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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.

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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.

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On Barbra Streisand's latest album, the walls do talk -- to the president

On Barbra Streisand's latest album, the walls do talk -- to the president

With her latest release, Barbra Streisand has done something different: Her new album, Walls, addresses songs -- including some of her own originals -- to the president of the United States.
by Monika Evstatieva

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In 'Trust,' a selfish, unlikeable family makes for a compelling read

In 'Trust,' a selfish, unlikeable family makes for a compelling read

Kathy Wang's new novel centers around a dying patriarch who's been hinting for years that he's sitting on a fortune, and the gleefully selfish, myopic family that's jockeying for the money.
by Mariya Karimjee

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Natasha Trethewey: poetry speaks 'across the lines that would divide us'

Natasha Trethewey: poetry speaks 'across the lines that would divide us'

The Pulitzer Prize winner and former Poet Laureate has a new collection out, called Monument, that takes on American history, personal history, and the lives that history and poetry often overlook.

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This novel delivers a 'mix of horror and elegance'

This novel delivers a 'mix of horror and elegance'

Bookseller Annie Metcalf recommends a novel "for readers who want to be challenged and scared — but are also interested in new voices in translation."
by Tracy Mumford

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The Okee Dokee Brothers' new album, 'Winterland,' celebrates cold-weather adventures in Minnesota

It's the latest record based on the kid-friendly duo's outdoor adventures. They've also canoed down the Mississippi River, hiked along the Appalachian Trail, and gone horseback riding on the Continental Divide.
by Cathy Wurzer

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'Sunken Cities' at Mia unlocks ancient mysteries long submerged

'Sunken Cities' at Mia unlocks ancient mysteries long submerged

An exhibit at the Minneapolis Institute of Art displays hundreds of ancient Egyptian objects submerged for a millennium and reveals the source of the Pharaoh's power.
by Euan Kerr

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Pageant aims to build self-confidence in Sudanese-American women

Pageant aims to build self-confidence in Sudanese-American women

After a five-year hiatus, a beauty pageant for Sudanese-American women is being revived Saturday in Sioux Falls, S.D. It'll bring contestants from around the country, including Minnesota.
by Laura Yuen

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'Wait Wait' host Peter Sagal writes a book about running

'Wait Wait' host Peter Sagal writes a book about running

He's the voice of NPR's comedy news quiz. He has also run a marathon in under 3:10. And now he has collected his thoughts about his avocation in 'The Incomplete Book of Running.'
by Ari Shapiro

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Got what it takes to write a novel in one month?

Got what it takes to write a novel in one month?

Nov. 1 marks the start of National Novel Writing Month, and more than 600 writers in Minnesota are racing to write a novel by the end of the month.
by Emily Bright

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