To North Korea and back: Otto Warmbier’s strange, sad trip:
Over and over, Otto Warmbier apologized and begged – at first calmly, then choking up and finally in tears – to be reunited with his family. North Korean officials seated at long tables watched impassively, with cameras rolling and journalists taking notes, as the adventuresome, accomplished 21-year-old college student from suburban Cincinnati talked animatedly about the “severe crime” that had put him there: trying to take a propaganda banner for someone back home, supposedly in return for a used car and to impress a semi-secret society he wanted to join, and all under the supposed direction of the U.S. government.
Eaux Claires festival recap: Chance the Rapper wows, Wilco gets weird:
Eaux Claires festival recap: Chance the Rapper wows, Wilco gets weird The Eau Claire festival, co-curated by Bon Iver's Vernon, kicked off its third annual installment Friday. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2tz9e9x A cappella Mountain Man featuring Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso performed its first set in five years at Eaux Claires.
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