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Review: 'The Day Will Pass Away: The Diary of a Gulag Prison Guard 1935-1936,' by Ivan Chistyakov
NONFICTION: A guard's 1930 diary conveys the hopelessness of life at a railway forced-labor camp.
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Books
Do you like to share beloved books with strangers?
BOOKMARK: There are so many ways to give books. You can be mysterious, leaving books where strangers might find them.
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Rosenblum: Minnesota study gives hope for children with sexual behavior problems
"There doesn't need to be all this stigma," says project lead. "It gets in the way of us responding."
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Tell HR about colleague's homophobic comments?
Some inappropriate "banter" has made things awkward at work.
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38 artists create one giant work at SooVAC gallery in Minneapolis
"Ekphrastic 2.0" is a five-week experiment taking shape on a white brick wall at SooVAC gallery in Minneapolis.
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Scene + Heard: Polo en Blanc
The second annual Polo en Blanc at the Twin City Polo Club in Maple Plain featured a fashion show, exotic car show, floral arrangement competition and hat competition — all in white.
TV & Media
Ray Romano and Chris O'Dowd channel 'Fargo' in new series 'Get Shorty'
Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano go gangster in a new TV adaptation of "Get Shorty."
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Minnesota pooches enjoy the dog days of summer in hilarious reader photos
More than 100 readers sent in pictures showing how their pooch beats the heat during the summer.
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Ryan Murphy's next 'American Crime Story' partially set in Minneapolis
Andrew Cunanan's time in Minnesota will be depicted in new mini-series.
Books
Review: 'The Shape of Bones,' by Daniel Galera
FICTION: A Brazilian man comes to terms with an act of violence from childhood.
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REVIEW: 'To Lay to Rest Our Ghosts,' by Caitlin Hamilton Summie
FICTION: This debut collection works together to form a Cubist portrait of grief.
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Review: 'The Mountain,' by Paul Yoon
FICTION: This remarkable debut story collection by Paul Yoon carries echoes of poetry.
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