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The Daily Circuit Blog

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Archives for November 2013

Book Lists

The top books of 2013

Stephanie Curtis November 27, 2013, 11:26 AM Nov 27, 2013
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The year end book lists are coming out. Here are 4 varied lists. Amazon’s Top 20: Donna Tartt’s “The Goldfinch” tops a combined list of fiction and non-fiction. It’s hard to articulate just how much — and why — “The Goldfinch” held such power for me as a reader. Always a sucker for a good Read more →

Book Lists

3 book picks from our Roundtable guests

Stephanie Curtis November 22, 2013, 9:56 AM Nov 22, 2013
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“While staying close to the chronology of events, Mallon distinguishes his story from the library of books that have come before by shaping “Watergate” in his own inimitable way.” Read more →

Arts & Culture

Field Notes: Inside a North Star Roller Girls bout

Emily Kaiser November 21, 2013, 10:02 AM Nov 21, 2013
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Six teams of tough women on skates jostle competitively in Minneapolis’ flat track roller derby league, known as the North Star Roller Girls. The league is well into its 2013-14 season,  and its next bout is this weekend at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Producer Melissa Townsend went to a recent roller derby bout and has Read more →

Arts & Culture · Behind the scenes

PHOTOS: About those abandoned cars…

Tom WeberTom Weber November 18, 2013, 12:41 PM Nov 18, 2013
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One of the many vignettes about garbage we discussed Friday with journalist and Minneapolis native Adam Minter was one about abandoned cars. We were discussing garbage, recycling, trash and scrap (listen to it here), the themes of Minter’s new book “Junkyard Planet.” It’s not a problem in the U.S. today, Minter says, because of the huge demand Read more →

Book Lists

3 book picks from the Friday Roundtable guests

Stephanie Curtis November 15, 2013, 9:50 AM Nov 15, 2013
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Including a new history of the year Charles Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic. Read more →

Books

Your best repurposed stuff

Tom WeberTom Weber November 15, 2013, 9:23 AM Nov 15, 2013
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During the 11 a.m. hour today, Tom Weber will have a conversation with journalist and Minneapolis native Adam Minter. We’re talking garbage, recycling, trash and scrap.  It’s the theme of Minter’s new book “Junkyard Planet.” Part of the conversation will include how to reuse items we’d otherwise throw out.  We asked you submit your best Read more →

Behind the scenes

Scrapping steel in St. Paul

Maddy Mahon November 14, 2013, 4:26 PM Nov 14, 2013
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This week, Adam Minter joins The Daily Circuit to talk about his new book, “Junkyard Planet: Travels in the Billion Dollar Trade.” Minter’s family owned a scrap yard during his childhood, which has led to a lifelong obsession with junk – but really, we thought, what’s so great about scrap metal anyway? It was an Read more →

Arts & Culture

Op-ed pick: How to raise your child to be conservative

Stephanie Curtis November 14, 2013, 1:43 PM Nov 14, 2013
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“Non-left-wing parents need to understand that if they do not articulate their values on a regular basis, there is a good chance that after one year, let alone four years, at college, their child will adopt left-wing views and values.” Read more →

News & Trends

Show us your best repurposed stuff

Emily Kaiser November 8, 2013, 9:50 AM Nov 8, 2013
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Send a picture, a Vine or an Instagram photo or video and tell us what you’ve made new out of old. Read more →

Book Lists

3 book picks from our Roundtable guests

Stephanie Curtis November 8, 2013, 8:54 AM Nov 8, 2013
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“During the Civil War — a time when the fate of the institution of slavery was yet undetermined — African Americans’ desire to learn continued to burn.” Read more →

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