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Carving a niche in Wabasha

Bob Collins October 2, 2010, 7:31 PM Oct 2, 2010

Sampling the art and festivals of a Minnesota weekend.

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Rolling Stone says Minneapolis vinyl shop is super dufte

David Cazares September 22, 2010, 2:51 PM Sep 22, 2010

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I’d never heard of local used LP shop Hymie’s Vintage Records until Rolling Stone declared that it’s one of the 25 best record stores in the country. Forgive me for being unhip to the Minneapolis establishment, as I recently returned to the Twin Cities after spending that last dozen years in the San Francisco Bay Read more →

Examining NPR

Bob Collins September 19, 2010, 9:25 AM Sep 19, 2010

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In the aftermath of the NPR’s ombudsman’s original post on Harry Shearer’s complaint, all of the principals involved are online discussing it in the open. Except one.

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The trouble over ‘Troubled Waters’

Bob Collins September 18, 2010, 9:47 AM Sep 18, 2010

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The process by which a documentary on the Mississippi River was produced is too polluted to be useful.

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U responds to Troubled Waters controversy

Bob Collins September 17, 2010, 3:30 PM Sep 17, 2010

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University officials say the film was pulled because it didn’t undergo a process to ensure its scientific integrity.

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Dylan’s concert plan

Bob Collins August 23, 2010, 2:03 PM Aug 23, 2010

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Concert-goers, what would happen if the world adopts the Bob Dylan method of selling concert tickets?

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No Art Shanty

Bob Collins August 17, 2010, 12:25 PM Aug 17, 2010

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Here’s another reason to dread the coming winter. Organizers of the Art Shanty Project have announced they’re taking 2011 off.

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Wait wait … don’t edit me!

Bob Collins August 17, 2010, 10:27 AM Aug 17, 2010

NPR Peter Sagal’s run-in with Texas school officials.

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Monday Morning Rouser

dgaraets August 2, 2010, 9:57 AM Aug 2, 2010

Maybe you’re strong, but what’s the good of ringing a bell?

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The ‘twilight’ of our sanity

Bob Collins July 13, 2010, 10:57 AM Jul 13, 2010

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What hath Twilight wrought?

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DNA in song

Bob Collins July 11, 2010, 3:13 PM Jul 11, 2010

The BBC reports today that a new choral work is about to be unveiled in which the performers sing their own genetic code.

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Bemidji takes a stand

Bob Collins July 7, 2010, 11:01 AM Jul 7, 2010

The beaver is back!

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Beaver fever in Bemidji

Bob Collins July 4, 2010, 2:49 PM Jul 4, 2010

A Beaver statue promotion in Bemidji seemed innocent enough until one artist rolled out her version.

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Michael Jackson’s reach to Eau Claire

Bob Collins June 28, 2010, 4:14 PM Jun 28, 2010

Ordinarily, I’m not much of a wistful Michael Jackson fan, but Joanne Spencer’s account on The Story of how a pop singer inspired her career from Eau Claire to Minneapolis and points more important is a compelling one.

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