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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.

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

The only 'new' thing about cross-cultural casting is who's getting the roles

The only 'new' thing about cross-cultural casting is who's getting the roles

Dev Patel as a knight of the Round Table, Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, the mostly nonwhite casts of “Bridgerton” and “Hamilton” — all belong to a tradition that has its roots in live theater.
by Bob Mondello

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Re-revising 'The History of Jazz'

Ted Gioia first published his “History of Jazz” in 1997, updating it for the first time in 2011. This year he did so again, after a very important decade for the genre.
by Natalie Weiner

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New anthology gives everyone a seat at the Round Table

New anthology gives everyone a seat at the Round Table

“Sword Stone Table” brings together a group of authors from marginalized groups to re-imagine the legends of King Arthur for new eras, places and players, inviting all to sit at the Round Table.
by Liza Graham

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Art Hounds highlight art by and for all generations

Art Hounds highlight art by and for all generations

Preston Drum’s exhibit “Bubbles” in Rochester playfully explores pandemic bubbles and intergenerational relationships. Theatre 55 reprises the music of “Hair” with an outdoor chorus. And the Mni Sota Native Music Series streams in July on The Cedar Public Access Channel.
by Emily Bright

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Art for All show aims to challenge and include

Art for All show aims to challenge and include

After 18 months without in-person exhibits, the University of Minnesota’s Art for All program is inviting the public to their newest show featuring eight artists with disabilities. Artists and organizers say after the pandemic it’s good to be showing their art again.
by Will Matuska

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'A Passage North' is a quiet elegy for lives lost to Civil War

'A Passage North' is a quiet elegy for lives lost to Civil War

In his second novel, Anuk Arudpragasam returns to the subject of Sri Lanka's civil war — this time to examine the ways people live amidst the aftermath of war, and to memorialize the lives lost.
by Jenny Bhatt

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Reporters reveal 'Ugly Truth' of how Facebook enables hate groups and disinformation

Reporters reveal 'Ugly Truth' of how Facebook enables hate groups and disinformation

In a new book, Cecilia Kang and Sheera Frenkel say Facebook failed in its effort to combat disinformation. "Facebook knew the potential for explosive violence was very real [on Jan 6]," Kang says.
by Terry Gross

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Here are the 2021 Emmy Award nominations

Here are the 2021 Emmy Award nominations

The nominees for the 73rd Emmy Awards were announced on July 13 by Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones. The awards ceremony hosted by Cedric the Entertainer will air Sept. 19.

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