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Tapes 'n Tapes roll again

Tapes 'n Tapes roll again

Two years after it buzzed to the top of the indie rock world, the Minneapolis band Tapes 'n Tapes is back with a new CD called "Walk it Off."
by Chris Roberts

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Self portraits in the Facebook age

Self portraits in the Facebook age

With digital cameras now almost as common as cell phones, in part because they are built into cellphones, people are taking lots of pictures. And they're taking pictures of themselves.
by Euan Kerr

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The Dumbing of America

The Dumbing of America

In a provocative new book, author Susan Jacoby argues that America is in a new age of anti-intellectualism, fed by mediocre public education and an addiction to infotainment.

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'Boys Don't Cry' director goes to war

'Boys Don't Cry' director goes to war

This weekend a new film called "Stop-Loss" opens around the country. The movie is about what happens when a Texas veteran, who is expecting to get out of the military after his second tour in Iraq, is ordered back to Baghdad. Stop-Loss is written and directed by Kimberly Pierce, Oscar-winning director of "Boys Don't Cry."
by Euan Kerr

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Award-winning journalist on a career of covering politics

Award-winning journalist on a career of covering politics

The St. Paul Pioneer Press's Bill Salisbury is this year's Graven Award recipient. Salisbury, a veteran political writer, is a senior member of the Capitol press corps. He joins Midday to discuss his 30 year-career covering politics and government.

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Web comic reflects life in a "Nowhere Band"

Web comic reflects life in a "Nowhere Band"

A local webcomic is generating a buzz for it's depiction of bands that are going nowhere.
by Chris Roberts

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Richard Price says he writes about trouble

Richard Price says he writes about trouble

Richard Price is acknowledged as one of the great masters of capturing the nuances of street life. His new novel "Lush Life" explores the ripple effect of a single gunshot across New York's Lower East Side.
by Euan Kerr

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Christiane Amanpour on covering the world

Christiane Amanpour on covering the world

In an interview with journalist Marvin Kalb, Christiane Amanpour discusses disaster, crisis and war as she's covered it during her time as CNN's chief international correspondent.

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Remembering WCCO's Bill Carlson

Remembering WCCO's Bill Carlson

News anchor Don Shelby of WCCO-TV remembers his colleague Bill Carlson. Carlson, who worked at WCCO for decades and last served as the station's noon anchor and movie critic, died Friday at age 73.

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Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers

Ellsberg reflects on the significance of the Pentagon Papers

A conversation with Daniel Ellsberg, the man known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, a top secret study of 30 years of American foreign policy in Vietnam. He spoke last week as part of the University of Minnesota's "Great Conversations" series.

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