Arts and Culture

After 40 years photographing around the world, Kerri Pickett returns to her alma mater Minnesota State University Moorhead, where she says she was inspired to become an art photographer.

Ric Ocasek, The Cars frontman whose deadpan vocal delivery and lanky, sunglassed look defined a rock era with chart-topping hits like "Just What I Needed," was discovered dead Sunday afternoon in his Manhattan apartment.

Natalie Hemby and Amanda Shires talk about the formation of their new all-female supergroup that also includes Brandi Carlile and Maren Morris — what some might consider a gutsy move within a male-dominated genre.

A new documentary about the political columnist and author takes a personal look at a woman who used her scalding wit and investigative skills to skewer politicians for nearly four decades.

The number of manned fire lookouts in the U.S. is dwindling, as technology is increasingly used to spot and monitor wildfires. But can technology fully replace the human eye?

Titled “America,” it is a work by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan that had been installed at England's Blenheim Palace. A 66-year-old man has been taken into custody, but the toilet remains missing.

The film includes interviews with Loretta Lynn, Willie Nelson, Charley Pride as well as surprises like Paul Simon, Elvis Costello and one of the last interviews with the late Merle Haggard.

The theory of evolution and whether or not it should be taught to Brainerd School District students popped up during a board meeting this week.

Novelist Lucy Ellmann has produced what bookseller Lori Feathers calls “the most brilliant and, at the same time, the most audacious novel of 2019.”

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources confirmed that two wild deer in Stearns County tested positive for epizootic hemorrhagic disease, a virus spread by insects called midges.