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A critic's take on politics

A critic's take on politics

Frank Rich has spent his career writing sharp and insightful criticism from a left-leaning perspective for The New York Times and Time magazine. He talks about the way politics and culture have collided in the past and may conflict in the future.

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'Disconnected' shows students' lives without computers

'Disconnected' shows students' lives without computers

A little over a year ago three Carleton College students did the unthinkable, and went without computers for a month. They also let their classmates videotape what happened. The resulting film called "Disconnected" will air on Twin Cities Public television this weekend.
by Euan Kerr

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Social networking and relationships

Social networking and relationships

Does spending time in front of your computer actually help your friendships? Recent studies suggest that social networking sites do not lead to isolation, as some feared at first.

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'The Quick and the Dead' brings concepts to the Walker

'The Quick and the Dead' brings concepts to the Walker

The words 'conceptual art' are enough to get some people running the other way. However, the Walker Art Center hopes to change that with its huge new show "The Quick and the Dead" opening this weekend. With almost a hundred works by 53 artists, the show presents some very different takes on the world where we live.
by Euan Kerr

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Journalist Lowell Bergman on 'Black Money'

Journalist Lowell Bergman on 'Black Money'

Investigative TV correspondent and producer Lowell Bergman talks about his latest Frontline documentary. In "Black Money," Bergman explores how international businesses pay bribes to acquire more lucrative government contracts.

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Tom Gjelten live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum

Tom Gjelten live at the Westminster Town Hall Forum

National Public Radio correspondent Tom Gjelten discusses the national security challenges facing the Obama administration.

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Sports legend Sid Hartman still works his beat at 89

Sports legend Sid Hartman still works his beat at 89

Star Tribune sports columnist and WCCO radio personality Sid Hartman turns 89 on Sunday and he plans to mark his birthday by doing what he does almost every day -- working.
by Jim Bickal

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Columnist Nick Coleman on why he left the Star Tribune

Columnist Nick Coleman on why he left the Star Tribune

Longtime metro area columnist Nick Coleman has accepted a buyout and no longer writes for the Minneapolis-based Star Tribune newspaper. He talked with MPR's Cathy Wurzer about his decision to leave and his thoughts on the current state of journalism.
by Cathy Wurzer

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Vivian Schiller at the National Press Club

Vivian Schiller at the National Press Club

Vivian Schiller, president and CEO of National Public Radio, discusses what public and private news media can learn from each other.

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