News & Notes

  • Anti-anxiety of influence

    Editorial
    Does this article make me look fat? When you’re in a thing, it’s hard to know what it looks...
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  • Living for the future in nowhere land

    Editorial
    We are nowhere, and it’s now —Bright Eyes
    It’s funny being nowhere. One of the mystery ingredients of our scene...
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  • Go Twins!

    Editorial
    As the deadline loomed for this new "Elements of Style, Minnesota Edition" blog entry, I found myself suffering intrusive thoughts...
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  • Charles Nolte remembered

    Editorial
    On Thursday, January 14, 2010, Charles Nolte, age 86, died as he lived: immersed in art and surrounded by friends...
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  • Rock n' theater

    Editorial
    Warning: This blog has what would be commercial interruptions—if they were paid for. For me, Minnesota’s style of theater is...
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  • The dance scene

    Editorial
    EDITOR'S NOTE: THIS ARTICLE IS PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MNARTISTS.ORG, OFFERING "THE PUBLIC A NEW WAY TO EXPLORE ART...
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  • Penumbra style

    Editorial
    As a little girl, curled up in the backseat of my dad’s Nissan alongside my twin sister, driving to...
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  • Acting Minnesotan

    Editorial
    I had intended for this installment to be a sober (you can see where it’s going wrong already, can’t you?)...
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  • Too many writers! Too much money!

    Editorial
    A friend once interrupted my endless rhapsodizing about the joys of times gone by, saying, “Well, yes, there were...
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  • The Minnesota Way

    Editorial
    Editor's note: This article is presented in partnership with mnartists.org, offering "the public a new way to explore art...
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