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• The Shues tell their story through film and soccer
  Say the name Elisabeth Shue to many people, and they'll bring up the actress' popular films like "The Karate Kid" and "Adventures in Babysitting." And, of course, her Oscar-nominated performance in "Leaving Las Vegas." Shue now has a very different kind of film about to open. "Gracie" is a fictional story, based on her experiences as a teenage athlete.June 1, 2007
• The tale of the teenagers who remade "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
  When "Raiders of the Lost Ark" hit the big screen in 1982, Indiana Jones' exploits thrilled millions of people of people. In Mississippi it thrilled Eric Zala and Chris Strompolos so much they decided to remake the film with themselves in the starring roles. The fact that they were respectively 11 and 10 years old didn't concern them. Now "Raiders of the Lost Ark:The Adaptation" is being screened in Minneapolis.May 31, 2007
• The founder of Mancini's left a legacy of hospitality
  Nick Mancini, whose St. Paul restaurant has been a local fixture for decades, has died after battling with Alzheimer's disease. He was 80. MPR's Gary Eichten remembers how Mancini had a knack for keeping his customers happy.May 30, 2007
• Indian novelist Anosh Irani needs distance to write about home
  Novelist Anoshi Irani says while he still pines for India and in particular Bombay where he grew up. But he also says he knows he can't write about his homeland while he's there, because it's just too close.May 29, 2007
• Community rebuilds after cemetery desecration
  Last fall vandals toppled a dozen grave markers at a cemetery in southwest Minnesota. Most of the damage has been repaired, but people still wonder why it happened.May 27, 2007
• Death gets personal
  They're kind of like a book group. But instead of discussing the latest bestsellers, these Twin Cities women talk about living wills and cremation, and the music selections they'd like at their funerals.May 26, 2007
• Manga show displays girl power (and internationalism)
  Frenchy Lunning says her life changed when she discovered Japanese comic books. Now she's combining her personal and academic interests in an exhibit at MCAD. It's called "Shojo Manga! Girl Power! East and West."May 25, 2007
• Resorters work as the smoke clears
  Resorters on the Gunflint Trail are recovering from the Ham Lake fire. They say they're ready for business.May 25, 2007
• Rick Ray's search for "10 Questions for the Dalai Lama"
  Here's something to ponder: if you were given the chance to sit down and put 10 questions to the Dalai Lama, what would you ask? That's the challenge that confronted film maker Rick Ray. The resulting documentary opens this weekend in Minneapolis.May 24, 2007
• Froehlich, designer of Alvin deep-sea vessel, dies at 84
  Harold E. Froehlich, who designed a deep-sea vessel used in the search for ocean life forms as well as the Titanic, died this month. He was 84. Froehlich's worked for General Mills and 3M.May 23, 2007
• 80th anniversary of Lindbergh's trans-Atlantic flight
  Charles Lindbergh's flight not only made him one of the most famous celebrities of all time, but it also changed the way we travel.May 21, 2007
• Death Becomes Us
  The rituals of death tell us a lot about the living. What do our customs say about our society? And how do our practices shape the way we view our final fate?May 21, 2007
• How embalming changed death
  Embalming enables the deceased to look as good in death as they did in life. And that's completely altered the scope of the funeral industry.May 21, 2007
• Graveyard shifts
  They've been called cities of the silent. But cemeteries actually tell us a lot about society.May 21, 2007
• Death: have it your way
  Some say we're all equal in death. Cleary, those people don't realize how personalized the funeral industry has become.May 21, 2007

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