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‘It’s not just fashion’: Native Nations Fashion Night returns for a fifth year

‘It’s not just fashion’: Native Nations Fashion Night returns for a fifth year

Six Indigenous designers will showcase their collections this Friday in downtown St. Paul. “I Am Water” is the evening’s theme — the apparel designs will highlight the designers’ relationships with water and the significance of water in their lives.
by Chandra Colvin

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Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions

Trump administration cuts more than $1.3 million in grants from Minnesota museums, institutions

The federal government has pulled over a million dollars in museum grants from Minnesota institutions — including the Science Museum, the Walker Art Center, and the Mille Lacs Band — amid nationwide cuts ordered by the Trump administration.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 

Appetites: The legacy of Leeann Chin is celebrated in daughter’s one-woman show 

Chef and performer Katie Chin returns to Minneapolis with her one-woman show, “Holy Shiitake: A Wok Star is Born” — a tribute to her mother, legendary restaurateur Leeann Chin, blending humor, family history and the immigrant experience through food, storytelling and a five-course meal.
by Jacob Aloi

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Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now

Oscar voters actually need to watch the nominated movies now

In an announcement Monday about rules for the next Oscars, the Academy also said that a film’s use of generative AI and other digital tools “neither help nor harm the chances of achieving a nomination.”
by Mandalit del Barco

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First of its kind audiobook created for Hmong who don't read their native language

First of its kind audiobook created for Hmong who don't read their native language

Hmong is a language with a strong oral tradition and was not formally written until the 1950s. A new audiobook aims to meet Hmong listeners where they're at.
by Emily Bright and Ellen Finn

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These 2 funny books give readers a reason to smile in tough times

Dorothy Parker’s posthumously published collection is “Poems” and Camilla Barnes’ debut novel is: The Usual Desire to Kill.” Both affirm: sharp humor can be grounded in pain.
by Maureen Corrigan

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