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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.

'Three Women' puts female desire at the forefront

'Three Women' puts female desire at the forefront

For her new book, Lisa Taddeo spent nearly a decade immersed in the sex lives of three women. She says desire is one of the things we think about the most, and it's time to talk about women's desires.
by Sarah McCammon

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Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright

Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figure," a judge ruled Monday.
by The Associated Press

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In 'The Gifted School,' ripped-from-the-headlines parental scheming

In 'The Gifted School,' ripped-from-the-headlines parental scheming

Bruce Holsinger's new novel -- about overprivileged parents cheating to get their kids into a magnet school -- is very topical, but the characters are too flat to hook readers' attention for long.
by Lily Meyer

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Kids' author Mo Willems has a new creative challenge (and so should you)

Kids' author Mo Willems has a new creative challenge (and so should you)

The creator of the Pigeon series, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant & Piggie is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Kennedy Center. He says if you want kids to draw, you should let them see you drawing.
by Rachel Martin

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'Growing Things' will winds its tendrils into your mind

'Growing Things' will winds its tendrils into your mind

Horror writer Paul Tremblay's new short story collection is full of ghosts, monsters, nightmares and apocalypses -- all of which feel so close by they might be happening to you, right now.
by Jason Sheehan

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How the advance weather forecast got good

How the advance weather forecast got good

Under the radar (so to speak), predictions have improved dramatically of late. In 'The Weather Machine,' Andrew Blum writes that it's due to an international (and imperiled) alliance of supercomputers.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Podcasts are providing a new way into poetry

Podcasts are providing a new way into poetry

A poem on the page has its appeal -- but poetry spoken aloud is a more intimate experience. And a new crop of podcasts are expanding poetry, giving context to poems and drawing in new audiences.
by Jeevika Verma

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