Bob Collins
Should Hennepin County have whitewashed a mural, the suicide detective, do your cellphone chargers need to be unplugged, the man who sent 19-year-olds to war, art and politics, and 50 states and 50 pictures. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Tag: Arts
America moves on after the spying scandal, the great gopher feet caper and other tales from the mean streets of Minnesota, return of the website, the grace of Steve Gleason, and the girl who makes your 12 year old look like a lazy punk. Read more →
The tension and reaction surrounding a Rock the Garden set, perhaps, was inevitable as more rock festivals feature partnerships with previously-unlikely bedfellows. Rock music and an art museum? In the end, at least with one set, the locale won out. Art is supposed to satisfy, infuriate, cause a commotion and get people involved in spirited debate. Read more →
We’ll have to live without Jon Stewart on the Daily Show for the rest of the summer and the reason why is not at all comedy.
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Sabrina’s best day ever
Cancer claims music icons
The Minneapolis kids who made the viral video Hot Cheetos & Takis are back. This time, it’s about their bikes.
Nate Minor
America never seems so great as it does when it stops to watch a Pong game being played on the side of a building.
The intersection of art and politics
When you’re on jury duty and your case goes on for 33 days and includes 200 witnesses, it may be difficult to stay focused.
Shakespeare as therapy