channel 4 prompted beloved hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins to step down.
by Genevieve Valentine

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Watch Beck bust a move with his kids in new video for 'Wow'

Watch Beck bust a move with his kids in new video for 'Wow'

Beck's new video is a surreal dance party in which he busts out his sweetest moves on a busy street's median. It also features cameos by his children, Cosimo and Tuesday Hansen.
by Robin Hilton

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Award nominations put a spring in Graywolf's step

Four titles on the Minneapolis-based publisher's list advanced toward prestigious honors.
by Euan Kerr

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Dance performance explores society's need for healing

Dance performance explores society's need for healing

Ananya Dance Theatre ponders the application of traditional remedies to modern discomforts.
by Marianne Combs

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2016 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

2016 Man Booker Prize shortlist announced

The list of contenders was culled from 13 to six. On the list are a riotous satire, a brutal literary thriller, a generational family drama and more.
by Tracy Mumford

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Second vessel from doomed Franklin expedition found in the Arctic

Second vessel from doomed Franklin expedition found in the Arctic

The HMS Terror went missing in 1848 as the Royal Navy sought to chart an unnavigated portion of the Northwest Passage. All 129 crew members perished.
by Eyder Peralta

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Who says you can't train a cat? A book of tips for feline-human harmony

Who says you can't train a cat? A book of tips for feline-human harmony

In "The Trainable Cat," feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis explains how you can train your kitty to come on command, take medicine and stop waking you up in the middle of the night.

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2016 National Book Awards: Poetry

2016 National Book Awards: Poetry

This year's poetry contenders include both debut writers and former U.S. poets laureate.
by Tracy Mumford

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Chance the Rapper tries a new idea to thwart scalpers

Chance the Rapper tries a new idea to thwart scalpers

The singer recently used his own money to buy nearly 2000 tickets from scalpers and then resold them through his website.

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