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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.

Chronicling Trump’s chaotic last year in office

Chronicling Trump’s chaotic last year in office

In their new book, “I Alone Can Fix It,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker detail the final days of the Trump White House.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Think of your COVID-19 vaccine like a very good raincoat, says Dr. Leana Wen

Think of your COVID-19 vaccine like a very good raincoat, says Dr. Leana Wen

It protects from drizzles and thunderstorms but not a hurricane. In other words, if you are exposed again and again to infected people, there's some risk you could get sick.
by Terry Gross

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One woman takes a 'Wayward' approach to menopause in this smart new novel

One woman takes a 'Wayward' approach to menopause in this smart new novel

Messy and foundering in late midlife, Dana Spiotta's heroine is roiling — along with the rest of the country — amid the 2016 election and the rise of the #MeToo and Black Lives Matter movements.
by Maureen Corrigan

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A prismatic Prince returns on 'Welcome 2 America'

A prismatic Prince returns on 'Welcome 2 America'

Keyboardist Morris Hayes, a longtime collaborator and friend of Prince, speaks with NPR's Noel King about his experience co-producing Prince's latest posthumous album “Welcome 2 America.”
by Noel King, Phil Harrell and Kelley Dickens

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How Sandra Cisneros found space to be 'barefoot' and 'rude'

How Sandra Cisneros found space to be 'barefoot' and 'rude'

On the latest episode of Code Switch, Cisneros talks about why she became obsessed with houses, what it was like to finally buy one, and—spoiler alert—what it felt like to fall out of love with it.
by Natalie Escobar

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Teatro Latino remembered as its founder battles cancer

Teatro Latino remembered as its founder battles cancer

The pioneering theater company Teatro Latino staged its last show in the 1990s but is being remembered for its groundbreaking work as founding member Ana Maria Mendez faces terminal cancer.  
by Vicki Adame

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New graphic novel 'Celestia' wanders an Earth that's no longer home

New graphic novel 'Celestia' wanders an Earth that's no longer home

Manuele Fior's latest, “Celestia,” is set on a far-future Earth, wracked by climate change — but the terrors of flood and fire stay under the surface of his dreamy, hazy, philosophical story.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93

Jackie Mason, comic who perfected amused outrage, dies at 93

Jackie Mason, a rabbi-turned-comedian whose feisty brand of standup comedy led him to Catskills nightclubs, West Coast talk shows and Broadway stages, has died. He was 93.
by The Associated Press

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StoryCorps: As an Army Chorus member, he didn't carry a weapon. His job was to sing

StoryCorps: As an Army Chorus member, he didn't carry a weapon. His job was to sing

Master Sgt. Alvy Powell Jr. sang opera at some of country's most decorated institutions during his 26 years in the U.S. Army Chorus. At StoryCorps, he told his sister that she's his inspiration.
by Eleanor Vassili

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