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    ARTS

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    Here are some great instrumentals, but did you know they have words, too?

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Feb. 5, 2010

    It’s been a long time since the “golden age” of instrumental hits. What you may not remember —or ever have known — is that some of those most memorable songs actually have lyrics — some admittedly far superior to others. Take a short time trip with me to a little-traveled land of forgotten lyrical versions.

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    Dynamic duos: memorable two-word movie lines

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Jan. 29, 2010

    Folks really seemed to like my list of memorable one-word lines of film dialogue so distinctive that you could actually identify the movie. So, after months of mulling what creative thing I could do as a follow-up, I decided to offer a list of similarly memorable two-word movie lines.

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    When it comes to song title supremacy, New Orleans holds huge lead over Vikings

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Jan. 22, 2010

    Here’s hoping Minnesota prevails on the field Sunday. But when it comes to the Super Bowl of hit music, “The Big Easy” is the big winner. Check out these stats.

    Related: Vikings vs. Saints NFC title game preview

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    Some sultry songs to heat up those nippy nights

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Jan. 15, 2010

    Whenever the winter weather gets too cold and too depressing, I start looking for some temperature-raising songs to help get through those too-long, too-frequent, shiver-inducing nights. Here are a few that might warm your heart, too.

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    Elvis at 75: traumatic -- but momentous -- day for baby boomers everywhere

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Jan. 8, 2010

    If you want to make a baby boomer feel real-l-l-ly old, remind him or her that Elvis Presley would have turned 75 today. It will be Elvis everywhere this anniversary year.

    Deborah Howell and her brilliant ability to squeeze the most out of her journalists

    By John Camp | Saturday, Jan. 2, 2010

    Deborah Howell, who died Friday, was the best news executive I'd ever met because she didn't confuse running a newspaper with operating a pea-canning factory or an assembly plant for toasters.

    MinnPost CEO Joel Kramer: Deborah Howell -- my competitor, adviser and friend
    Ken Doctor: A Journalistic Whirlwind Passes into the Night
    David Carr: The editor everyone should have had
    Tim McGuire: My tortured journey to becoming Deborah Howell's friend

    The Best Films of 2009



    By Rob Nelson | Saturday, Dec. 26, 2009

    Here is a list of 10 great movies released to theaters in 2009. All but a few are available for holiday-season viewing without leaving your neighborhood.

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    Before, during and after the big day, 'wait' is the watchword of the Christmas season

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Dec. 25, 2009

    No matter your own family’s traditions, there’s one holiday season ritual we all seem to share: waiting. Here are some “waiting” songs to help you pass the time while life is on hold during the coming days.

    Lunch with Dr. Fisch: Loads of laughter can't obscure the legacy of a legend's life

    By Doug Grow | Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009

    It's a lively noon hour with Dr. Robert Fisch — a Holocaust survivor, a knight in his native Hungary, an honored U of M pediatrician, a painter and a writer who mixes the profound and the mundane in his little book of big ideas.

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    Musical 'long-distance' runs: coloring books, pirate ships, ghost riders and even some 'Pie'

    By Don Effenberger | Friday, Dec. 18, 2009

    Some songs' lyrics are good at the "short sprint," offering a single great line (or two). But others excel at the long-distance run, managing to carry an evocative theme through an entire song. Here are a few of my favorites.

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