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MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

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.

A Minnesota-born ambassador and a long lost puppy

A Minnesota-born ambassador and a long lost puppy

The Thread Must-Read this week features the true-life story of a faraway place, a Minnesota-born ambassador and a lost puppy.
by Kerri Miller

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Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' is a sweeping indictment of the CDC

Michael Lewis' 'The Premonition' is a sweeping indictment of the CDC

In a new book, author Michael Lewis writes about public health officers who tried to get others to look at the data on COVID-19 and act to make sure the virus didn't spread.
by Rachel Martin

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He asked strangers about things they regret not saying. The replies were cathartic

He asked strangers about things they regret not saying. The replies were cathartic

Photographer Geloy Concepcion asked his Instagram followers to share "things you wanted to say but never did." Thousands of responses came in, touching on themes of love, fear, loneliness and grief.
by Julia Weng and Michele Abercrombie

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Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89

Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning 'Moonstruck' star, dies at 89

Olympia Dukakis, the veteran stage and screen actress whose flair for maternal roles helped her win an Oscar as Cher’s mother in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck,” has died. She was 89.
by The Associated Press

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘Solutions and Other Problems’

Ask a Bookseller: ‘Solutions and Other Problems’

This week, Ask a Bookseller called closer to home, with a recommendation from Charlie Aldrich of Buffalo Books & Coffee in Buffalo, Minn. He recommended “Solutions and Other Problems,” written and illustrated by Allie Brosh.
by Emily Bright

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An artist and a scientist take on the stigma of addiction

An artist and a scientist take on the stigma of addiction

The nation's top addiction scientist has teamed up with a prominent artist to let people know that substance use disorder is a disease, not a moral failure. "Prevention and treatment and recovery can't take place until we get rid of the stigma," artist William Stoehr says.
by Jon Hamilton

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'Great Circle' takes flight across decades and continents

'Great Circle' takes flight across decades and continents

The daredevil aviator in Maggie Shipstead's new novel was inspired by Amelia Earhart. Shipstead says she wants to investigate the difference between death and a disappearance like Earhart's.
by Scott Simon

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Murderbot meets Miss Marple in 'Fugitive Telemetry'

Murderbot meets Miss Marple in 'Fugitive Telemetry'

Martha Wells' new Murderbot novella is a classic locked-room mystery — only the locked room is a docked shuttle at a normally peaceful space station ill-equipped to deal with murder and mayhem.
by Jason Sheehan

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