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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.

Art Reviews: Our arts team offers insight on the latest in theater, music, visual arts and more. We explore the breadth of creativity and innovation found throughout Minnesota, offering audiences a deeper understanding of the works and artists shaping our cultural landscape. Read more here.

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.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

From the archives: Historian Eric Foner on three constitutional amendments that altered history

From the archives: Historian Eric Foner on three constitutional amendments that altered history

In anticipation of Friday’s show about the Civil War, we’re revisiting a conversation Kerri Miller had with Pulitzer-prize winning author Eric Foner back in 2019, about how that era changed what it means to be an American.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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A kids' book travels through history to ask: Where does 'Blue' come from?

A kids' book travels through history to ask: Where does 'Blue' come from?

The color blue is all around us, but where does it come from? In Blue, written by Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond and illustrated by Daniel Minter, the answer is as deep as the sea and wide as the sky.
by Samantha Balaban

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'In Defense of Witches' is a celebration of women

'In Defense of Witches' is a celebration of women

Mona Chollet's book shows how women are still today expected to act certain ways or be ostracized, as it hails feminist minds — our modern witches — and their work.
by Gabino Iglesias

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What reality TV says about us

What reality TV says about us

Do you love reality TV? If you do, you aren’t alone. Reality TV – from game shows to candid camera to dating competitions – has captured our attention for decades. Angela Davis talks all about reality TV, why we love it and what that says about us.
by Angela Davis and Samantha Matsumoto

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Wajahat Ali on being American with an asterisk

Wajahat Ali on being American with an asterisk

Writer and activist Wajahat Ali loves America — but he knows that being a brown, Muslim in this country means America doesn’t always love him back. In his personal and often hilarious memoir, “Go Back To Where You Came From,” Ali shares his own experience of being both "us" and "them."
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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'Glory' nods to Orwell as animals explore survival under a corrupt government

'Glory' nods to Orwell as animals explore survival under a corrupt government

NoViolet Bulawayo's book expresses a people's frustration, terror, resilience, uprising and hope in a way that can be applied to a multitude of nations and political realities around the globe.
by Ilana Masad

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Art Hounds: Harmonies and bright nature

Art Hounds: Harmonies and bright nature

This week Art Hounds recommend: Tawnee Corning’s psychedelic paintings explore humans’ connection with nature; the Shrieking Harpies improv their way through a new musical play weekly; and the Dollys perform roots music for Saturday’s brunch.
by Emily Bright

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Sandy Hook ushered in new era of conspiracy and lies, author finds

Sandy Hook ushered in new era of conspiracy and lies, author finds

Following the 2012 mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school, journalist Elizabeth Williamson says, conspiracy theorists tormented the victims' families by accusing them of being actors.
by Dave Davies

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