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MPR News Reflections and observations on the news

Tag: Arts

Art and LRT

Bob CollinsBob Collins August 8, 2012, 1:39 PM Aug 8, 2012
1

The light-rail project in Saint Paul will also be a canvas for public art.

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What’s in a lipstick?

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 11, 2012, 3:43 PM Jul 11, 2012
9

The color of Dessa.

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What Andy left behind

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 3, 2012, 1:10 PM Jul 3, 2012
1

In ‘A Face in the Crowd,’ Andy Griffith left a film that makes us pause and consider what political punditry has done to us all.

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Lunch break with the orchestra

Bob CollinsBob Collins July 2, 2012, 12:06 PM Jul 2, 2012
3

This is actually produced by a bank, but it serves as a good suggestion to any Twin Cities-based orchestras that might want to gin up a little interest some lunch hour.

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Richard Adler, 1921-2012

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 22, 2012, 11:39 AM Jun 22, 2012
2

It’s entirely appropriate for any Minnesota Twins fan to pause for a moment to honor composer and lyricist Richard Adler.

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1,000 Words: The storm pictures

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 19, 2012, 2:50 PM Jun 19, 2012
2

Clearly, there’s more to the art of photojournalism than point-and-shoot.

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What is this ‘stealing’ of which you speak?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 19, 2012, 1:29 PM Jun 19, 2012
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An intern for NPR’s All Songs Considered might be learning a valuable lesson: If you’re going to steal the creative work of others, it’s probably best not to broadcast it on your company’s website.

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Is it art or politics?

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 13, 2012, 12:33 PM Jun 13, 2012
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The ‘what’s the deal with that?’ season is officially underway in Minnesota politics, with the release today of a short film for Senate candidate Kurt Bills.

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The farm orchestration

Bob CollinsBob Collins June 12, 2012, 12:30 PM Jun 12, 2012
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There’s a flow — no pun intended — to the work on a farm that is symphonic.

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Scotty beams up at last

Eric Ringham May 22, 2012, 10:55 AM May 22, 2012
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James Doohan, Gordon Cooper among the posthumous passengers.

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Feeling music

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 18, 2012, 10:40 AM May 18, 2012
2

Friday already and time to pick the favorite video of the week. This one’s easy.

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The joy of flying

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 17, 2012, 10:36 AM May 17, 2012
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If your flight’s departure is ever delayed for 20 minutes, there are worse things in the world than having a group of musicians on their way to the Romanian Art Festival in Bucharest.

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Seeger at 93

Bob CollinsBob Collins May 3, 2012, 11:40 AM May 3, 2012
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‘It’s not enough to say ‘you have rights,’ former Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines once said of Seeger. ‘You have to use them.’

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Bobby Vee’s Alzheimer’s

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 30, 2012, 3:03 PM Apr 30, 2012
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Teen idol Bobby Vee began his career on the day the music died.

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Where are the kids?

Bob CollinsBob Collins April 25, 2012, 3:11 PM Apr 25, 2012
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It’s budget-cutting time in Minnesota’s school districts. It’s a time when authorities evaluate the extracurricular and other offerings of schools and decide what no longer interests kids.

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