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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.

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March 18, 2009 3:48 PM

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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March 13, 2009 4:00 AM

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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March 6, 2009 4:00 AM

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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February 27, 2009 2:15 PM

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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February 2, 2009 8:34 AM

An inside look at the business of newspapers

Len Downie, former executive editor of The Washington Post, discusses the tension between journalism and the government. Downie spoke last week at the Commonwealth Club of California.