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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.

'The Once And Future Witches' will have you spellbound

'The Once And Future Witches' will have you spellbound

Alix Harrow's new book is set in an alternate 19th-century America where the suffragette movement exists alongside a quest to restore magic and end the banishment of witches and witchcraft.
by Jessica P. Wick

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'Piranesi,' a perfect fall read leading up to Halloween

'Piranesi,' a perfect fall read leading up to Halloween

Chloe Deblois of Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop in Damariscotta, Maine, recommended the novel “Piranesi” by Susanna Clarke, the bestselling author of “Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.”
by Emily Bright

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Talking Volumes: A conversation with Helen Macdonald

Talking Volumes: A conversation with Helen Macdonald

Kerri Miller hosts a conversation with bestselling author Helen Macdonald about her new book “Vesper Flights.”
by Kerri Miller

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Filmmaker finds an unlikely underwater friend in 'My Octopus Teacher'

Filmmaker finds an unlikely underwater friend in 'My Octopus Teacher'

Craig Foster spent a year diving — without oxygen or a wetsuit — into the frigid sea near Cape Town, South Africa. One octopus began coming out of her den to hunt or explore while Foster watched.
by Sam Briger

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Novel by Yaa Gyasi explores addiction, immigration and family ties

Novel by Yaa Gyasi explores addiction, immigration and family ties

Kerri Miller talked with writer Yaa Gyasi about growing up in Alabama, sibling relationships and her new book “Transcendent Kingdom.”
by Kerri Miller

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Underestimating these 'Maids' is a fatal mistake

Underestimating these 'Maids' is a fatal mistake

Katie Skelly's uncanny new graphic novel retells the real-life story of sisters Christine and Léa Papin, who were working as maids when they brutally murdered their employers.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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'This is an opportunity': Fareed Zakaria on 'Lessons For A Post-Pandemic World'

'This is an opportunity': Fareed Zakaria on 'Lessons For A Post-Pandemic World'

The CNN host and author says COVID-19 has widened the inequality gap. "The most important piece of what the federal government can do is to stabilize these people's lives with direct aid," he says.
by Dave Davies

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'Shelter In Place' is an ill-mannered comedy of manners

'Shelter In Place' is an ill-mannered comedy of manners

David Leavitt's new novel “Shelter in Place” aims for sparkling social comedy — but it's let down by a cast of privileged, shallow characters you wouldn't want to spend your lockdown with.
by Heller McAlpin

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Meet the Idaho potato warehouse worker whose TikTok video sent Fleetwood Mac sales soaring

Meet the Idaho potato warehouse worker whose TikTok video sent Fleetwood Mac sales soaring

Nathan Apodaca recorded a laid-back video while riding a longboard downhill and drinking Cran-Raspberry juice. The Internet went wild — and catapulted a Fleetwood Mac song back onto the charts.
by Bobby Allyn

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