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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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A memoir of deprivation, rain and penguins

A memoir of deprivation, rain and penguins

Nell Stevens retreated to a remote corner of the Falkland Islands in an attempt to write a novel. She came away with something better.
by Heller McAlpin

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Viral video imagines Elmo getting fired over PBS budget cuts

Viral video imagines Elmo getting fired over PBS budget cuts

The video shows an unseen man delivering the news to Elmo in a nondescript room. Elmo doesn't take the news well, complaining that he's worked at "Sesame Street" for 32 years.
by Associated Press

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'Lucky You' is a perfect balance of humor and tragedy

'Lucky You' is a perfect balance of humor and tragedy

Erika Carter's intelligent, unpretentious debut follows an aimless group of friends in their 20s, whose lives spin out of control during a supposedly detoxifying trip to a remote house in the country.
by Michael Schaub

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Minnesota gets a new movie anti-hero in 'Wilson'

Minnesota gets a new movie anti-hero in 'Wilson'

A film shot in the Twin Cities area features a man who excels at making other people uncomfortable.
by Euan Kerr

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On the Irish identity in modern America

On the Irish identity in modern America

James Silas Rogers' new book asks: Is there still a distinct Irish identity in America?
by Tom Crann and MPR News Staff

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Are you addicted to your smartphone?

Are you addicted to your smartphone?

Behavioral addiction, especially to the new technologies so prevalent today, is the topic of Adam Alter's book "Irresistible." Alva Noe proposes two criteria that may determine addiction to technology.
by Alva Noë

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'Ice Ghosts' in the Arctic: How the long-lost Franklin expedition was found

'Ice Ghosts' in the Arctic: How the long-lost Franklin expedition was found

In the 1840s, two British crews vanished while seeking a passage through the ice at the top of the world. Paul Watson became "obsessed with the mystery" and tells the story in his new book "Ice Ghosts."
by Steve Inskeep

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In the white world of improv, a black comic finds healing in humor

Minneapolis comedian John Gebretatose walks the line between funny and taboo, especially when it comes to race.

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