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‘Catch the Rabbit’ review: Lana Basta ic’s debut is a rich, rewarding novel of friendship, set against the Bosnian war and its aftermath

June 25, 2021 at 1:34 p.m.

By the beginning of 1992, the dissolution of Yugoslavia was well underway. Slovenia, Macedonia and Croatia had declared their independence, and soon Bosnia and Herzegovina would do the same. Most...

NORTHEAST: HOT AIR BALLOON OVER LETCHWORTH STATE PARK |Known as the "Grand Canyon of the East," Letchworth State Park's cliffs, lush forests and cascading waterfalls are a sight to behold, especially from above. If you've ever considered taking a hot-air balloon ride, Letchworth State Park and the surrounding countryside are the ultimate backdrop. After enjoying a bird's-eye view, you can further explore the park on its miles of hiking, biking and horseback riding trails.

Who’s out there camping? It’s a growing tent.

June 24, 2021 at 2:32 p.m.

CARLTON, Minn. — Memorial Day weekend was coming, and Jay Cooke State Park was setting up to celebrate it in full. All manner of recreational vehicles and other means to...

"Walking on Cowrie Shells," by Nana Nkweti.

In her wide-ranging debut collection of short stories, Nana Nkweti seems like a writer who can do anything

June 23, 2021 at 5:10 p.m.

If you regularly read book reviews, you're probably familiar with the phrase "promising debut." Critics use it as shorthand for a first book that suggests a bright future career for...

THE AMERICAN POLIO EPIDEMIC: WHAT WAS IT? | The nation's first large-scale polio epidemic broke out in New York City in 1916. In total nationwide, 27,000 cases were contracted and 6,000 people died. For the next four decades, local epidemics across the U.S. worsened as the virus struck children and surged in the summer. In about 95% of polio cases, patients were asymptomatic. However, 1% to 2% of people became paralyzed. Some recovered completely while others were paralyzed for life. A record 57,628 polio cases were reported in the U.S. in 1952 alone.

When will pandemic ‘end’? It’ll largely be an individual decision

June 23, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

On May 8, 1945, when World War II ended in Europe, flags were unfurled, bonfires were lit, and people packed the pubs. In Britain, a national holiday marked the end...

Las ferias estatales, con sus multitudes, volverán este año. Pero algunas personas no están preparadas para volver a la normalidad.

¿Nervioso por reanudar tus actividades? Cómo manejar la ‘ansiedad de transición del covid’

June 22, 2021 at 9:20 p.m.

Supongamos que te encanta la Feria Estatal y que tienes muchas ganas de celebrar su regreso tras la pandemia este verano. Pero la sola idea de estar dentro de un...

With ‘Cruella’ in theaters, a look at the 7 best Disney classics

June 11, 2021 at 4:56 p.m.

I guess I'm princess-phobic? I don't care about royalty in real life or on the screen, and that goes double for animated movies. As "Ratatouille" and "The Incredibles" filmmaker Brad...

A medida que nos adaptamos a la vida posterior a una pandemia, la gente reevalúa sus amistades. Los expertos dicen que es importante ser de criterio amplio.

Cómo revivir las amistades interrumpidas por la pandemia

June 11, 2021 at 4:04 p.m.

Nina Badzin ha pensado mucho en la amistad. Esta mujer de Minneapolis lleva años escribiendo una columna de consejos en internet sobre el tema, en la que orienta sobre cómo...

From left to right, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern and Sam Neill in "Jurassic Park." (Universal Pictures/IMDb/TNS)

7 of the best movies by Steven Spielberg, a crowd-pleaser and a die-hard movie fan

June 3, 2021 at 4:21 p.m.

Right off the bat, Steven Spielberg was a crowd-pleaser. He grew up making elaborate home movies and sneaked onto movie sets as a kid, which must have given him enough...

Aimee Hutchinson, gerente de vinos y escritora de contenido de Top Ten Liquors, en la ubicación de Roseville, el lunes 24 de mayo de 2021. La cadena con sede en Twin Cities acaba de aumentar su salario mínimo a $15. Es uno de varios empleadores que han aumentado los salarios para atraer y retener a los trabajadores.

Más empleadores aumentan el salario inicial, ansiosos por volver a trabajar

June 3, 2021 at 4:06 p.m.

Para Jon Halper, propietario de las tiendas Top Ten Liquors en Twin Cities, había muchas buenas razones para aumentar los salarios iniciales de 12 a 15 dólares la hora. Las...

La escasez mundial de tarimas amenaza con obstaculizar el flujo de bienes de consumo, desde tomates hasta pasta de dientes y tostadoras. Los precios se duplicaron el año pasado y los fabricantes no pueden satisfacer la demanda.

Fabricantes de palés, afectados por la escasez de suministros conforme la demanda aumenta

June 1, 2021 at 7:10 p.m.

Casi todo en su hogar viajaba en una plataforma de envío de madera. En nuestra economía mundial, el humilde palé de pino es la forma en que las mercancías se...

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