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July 3, 2009 3:00 PM

Vibrant music scenes an important draw for cities

One of the most overlooked and under-valued reasons new college grads and young professionals move to the Twin Cities is its vibrant local music scene.

by Chris Roberts

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July 1, 2009 5:05 PM

After 35 years with APHC Keillor looks back and forward

This weekend a large crowd came to Avon, Minnesota, for the special 35th-anniversary broadcast of A Prairie Home Companion.

by Euan Kerr

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June 17, 2009 5:30 PM

Guy Maddin revisits 'The Saddest Music in the World'

Twin Cities movie fans can look forward to a distinctly odd experience tomorrow night as maverick Canadian director Guy Maddin visits for a screening of his film "The Saddest Music in the World."

by Euan Kerr

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June 8, 2009 11:32 AM

Minnesota drops effort to block online gambling

Minnesota regulators have withdrawn a request that Internet service providers block access to hundreds of online gambling sites.

by Brian Bakst, Associated Press

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May 8, 2009 3:53 PM

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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May 8, 2009 2:00 AM

'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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April 27, 2009 4:19 PM

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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April 24, 2009 4:00 AM

'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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April 21, 2009 12:00 AM

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.