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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.

Journalist investigates 'crime story' of the Sackler family and the opioid crisis

Journalist investigates 'crime story' of the Sackler family and the opioid crisis

“Empire of Pain” author Patrick Radden Keefe says the Sackler family has "thrown a lot of energy" into trying to thwart his reporting about the family's involvement in the opioid crisis.
by Terry Gross

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'The Final Revival of Opal & Nev' is a faux music history that rocks

'The Final Revival of Opal & Nev' is a faux music history that rocks

Dawnie Walton's sly narrative is a story about music, race and family secrets that spans five decades, centering on an interracial rock duo who strike it big in the early '70s.
by Maureen Corrigan

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'The Souvenir Museum' is an exhibit to savor

'The Souvenir Museum' is an exhibit to savor

Elizabeth McCracken's new story collection dazzles with verbal flexibility, insight and feeling, capturing the oddities and mixed bags, the loves and losses that make up most people's lives.
by Heller McAlpin

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Mother-daughter memoir of autism exemplifies the power of language

Mother-daughter memoir of autism exemplifies the power of language

Heartbreaking and uplifting in equal measure, “I Have Been Buried Under Years of Dust” is a chronicle of not only finding one's voice, but of learning to make others understand that voice.
by Jason Heller

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John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

John Boehner on the 'noisemakers' of the Republican Party

Boehner was the Republican speaker of the House during much of the Obama presidency. His new memoir recounts his time leading House Republicans — even if that meant doing things he personally opposed.
by Steve Inskeep, James Doubek, Bo Hamby and Reena Advani

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In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson revisits a big life just shy of the mainstream

In 'Beeswing,' Richard Thompson revisits a big life just shy of the mainstream

Richard Thompson, a British musician who somehow avoided pop stardom throughout his career, has just written about his early days in a new memoir called “Beeswing: Losing My Way and Finding My Voice.”
by Peter Breslow

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'I feel like I'm an Olympian': Youn Yuh-jung on her historic Oscar nomination

'I feel like I'm an Olympian': Youn Yuh-jung on her historic Oscar nomination

The celebrated Korean actress plays a loving, mischievous grandma in “Minari” — a role that has earned her newfound fame in the U.S. She says the character brought back memories of her great-grandmother.
by Danny Hajek and Rachel Martin

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Kim Scott’s advice on creating a more just workplace

Kim Scott’s advice on creating a more just workplace

Kim Scott has worked at some of Silicon Valley’s best known businesses including Apple and Google. The author of “Just Work” shared her advice for addressing bias and bullying at work.
by Stephanie Curtis and Marcheta Fornoff

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