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October 23, 2008 5:45 PM

Film festival celebrates bad video

For the last 15 years Nick Preuer and Joe Pickett have scoured garage sales, thrift shops and even garbage cans looking for bad videos. They present the best of the worst, complete with commentary, in the Found Footage Festival.

by Euan Kerr

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October 23, 2008 12:00 AM

Traveling man

Rick Steves says travels in Europe are still affordable, if you know where to look for the deals. And for those who can only travel by armchair, Rick talks about his new favorite sights.

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October 21, 2008 5:50 PM

Director Mike Leigh looks for realism without a script

British film director Mike Leigh says his course in life was set very early on.

by Euan Kerr

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October 9, 2008 5:50 PM

Twin Cities surrounded by composer Portman's music

Academy Award winning composer Rachel Portman may live in London, but her work is all over the Twin Cities right now. She wrote music for "The Duchess", the Kiera Knightley period drama showing at area movie theaters.

by Euan Kerr

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October 7, 2008 4:09 PM

Study: Lead spreads more widely in venison than first thought

The Minnesota DNR is warning deer hunters that lead fragments can travel farther in the meat than they might expect -- raising more concerns about possible lead contamination in venison.

by Stephanie Hemphill

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October 7, 2008 10:58 AM

Commentator reconnects with favorite authors in fall

It is autumn in Minnesota. As the leaves turn and the birds start to fly south, MPR commentator Peter Smith finds himself migrating back to a couple of favorite old authors.

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October 6, 2008 5:24 PM

Why do we vote on Tuesdays?

This week's Electionwise podcast asks why Americans hold elections on Tuesdays. The answer dates back to agrarian times, and governments are slow to change the rules. But some states are making it easier to vote before Election Day.