Regional reporter for the Advocate, Times-Picayune and https://nitter.cf/t.co/MMOgx45aQo. Minnesotan in Louisiana. Saunas, books and baked goods. [email protected]
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What a joy to tell the story of "Braiding Sweetgrass" and its Minnesota roots. A decade after its publication, I talked with authors, editors and booksellers about how Robin Wall Kimmerer’s essays on the natural world became “the book for our times." strib.gift/w2833u8rn
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Ever wondered if what you’re watching is a movie or a film? @newyorkerhumor considers some key differences. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/tb…
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This episode of MN History is the last. The Star Tribune pulled the plug after 10 great years and nearly 500 columns. Thanks for embracing history with me. startribune.com/ad-man-turne…
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He nurtured the arts in New York Mills and Lanesboro. Can he do it in Warroad? startribune.com/he-nurtured-…
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A suite of voter resources drops today, the first day of early voting in Minnesota, and it's all outside of the paywall:
"what's on my ballot" lookup tool: startribune.com/mn-ballot-in…
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"where they stand on the issues" guide to major races: startribune.com/minnesota-20…
If Dyani White Hawk were to bead one of her artworks alone, it would take years. So she's enlisted family to work in her northeast Minneapolis studio.
Her mother-in-law, her cousin, her daughter. A sister-in-law, recruited while in town for a powwow.
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We watched as together, they made White Hawk's newest work -- a 10-foot sculpture installed in NYC earlier this month: startribune.com/famed-artist…
With beautiful photos by Jerry Holt and Richard Tsong-Taatarii and videos by Amanda Anderson.
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I was grilled for 6 hours by Ezra Edelman for the controversial @prince @netflix documentary. Here is what it was like to revisit 40 years of Purple memories for the cameras for a 9-hour doc that may never be seen. app.startribune.com/story/60…
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ICYMI: Meet the man who has spent the last 25 years hiring bands for free stages @mnstatefair. This year, Nate Dungan spent $500,000+ for 102 acts so we could have fun. Read @StarTribune interview. @StribGoingOut app.startribune.com/scene-ma…
The Lakes Area Music Festival started 16 years ago in Brainerd with a few music school friends. It now boasts 256 professional artists and a $1.2 million budget. But musicians still stay in local homes. startribune.com/top-musician…
You've seen Luis Fitch's art on stamps, at Target and on the street. Now, see it in a gallery. strib.gift/j8jn7j2qr
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Laurie Lindeen of the early-'90s band Zuzu's Petals, who went on to write a celebrated memoir and more, died unexpectedly Monday. Here's our initial obit.
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Story was a good excuse to use this way-cute photo of @minnorch's new music director Thomas Søndergård and his husband Andreas Landin marrying in kilts.
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I wrote an essay about singing—and its attendant fears and hurdles—in the upcoming edition of @NYTmag.
Read here: nytimes.com/2024/06/12/magaz…
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The online and print versions of this story captured the duality of my Timberwolves watching experience, the online version showing my “I’m so excited to be watching the sport of basketball!” Face, the print version showing my “I would like to forget what basketball is” face
As a kid growing up in Ohio, @NifMuhammad spotted Kevin Garnett on a magazine cover and his life forever changed. The celebrated poet is embracing the miracle of this moment in Timberwolves history, no matter the outcome. startribune.com/timberwolves…
Growing up in Ohio, Hanif Abdurraqib spotted Kevin Garnett on a magazine cover and unknowingly, in that moment, signed up to be a tortured Timberwolves fan for life.
The now-celebrated author has become "poet laureate of the Timberwolves." By @kimvhyatt: startribune.com/timberwolves…
I would have liked to know Joanne Von Blon, who penned book reviews for the Star Tribune and served on the boards of @loftliterary, @MPRnews and @GraywolfPress where she brought "a mischievous sense of humor and a keen eye for literary talent."
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