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August 20, 2010 4:52 PM

Living in a Lustron, the '50s 'house of the future'

In the late 1940s, a dwelling made of prefabricated steel panels called the Lustron, was hailed by promoters as the house of the future. About 19 Lustrons were built in Minnesota, including a handful in the Twin Cities.

by Chris Roberts

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August 20, 2010 10:23 AM

New beach advisories as testing resumes on Lake Superior

Officials are advising people to stay out of the water at three Duluth beaches where elevated E. coli bacteria levels were found.

by Elizabeth Dunbar

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August 16, 2010 5:00 AM

The smells of summer

She didn't realize how much of her life revolved around her sense of smell until that sense was gone.

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August 16, 2010 12:00 AM

Psychologist explores pleasure in the brain

Why do we like spicy food so hot we can barely eat it? Why do we appreciate artwork more when we know it was created by a famous artist? There are many mysteries about human pleasure, and Yale professor Paul Bloom explores them in a new book.

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August 13, 2010 5:15 PM

Dinner Party Download with Gary Shteyngart

This summer, The New Yorker editors named Gary Shteyngart one of the best young fiction writers on Earth. He tells us about his new novel, his distaste for "crunch culture," and his weiner dog, on this week's edition of The Dinner Party Download.

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August 13, 2010 5:00 AM

For whom the cell rings

She gets along fine without a cell phone, thank you. She doesn't want one. Really. Almost certainly not.

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August 13, 2010 12:00 AM

The giving pledge

Forty wealthy families have joined Bill Gates and Warren Buffett in a pledge to give at least half their wealth to charity. But will the money be given wisely, and will the idea of generosity spread?

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August 11, 2010 5:00 AM

A racecar isn't so obnoxious when you're in it

A Prius owner in Brainerd discovers a passion for hot cars.

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August 10, 2010 7:48 AM

The Facebook Effect

Longtime technology journalist David Kirkpatrick, author of "The Facebook Effect: The Inside Story of the Company That Is Connecting the World," spoke at the 2010 Aspen Ideas Festival about how Facebook got its start, and how it's changing the world.

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August 10, 2010 12:00 AM

Retracing Mallory's steps on Everest

An American mountain climber and mountaineer retraced the journey of both Shackleton and George Mallory, discovering Mallory's body on Mount Everest.

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