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Art Hounds: Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. You can explore arts events here, or become an Art Hound today.

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Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

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Twin Cities' photographer sees the Hmong diaspora in Western landscapes

Twin Cities' photographer sees the Hmong diaspora in Western landscapes

Called “Paj qaum ntuj,” or “Flowers of the Sky,” the Walker exhibit showcases Her’s black-and-white landscape photos of the Mount Shasta region in northern California. It’s a departure from Her’s usual work with portraits — and a captivating story of a community’s relationship to its history and land.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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The immersive novel 'Tomorrow' is a winner for gamers and n00bs alike

The immersive novel 'Tomorrow' is a winner for gamers and n00bs alike

Gabrielle Zevin's beautifully written novel “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow” tells the story of two childhood friends who become legendary names in the world of video game design.
by Maureen Corrigan

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'Jeopardy!' says Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split the host job

'Jeopardy!' says Mayim Bialik and Ken Jennings will split the host job

Bialik is a neuroscientist and former star of The Big Bang Theory. Jennings is a former Jeopardy! contestant who went on an unmatched 74-game winning streak and was a consulting producer on the show.
by Ayana Archie

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Art Hounds: Art conversations across generations

Art Hounds: Art conversations across generations

There’s still time to catch Art to Change the World’s “Age of Age” exhibit, which asks artists a generation apart to create work together. A concert performance of Janet Preus’s original musical “Water from Snow” draws big Minneapolis names to Puposky, Minn. In Duluth, Ojibwe storytime invites kids of all ages twice a week through August.
by Emily Bright

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Beginners try their luck at a Minnesota State Fair favorite: crop art

Crop art is a staple of the Minnesota State Fair. Artist Liz Schreiber recently spent a Saturday morning teaching a crop art class in Marine on the St. Croix.
by Sam Stroozas

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A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English

A new dictionary will document the lexicon of African American English

A new research collaboration between Harvard University and Oxford University Press aims to compile the first fully-formed dictionary of African American English.
by Jeevika Verma

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From the archives: Quan Barry on her debut novel, 'She Weeps Each Time You're Born'

From the archives: Quan Barry on her debut novel, 'She Weeps Each Time You're Born'

Poet and novelist Quan Barry returns to MPR News this Friday for Big Books and Bold Ideas. This time, she’ll talk about her new novel, “When I’m Gone Look for Me in the East,” which follows two brothers on a quest in the wilds of Mongolia. To whet you appetite, enjoy this 2015 conversation between Barry and host Kerri Miller when they discuss her novel set in Vietnam, “She Weeps Each Time You’re Born.”
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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