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Snoop Dogg’s surprisingly solid tips for Thanksgiving dinner

Ina Garten. The Butterball turkey hotline. Even the late, very great Anthony Bourdain. Those are some of the names that come to mind when you think of a Thanksgiving expert. Snoop Dogg is not one of those names.

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6 novels that get to the truth of World War I
Michelle Obama gets candid in her new memoir, "Becoming."<br>Charles Sykes, Invision/AP Michelle Obama gets candid in her new memoir, "Becoming."<br>Charles Sykes, Invision/AP
In revealing new memoir, Michelle Obama candidly shares her story
Lily Whispers massages fabric and Glitter Slimes kneads slime in their ASMR videos designed to provoke tingles in viewers.<br>Courtesy of Lily Whispers; Courtesy of Glitter Slimes
Lily Whispers massages fabric and Glitter Slimes kneads slime in their ASMR videos designed to provoke tingles in viewers.<br>Courtesy of Lily Whispers; Courtesy of Glitter Slimes

ASMR videos are edgy, unnerving and almost avant-garde -- is it time to consider them art?

They feature slime, crackling plastic, whispering, scratching, brushing and the thrumming of exquisitely groomed fingernails. They are, depending on whom you talk to, either the antidote to anxiety or a wellspring of annoyance. But might they also be art?

Girl Friday's Jasmine Hamsa blew up a 4-foot balloon to be placed on a decorative installation at the U of M's McNamara Alumni Center's large Memorial Hall event space Oct. 8 in Minneapolis, Minn. <br>Elizabeth Flores, Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS
Girl Friday's Jasmine Hamsa blew up a 4-foot balloon to be placed on a decorative installation at the U of M's McNamara Alumni Center's large Memorial Hall event space Oct. 8 in Minneapolis, Minn. <br>Elizabeth Flores, Minneapolis Star Tribune/TNS

Extreme balloon trend on the rise in Minnesota party decor

Balloons will always be a signifier of single-digit birthday parties, a playful tool for sculpting hair with static.

A group of Edo-style tops by Michiaki Hiroi from the Landis Collection at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach, Fla. <br>Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens/AP
A group of Edo-style tops by Michiaki Hiroi from the Landis Collection at the Morikami Museum in Delray Beach, Fla. <br>Morikami Museum and Japanese Gardens/AP

Japanese spinning tops tell stories, aim for playfulness

It once was thought that the Japanese tradition of carving Edo-style spinning tops had been lost. It turned out it had just gone on the road to northern Japan — and some of it ended up in America as well.

An example of U.S. propaganda in Afghanistan, calling into question the Taliban's interpretation of Islam. <br>Photo courtesy of Thomas Johnson
An example of U.S. propaganda in Afghanistan, calling into question the Taliban's interpretation of Islam. <br>Photo courtesy of Thomas Johnson

Book review

How the US lost the propaganda war in Afghanistan

The Americans knew the Taliban set off the blast that ripped through Kandahar, Afghanistan, during Ramadan in 2009. The explosion killed 41 and wounded more than 60.

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games

"Red Dead Redemption 2" focuses on Arthur Morgan, the top lieutenant in Dutch Van der Linde's gang. <br>Rockstar Game/TNS
"Red Dead Redemption 2" focuses on Arthur Morgan, the top lieutenant in Dutch Van der Linde's gang. <br>Rockstar Game/TNS

Things get dark and dirty in solid open-worlder ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’

This is what it’s like to play “Red Dead Redemption 2”: You’re living the life of an outlaw in the Wild West. You’re Arthur Morgan of the Van der Linde gang, and you and the crew are on the run. That means a battle for survival throughout five fictional states in Rockstar Games’ masterpiece, but it means more than that, too. It means maintaining guns, eating, and feeding your horse, and it means hours and hours on horseback, traversing one of the most detailed depictions of the Wild West that you’ve ever seen. This is life in “Red Dead Redemption 2,” and if you’re not careful, you’ll burn hours upon hours of your real life in New Hanover.

europe after hours

Murphy's Law Irish Pub, located outside the train station in Mannheim, Germany offers a wide variety of tastes in their dishes and their spirits.<br>Aaron Knowles/Stars and Stripes
Murphy's Law Irish Pub, located outside the train station in Mannheim, Germany offers a wide variety of tastes in their dishes and their spirits.<br>Aaron Knowles/Stars and Stripes

Murphy’s Law gets pub culture right in Mannheim

My search for unique Irish fare in an authentic environment led me to a place just outside of the main train station in Mannheim. A two-minute walk brought me to Murphy’s Law Irish Pub, and one of the most genuine Irish pub settings I have experienced outside of Ireland.

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Waryu Sushi Shuna on Okinawa offers diners the chance to experience a high-end sushi mealat an affordable price.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes
Waryu Sushi Shuna on Okinawa offers diners the chance to experience a high-end sushi mealat an affordable price.<br>Aya Ichihashi/Stars and Stripes

Okinawa’s Waryu Sushi Shuna offers a high-quality sushi experience at affordable prices

Located inside Okinawa’s Grand Mer Resort, Waryu Sushi Shuna offers ample counter seating — which means diners can experience an authentic sushi experience by ordering directly from the chef.

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the meat and potatoes of life

Help homeless veterans with smart giving, not spare change

In 2010, when President Barack Obama pledged to end veteran homelessness in ten years, I cynically thought it was an empty political promise during a time when it was popular to support military issues. But don’t you know, he nearly did it.