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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.

Settlement pending in Ventura's case against 'Sniper' author

Settlement pending in Ventura's case against 'Sniper' author

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura and the estate of "American Sniper" author Chris Kyle are apparently working toward a settlement in a years-long defamation case.
by The Associated Press

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An underappreciated part of Bob Dylan's career

An underappreciated part of Bob Dylan's career

Volume 13 covers Dylan's born-again Christian period from 1979 to 1981.
by MPR News Staff

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Actor Dustin Hoffman, director Brett Ratner accused of sexual misconduct

Actor Dustin Hoffman, director Brett Ratner accused of sexual misconduct

Writer Anna Graham Hunter says that in 1985, she was repeatedly groped by Hoffman on the set of a television adaptation of "Death of a Salesman." Six women have accused Ratner of sexual misconduct.
by Colin Dwyer

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Art Hounds: Ballet, flamenco and resurrected poets

Art Hounds: Ballet, flamenco and resurrected poets

This week on Art Hounds: James Sewell Ballet performs with the Ahn Trio, poets return from the dead to compete with one another, and "A Night in Andalusia" offers Flamenco dance and music.
by Marianne Combs

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The song Michael Jackson wanted to sing with Prince

"Bad" by Michael Jackson was number one on the Billboard pop chart 30 years ago today. It's the title track from the follow up to his enormously successful "Thriller" album.
by Cathy Wurzer

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The unsettling sound of tritones, the devil's interval

The unsettling sound of tritones, the devil's interval

In music theory, the tritone is an interval of three whole steps that can sound unresolved and creepy. Over time, the sound has wound up in jazz, rock and even Broadway musicals.
by Judith Kogan

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The other Reformation: How Martin Luther changed our beer, too

The other Reformation: How Martin Luther changed our beer, too

The protest movement Luther launched 500 years ago revamped not only how Europe worshipped but how it drank. We'd call him the patron saint of beer except, well, he wouldn't like the "saint" part.
by Nina Martyris

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The 'Afterglow' that pets leave behind

Poet Eileen Myles recounts their life with Rosie, a dog Myles adopted in 1990. This is not an ordinary memoir of a lovable dog; the poet uses their relationship to explore spirituality, mortality, and love.
by Kerri Miller

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Bringing musical generations together

83-year-old Grammy Award winning singer Bobby Rush is one of the performers who will be at the Dakota Jazz Club in Minneapolis Tuesday night.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Orange chicken, Panda Express' gift to American Chinese food, turns 30

Orange chicken, Panda Express' gift to American Chinese food, turns 30

The concoction, crispy fried chicken tossed with a sweet and sour sauce, is an Americanized version of dishes found in China. But this top seller has developed its own authenticity over the years.
by Mandalit del Barco

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