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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 tiny Thai restaurant in remote Greenland serves up spice (and whale skin soup)

A tiny Thai restaurant in remote Greenland serves up spice (and whale skin soup)

When Suriya Paprajong arrived in Greenland in 2001, he didn't even have a coat. These days, his eatery in Qaqortoq, population 3,000, is a local favorite, melding Thai flavors with an Arctic twist.
by Jackie Northam

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'Bradley of Him' is a surreally fun desert run

'Bradley of Him' is a surreally fun desert run

Connor Willumson's graphic novel follows the trail of a mysterious athlete, or possibly an actor — gawky, pale, never takes his mirror shades off — running through the desert outside Las Vegas.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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A 'beautifully told' family drama

A 'beautifully told' family drama

Bookseller Gwen Danfelt recommends a beautiful novel that weaves together a sense of place with a pressing question of identity.

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In new book, Minnesota author draws attention to 'horrific' time in state's history

In new book, Minnesota author draws attention to 'horrific' time in state's history

While she did not know her maternal grandmother, Sheila O’Connor now knows that in 1935, she gave birth at the age of 15 and — as punishment — was committed to the Minnesota Homeschool for Girls in Sauk Center, Minn., for six years.
by Tom Crann, Sara Porter and Kyle Shiely

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Cube Critics fly with 'Charlie's Angels' and dig into 'The Report'

It's been almost 20 years since the first "Charlie's Angels" movie and even longer since the TV series. So how does the new versions stand up? And what about "The Report"? Cube Critics Marcheta Fornoff and Euan Kerr dig in.
by Euan Kerr and Marcheta Fornoff

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In 'A Warning,' an invisible hand rings a somber alarm

In 'A Warning,' an invisible hand rings a somber alarm

President Trump, we are told in this soon-to-be-published book, has destroyed the guardrails thoughtful people tried to erect around him. Further, he has banished nearly all those thoughtful people.
by Ron Elving

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'Queen of the Conquered' serves revenge with delicacy and savagery

'Queen of the Conquered' serves revenge with delicacy and savagery

In their new novel, Kacen Callender builds a vast, immersive landscape based on the colonial history of the Caribbean, but it's their morally conflicted heroine who will really hook readers.
by Jason Heller

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