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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.

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

H.P. Lovecraft's monster is wrapping family game night up in tentacles

H.P. Lovecraft's monster is wrapping family game night up in tentacles

A century after the horror writer created Cthulhu, board game creators and players have resurrected the deep sea monster and brought it into pop culture. Why is this beast making a comeback?
by Christianna Silva

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'Called To Rise': Dallas police chief on overcoming racial division

'Called To Rise': Dallas police chief on overcoming racial division

Last year, Dallas Police Chief David Brown was the face of leadership after a gunman killed five police officers during a protest. He has since retired from the force and wrote a book about his life.
by Samantha Raphelson

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Listen: Empathy and 'American War'

Journalist Omar El Akkad discusses the inspiration behind his debut novel.
by Kerri Miller and Marcheta Fornoff

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Polar photographer shares his view of a ferocious but fragile ecosystem

Polar photographer shares his view of a ferocious but fragile ecosystem

Paul Nicklen has spent decades documenting the Arctic and the Antarctic. "I want people to realize that ice is like the soil in the garden," he says. "Without ice the polar regions cannot exist."
by Terry Gross

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Is satire dividing the nation?

MPR News guest host Marianne Combs looked at the role of comedy in the age of President Donald Trump.
by Marianne Combs and Jo Erickson

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Prince stopped celebrating birthdays. Here's why

Prince stopped celebrating birthdays. Here's why

In the '80s Prince threw some big birthday bashes for himself, but later in his life he stopped celebrating his birthday.
by MPR News Staff

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Documentary: 'Little War on the Prairie'

Documentary: 'Little War on the Prairie'

Although Mankato native and former MPR reporter and documentary producer John Biewen grew up in Mankato, he heard next to nothing about the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 during his childhood there.
by MPR News Staff

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Departures rock a second Rochester arts group

The Rochester Civic Theater's long-time artistic director was let go amid changes in city's theater and arts scene.
by Catharine Richert

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'Miss Burma' based on truth stranger than fiction

'Miss Burma' based on truth stranger than fiction

Setting out to tell her mother's story, Charmaine Craig found a beauty queen who became a warrior.
by Euan Kerr

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