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Bloom's new novel inspired by a journey

Bloom's new novel inspired by a journey

Author Amy Bloom's new novel tells the story of a Russian immigrant's attempts to adjust to America, and her trek across the country to try to find her lost daughter. Bloom was inspired by the legend of a young immigrant woman who tried to walk home to Siberia.

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A review of Bob Dylan's election night concert

A review of Bob Dylan's election night concert

The election of Barack Obama as America's first African-American President was a historic occasion. One of the more interesting places to experience that history was Northrup Auditorium on the campus of the University of Minnesota. That's where Bob Dylan performed a concert which began shortly after the polls closed in Minnesota.

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Three decades later, dad and daughter reflect on joint custody

Three decades later, dad and daughter reflect on joint custody

Back in the 1970s, mothers usually got custody. Joint custody was a strange experiment. Thirty years later, one family looks back on their experience.
by Sasha Aslanian

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Film festival celebrates bad video

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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Traveling man

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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Director Mike Leigh looks for realism without a script

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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Twin Cities surrounded by composer Portman's music

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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Study: Lead spreads more widely in venison than first thought

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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Commentator reconnects with favorite authors in fall

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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Why do we vote on Tuesdays?

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.

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