Arts and Culture

Tempting technology and an eager marketplace are outrunning the aviation agency's best intentions to regulate drones. Photographers, real estate agents, moviemakers and others are hurrying to embrace the technology.

Comedian David Brenner has died at age 78. A favorite guest of Johnny Carson's on the Tonight Show in the 1970s and 80s, the lanky comedian was famous for balancing his wry jokes with a toothy smile. Brenner had been battling cancer.

The queen of pop transgression offered support for anyone struggling with self-definition.

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Telecommunications and Information Administration said it wants to relinquish its oversight of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers.

Looking for something to do this weekend? There's plenty happening around the state. A quick guide.

As the lead singer of the pioneering '60s garage band the Monks, Gary Burger is often cited as one of the unsung heroes of early punk rock and one of the originators of guitar feedback.

At the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas Lady Gaga will deliver the keynote address today. She is the youngest person and first woman to have that honor. MPR News' Cathy Wurzer spoke with Jim McGuinn, the program director for our sister station 89.3 The Current, about the festival with a focus on Minnesota acts.

Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg published an open letter on Thursday in which he takes the White House to task over "the behavior of the U.S. government." While he does not say so explicitly, Zuckerberg is clearly referring to the reports of widespread surveillance undertaken by the National Security Agency.

The Irish playwright Samuel Beckett dramatized endless waiting in vain for someone named Godot. The play, translated into Farsi, gets standing ovations in Tehran. The characters, in classic white suits, black top hats and black shoes, took endless bows as the audience whistled and clapped. Maybe that's because Iran is also waiting.

The Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis is debuting an original adaptation of Philip Pullman's book "The Scarecrow and his Servant."