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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.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

Kevin Hart bows out as Oscars host amid backlash over past tweets

Kevin Hart bows out as Oscars host amid backlash over past tweets

"I'm sorry that I hurt people," the comic said, referring to anti-gay tweets he had posted years earlier. He had initially refused to apologize, only to announce hours later that he was stepping down.
by Colin Dwyer

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'Mary, Queen of Scots' is a case study of how political, human narratives get crafted

'Mary, Queen of Scots' is a case study of how political, human narratives get crafted

Stefan Zweig's famous book is as much about its own context as an execution 300 years ago; its archness signals a time capsule, except that the rhetoric around women in power has changed so little.
by Genevieve Valentine

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In British Arrows, ads may sell best that sell the least

In British Arrows, ads may sell best that sell the least

The annual collection of Britain's best TV commercials is a holiday tradition at the Walker Art Center.
by Euan Kerr

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'The Faithful Spy': Telling the story of World War II through the eyes of a conscientious objector

John Hendrix is the author of "The Faithful Spy: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and the Plot to Kill Hilter," a new illustrated novel telling the story of the rise of Hitler and one man's attempt to stop him.
by Kerri Miller, Marcheta Fornoff and Jeyca Maldonado-Medina

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The Minnesota Orchestra performs Bach's Christmas Oratorio

The orchestra played the first half of the oratorio last year, and will perform the second part this weekend at Orchestra Hall. The performance comes the same week that music director Osmo Vanska announced he will step down when his contract ends in 2022.
by Phil Picardi

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In 'Trish Trash,' it's roller derby on Mars

In 'Trish Trash,' it's roller derby on Mars

Jessica Abel's comic 'Trish Trash, Rollergirl of Mars' isn't just a sports story and a coming-of-age tale, it's a masterful critique of capitalism that stays engaging despite a few wobbles.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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Surrealism meets sci-fi in 'Parallel Lives'

Surrealism meets sci-fi in 'Parallel Lives'

Olivier Schrauwen's new graphic novel is cold and rejecting, giddy and uncontrolled, all at the same time. It's semi-autobiographical and loosely sci-fi, set in an unsettlingly minimalist future.
by Etelka Lehoczky

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