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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.

'Tis the season for the Beach Boys' Christmas Album

Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson and his band will be at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis tonight, performing all the songs from the Beach Boys' 1964 Christmas Album. Mike Love, the only other surviving original member of the group, is also doing a holiday tour this year.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Margaret Atwood is writing a sequel to 'The Handmaid's Tale'

Atwood said that she was inspired by readers' questions about the dystopian world of Gilead — and, she says, by "the world we've been living in." It's set to be released next September.
by The Associated Press

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'Evening in Paradise' remembers those who might otherwise be forgotten

'Evening in Paradise' remembers those who might otherwise be forgotten

This second posthumous anthology of stories by Lucia Berlin is full of deeply felt stories about lives on the fringe, alternately comic and tragic, bound together by Berlin's love for her characters.
by Michael Schaub

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'SpongeBob' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

'SpongeBob' creator Stephen Hillenburg dies at 57

Hillenburg conceived, wrote, produced and directed the animated series that began in 1999 and bloomed into hundreds of episodes, movies and a Broadway show.
by Associated Press

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A custom playlist for your next flight, courtesy of Khruangbin

The band Khruangbin may be based in Texas, but its members embrace a wide variety of musical styles from around the world. They even have a website which creates custom music playlists for travelers based on basic flight info and preferences.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Kate DiCamillo, chronicler of the hard truths of youth

Kate DiCamillo, chronicler of the hard truths of youth

She's hugely popular and comes across as something of a smart aleck, but the children's author says she retains the timidity of her youth. She says that helps her connect to her young readers.
by Euan Kerr

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