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Dorset, Minnesota Just Elected a 4-Year-Old Mayor
Dorset, Minnesota Just Elected a 4-Year-Old Mayor
By Justin Glawe
August 05, 2013

Mayor Bobby Tufts is a commodity, a public figure and a kid in a suit.

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Live Free or Die: The Poetry of Robert Frost and Donald Hall at Bookstock
Live Free or Die: The Poetry of Robert Frost and Donald Hall at Bookstock
By Sarah Bennett
August 01, 2013

Robert Frost and Donald Hall — two iconic, though very different New Hampshire poets — got their due at the Bookstock Literary Festival.

 
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This is the Art that Bankrupt Detroit May Auction Off
This is the Art that Bankrupt Detroit May Auction Off
By Ian Bourland
July 25, 2013

In declaring bankruptcy, Detroit risks forever losing its Institute of Arts.

 

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“War and Peace” and I
“War and Peace” and I
By Nelson Peters
July 19, 2013

From the natural gas fields of Northern Alberta to the Argentine Pampas, a writer wrestles with Tolstoy’s masterpiece.

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Cartoons & Conflict: Exploring Israel & Palestine Through Graphic Novels
Cartoons & Conflict: Exploring Israel & Palestine Through Graphic Novels
By Sarah Bennett
July 03, 2013

Where traditional journalism often fails to connect, graphic novelists make sense of a region at war.

 

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Diversity Within Unity: A Review of "Our Man in Iraq" by Robert Perisic
Diversity Within Unity: A Review of "Our Man in Iraq" by Robert Perisic
By Arvind Dilawar
July 02, 2013

Two of The Guardian's  need-to-know Croatian authors: Slavenka Drakulic on Robert Perisic's latest novel.

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The Underground Scene: A Party at the Lorimer Station Newsstand
The Underground Scene: A Party at the Lorimer Station Newsstand
By Kate Gavino
July 02, 2013

The Newsstand at the Metropolitan-Lorimer station walks a fine line between cultural event & nuisance.

 

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Infamous Store Cats: Tiny the Usurper of Community Bookstore
Infamous Store Cats: Tiny the Usurper of Community Bookstore
By Freddie Moore
June 28, 2013

New York’s furriest on hit lists, bringing down the music industry, and afternoon naps. — this week, we’re visiting the city’s most infamous shop cats.

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Infamous Store Cats: Hayes & Rainer from Spoonbill & Sugartown Books
Infamous Store Cats: Hayes & Rainer from Spoonbill & Sugartown Books
By Freddie Moore
June 26, 2013

New York’s furriest on hit lists, bringing down the music industry, and afternoon naps. — this week, we’re visiting the city’s most infamous shop cats.

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Infamous Store Cats: Matilda from the Algonquin Hotel
Infamous Store Cats: Matilda from the Algonquin Hotel
By Freddie Moore
June 26, 2013

New York’s furriest on hit lists, bringing down the music industry and afternoon naps — this week, we’re visiting the city’s most infamous shop cats.

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