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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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3 Harlem Renaissance novels deliver an ingenious take on race

3 Harlem Renaissance novels deliver an ingenious take on race

Novelists Nella Larsen, Wallace Thurman and George S. Schuyler forged their art in what W.E.B. Du Bois famously called the "double-consciousness" of African-Americans.
by Maureen Corrigan

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Trump Jr. hits at Hillary Clinton's 'Fire And Fury' Grammy cameo

Clinton appeared in a faux audition to narrate the audiobook of the gossipy bestseller. Donald Trump, Jr. tweeted that her reading was "a great consolation prize for losing the presidency."

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Minnesota Book Award finalists announced

Minnesota Book Award finalists announced

The Minnesota Book Awards have announced four finalists each for nine categories, including children's literature, poetry and Minnesota-focused nonfiction.
by Tracy Mumford

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The importance of creativity and innovation

The importance of creativity and innovation

Creativity and innovation are critical for generating dynamic economic growth in Minnesota.
by MPR News Staff

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2018 Grammy Awards: The full list of winners

2018 Grammy Awards: The full list of winners

All the trophies given out at the 60th annual Grammy Awards.
by Jacob Ganz

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Bruno Mars wins record of the year Grammy Award

Bruno Mars wins record of the year Grammy Award

The award is Mars' sixth win of the day. Mars acknowledged fellow nominees in the category, including Jay-Z, Lorde and Childish Gambino during the telecast of the 60th Annual Grammy Awards.
by Anastasia Tsioulcas, Ann Powers, Jacob Ganz, Rodney Carmichael and Sidney Madden

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And the Grammy goes to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

And the Grammy goes to the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra

The SPCO was up for the best chamber music/small ensemble performance for the group's recording of Schubert's "Death and the Maiden."
by The Associated Press

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The personal is always political: A 2018 poetry preview

The personal is always political: A 2018 poetry preview

Many of the books of poems coming out this year are sad, but also powerful; full of poets processing their lives, looking into pains both personal and political through the cracked glass of poetry.
by Craig Morgan Teicher

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