Arts & Culture
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
Rendering by Marcelo Valdes
St. Anthony Main Gets Upgrade from MSP Film Society
When it reopens in late March, St. Anthony Main will be rebranded with a new name: MSP Film at the Main. Read more
Jan 10, 2022
An Encore for Osmo Vänskä
After nearly two impactful decades atop the rostrum of the Minnesota Orchestra, conductor Osmo Vänskä prepares for his final curtain call with a two-week-long tribute to the only Finnish musician more accomplished than him: Jean Sibelius. Read more
Jan 9, 2022
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Hold the Salt: How to Properly De-Ice
Salting sidewalks can seem like an easy way out of snow removal, but oversalting can have major environmental consequences. Salting responsibly is key. Read more
Jan 7, 2022
Penguin Random House
Starship Therapise Authors Boldly Go Where No Therapist Has Gone Before
The marriage and family therapists Justine Mastin and Larisa Garski discuss how a night at Olive Garden turned into discovering the power of therapeutic fanfiction. Read more
Jan 5, 2022
Photos by Darby Ottoson
A Tour of the Minneapolis Composting Program
Inside the organics recycling facility where the city’s food waste gets converted into compost within six months. Read more
Jan 4, 2022
Photos by Cailtlin Abrams
Hmong Cultural Center Reopens Its Doors
Just as the Hmong Cultural Center staff were about to debut their expanded museum, white supremacists vandalized the building. Read more
Jan 3, 2022
Photo by Awa Mally
Julian Green Leads The Current's Urban Alternative Project
The University of Minnesota alum will bring a new sound to local airwaves. Read more
Jan 3, 2022
