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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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To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle

To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle

Coppola was 29 years old when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he says, "so (the studio) figured they could just boss me around." But the young director fought back.

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Predictions from 1996: The e-book

Predictions from 1996: The e-book

"Imagine that you're reading a book by holding just one thin, paper-like screen -- a computer, really." That was a grand new idea back in 1996, when MPR News reporter Mary Stucky looked into the future of publishing.
by Tracy Mumford

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Golden age of television? More like 'Platinum Age'

Golden age of television? More like 'Platinum Age'

Longtime Fresh Air TV critic David Bianculli's new book lays out what he calls the "Key Evolutionary Stages" in the development of the medium -- and the constant conversation we're having with it.
by Jason Heller

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Dylan ain't goin' to Stockholm for Nobel prize

Dylan ain't goin' to Stockholm for Nobel prize

Dylan says he's unable to attend the award ceremony on Dec. 10 "due to pre-existing commitments."

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These are the 21 people receiving the nation's highest civilian honor

These are the 21 people receiving the nation's highest civilian honor

President Obama has announced the last group of people that he will honor with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Michael Jordan, Diana Ross, Frank Gehry and Vin Scully.

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Art Hounds: Opera, starring puppets

Art Hounds: Opera, starring puppets

This week on Art Hounds: A performance of "Amahl and the Night Visitors" featuring life-sized puppets, "Baltimore is Burning" and "Tartuffe."
by Marianne Combs

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New book focuses on debunking painful myths about Native Americans

New book focuses on debunking painful myths about Native Americans

Two authors of a new book, "All the Real Indians Died Off": And 20 Other Myths about Native Americans," visited MPR News to discuss the stigmas they face.
by MPR News Staff

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Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis win National Book Awards

Colson Whitehead, Rep. John Lewis win National Book Awards

Colson Whitehead's reimagining of the Underground Railroad took home the award for fiction. Rep. John Lewis, who collaborated on a graphic novel about his work with the Civil Rights movement, won in the Young People's Literature category.
by Associated Press and MPR News Staff

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Give to the Max Day sets new record

GiveMN, the organization that runs the annual donation fest, said its website was running properly by the middle of the afternoon after struggling through much of the day.
by Marianne Combs

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#MemeoftheWeek: The best of the Obama-Biden 'BROTUS'

#MemeoftheWeek: The best of the Obama-Biden 'BROTUS'

President Obama and Vice President Biden have long been open about their friendship and respect for one another, so much so that the POTUS bromance has come to be known as a "BROTUS."
by Barbara Sprunt

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