Mr. Spock and the consolations of solitude
"When I heard about the sad demise of Leonard Nimoy, I felt a sense of loss and sadness entirely disproportionate to the death of someone I'd never met," writes Elizabeth Graham on NPR.org.
Arts
Show collection items New Ordway hall throws open its doors this weekend
A gala concert and an open house launch a month of celebrations for the new Ordway Concert Hall in St. Paul.
'The Black Summit' draws African-Americans to the ski slopes
Participants in winter sports are predominantly white, but the National Brotherhood of Skiers has been trying to change that for 42 years.
Leonard Nimoy, world-famous as Mr. Spock on 'Star Trek,' dies
Nimoy's son, Adam, says the actor died Friday morning in Los Angeles of end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Pop Till We Drop: Onstage with Nike Kadri
Our special guest host is Nike Kadri, who plays First Fairy in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Guthrie Theater.
First-generation Minnesotans discuss 'Fresh Off the Boat'
On this week's Friday Roundtable, our guests shared their stories as immigrants in the United States and how it compared to the experience portrayed on the show.
Britain's Average White Band hit it big with an American sound
The band formed around 1970 in Scotland where American soul and R&B were quite popular in the local clubs. The band's name was inspired by a friend.
Coltrane's music honored at Walker Art Center
John Coltrane's acclaimed album "A Love Supreme" is considered by many to be among the greatest jazz albums of all time.
Art Hounds: Scheherazade in Duluth and blues portraits
This week, the Art Hounds take in portraits of blues musicians, a performance of Scheherazade by the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra and a play about art in the days of cavemen.
Photographer Jim Brandenburg captures daily one-minute views of nature
"I'm thinking little projects like this can make a difference," he said. "Maybe someone that never gets into nature will see something and feel something."
Did 2015 Oscars work as TV entertainment?
For Screen Time this week, Kerri and Stephanie chat about the Oscars.
Kanye West's music gets Kevin Garnett ready on game day
Vanity Fair magazine reported last year that Garnett plays music by West to get him in the right frame of mind on game nights.
Photos: Ice racing heats up a cold Sunday
Racers soup up junkyard cars with studded tires and steel pipe bumpers -- and a stuffed animal or two.
Beater car race looks like 'Mad Max' movie shot on ice
The Garfield Lake Ice Racers gather every Sunday and challenge each other on an ice track.
Led Zeppelin's 'Physical Graffiti' remastered
Guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant have said that "Physical Graffiti" was the high point of Led Zeppelin's creativity as a band.
Broadway, world music and dance mark Ordway's 30th season
The Ordway's first full season in its expanded St. Paul building includes Broadway musicals, world music concerts and dance performances.
Jill Leovy on 'Ghettoside,' world of homicide reporting
In "Ghettoside," reporter Jill Leovy highlighs the disparities in who gets killed, and whose deaths get coverage in the media.
Clark Terry played with the legends of big band
Terry, considered considered one of jazz music's greatest trumpeters, died over the weekend. He was 94.
'Birdman' wins big on a soggy night at the Oscars
Sunday night's Oscars brought expected wins for actors like Julianne Moore and J.K. Simmons, and big awards for the quirky showbiz satire "Birdman."
The woman behind the sound of Oscar-nominated 'Unbroken'
Like many of the "technical" Academy Awards, the sound editing category has long been dominated by men. But a woman was nominated this year.