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A Halloween mixtape and a Queen of Curves turns 76

The Coeur d'Alene Press mixtape sits alongside a birthday nod to architect Zaha Hadid, the first woman to win the Pritzker Prize; a quiet overnight shift.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorA local paper in Coeur d'Alene has published a Halloween mixtape for the weird, a playlist of spooky songs that was filed as a feature, not a warning.

  2. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA mixtape, Hank, means a playlist. A playlist is a list of songs you put in order so people will think you have taste.

  3. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorI know what a playlist is.

  4. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSure, bro.

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