Arts & Culture
Mia Hosting Botticelli Exhibit This Fall
See the works of one of the most recognized artists of the Italian Renaissance without flying to Italy. Read more
Jan 25, 2022
Louie Anderson
7 Clips That Capture Stand-Up Legend Louie Anderson's Comedic Spirit
A look back on the St. Paul-born comedy icon’s career that made generations laugh. Read more
Jan 24, 2022
The Great Northern
Great Northern Festival Returns This Week
Here are some of this year’s highlights. Read more
Jan 24, 2022
Photo by Caitlin Abrams
Stillwater Hosts Inaugural World Snow Sculpture Championship
An international competition is driving thousands of people to Stillwater. Read more
Jan 21, 2022
Photo courtesy of 515 Productions
Freshwater Documentary Dives Beyond the Surface of Lake Superior
A new film shows the many faces of our famous lake—from its year-round, all-weather surfers to its climate change–caused warming process. Read more
Jan 21, 2022
Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vee’s NFT Fest Is Coming to Minneapolis
The inaugural VeeCon lineup includes stars like the D’Amelio sisters, Mila Kunis, Logan Paul, and more. Read more
Jan 21, 2022
An Artist's Imagining of Loring Park in 2022, From 25 Years Ago
In 1997, we asked an aspiring young artist to paint what she thought Loring Park would look like in the far-off, futuristic year of 2022. How did she do? Read more
Jan 20, 2022
Photo by Leslie Plesser (portrait); courtesy of Jessica NOrdell (book jacket)
Jessica Nordell and the End of Bias
Jessica Nordell thinks she’s cracked the scientific code for how we end bias, and she wrote a book to prove it. Read more
Jan 18, 2022
Hygge in the Valley
At the Nordic Nook in Golden Valley, one family’s backyard sauna oasis is now available to rent. Read more
Jan 18, 2022
Ways to Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day
While typical Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations can’t occur this year because of COVID-19, there are still events happening that commemorate Dr. King’s legacy. Read more
Jan 14, 2022
The Charcoal Drawings of Kristen Lowe
Kristen Lowe’s new show of recent work at the Hillstrom Museum in St. Peter only further affirms she is one of the most important working artists in Minnesota. So how come she’s not a household name? Read more
Jan 12, 2022
Photos by Minnesota Historical Society (Tanner, INgalls family and Little House Book, Lovelace); Shutterstock (typewriter, motorcycle, and helmet) Simon and Schuster (The Night Of The Gun); Getty (Bechdel); Mark Seliger (Marlon James)
A Timeline of MN's Literary History
The South gets a lot of hype for being the most literary place in the United States, but what about us, way up here in the North, beating on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past? Read more
Jan 10, 2022
