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YouTube star's murder prank goes viral, outrages fans
YouTube star Sam Pepper is on the hot seat after playing a prank in which his victim is led to believe his best friend is kidnapped and killed right in front of him.
Jeans: In the Raw
Why are some guys wearing the same pair of $200 jeans for six months? The answer lies in the story of raw denim.
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Young Minnesota music stars graduate to SXSW
A bumper crop of Minnesotans hit Texas this week for the 29th annual South by Southwest Music Conference, the five-day mega-fest that serves as a new-car show for the music industry.
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Jerome Foundation gives fellowships to five Minnesota artists
The Jerome Foundation has given $12,000 fellowships to five Minnesota artists.
Stage & Arts
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Walker Art Center: 75th anniversary a 'banner year' with strong attendance, art gifts
It ended the fiscal year with a balanced budget, a 9 percent increase in attendance and more than 100 new gifts of art.
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Andrea Bocelli to sing at Target Center in June
The Italian tenor will perform with members of the Minnesota Orchestra.
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'The Bathrooms Are Coming!' and other corporate film oddities hit the Heights
In a bygone era, elaborate musicals were created for company pep rallies.
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Quitting Facebook makes you happier, study says
Other studies have shown a link between Facebook and symptoms of depression.
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Minnesota Arboretum replaces stolen sculpture
Paul Granlund's lovely "South Wind II" sculpture is back at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, placed in the spot from which another version of the figure was stolen in April. Despite extensive publicity, it has not been recovered.
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Being HIV-positive is no longer considered a death sentence
People with HIV are living longer thanks to medical advances, but many still face a public stigma.
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Magazine's new feminism gains a national look
A trio of women in Minneapolis started a magazine in long-form journalism, an arena where female writers are often left out.
Music
Dixie Chicks add a second State Fair show
The first show sold out; tickets for the new date go on sale Dec. 11.
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Nate Berkus selling Manhattan penthouse for $10.5M
The former Minnesota resident is listing New York property at over $10 million.
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'St. Grand' again peeling off C-notes for Salvation Army: total is $4,400 so far
The mysterious donations started in the Twin Cities in 2011, and no one has stepped up to accept credit.
Music
All ages shine at First Ave in Hippo Campus, Replacements concerts
Replacements tribute and sold-out Hippo Campus blended old and new hometown favorites.
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Gallery: Hippo Campus and Bad Bad Hat at 1st Ave.
Hippo Campus and Bad Bad Hat at First Ave. Saturday night.
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From the Travel Desk: November, early Dec. are great times to travel
Lower prices and easy-to-get reservations are nice, but the main reason to travel when others stay at home? You can see a place more clearly when it's not overcrowded.
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