Music
Festival celebrates Dominick Argento, 'patriarch' of Minnesota composers
Dominick Argento's Pulitzer-winning art songs are the centerpiece of the weeklong Source Song Festival.
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Have a flight at MSP? Exhibit shows history of Minnesota food (and drink)
"The Art of Food" on Concourse C reveals tidbits about Minnesota's food production.
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Itasca State Park, BWCA, Ely recover from storms
When storms ripped through northern Minnesota in the early morning hours of July 21, it wreaked havoc in beloved vacation spots. But the area is recovering fast.
TV & Media
Louis C.K. and 10 other comics who've gotten serious with dramatic projects
Twin Cities-bound Louis C.K. joins a stellar list of comics unafraid to take dramatic departures.
TV & Media
Has 'Sharknado' jumped the shark in fourth installment?
The "Sharknado" franchise inches closer to becoming an endangered species.
TV & Media
Jon Stewart casts long shadow over late-night TV's political coverage
Moments of Zen are few among those trying to reach the bar set by the former "Daily Show" host.
Politics
Twitter explodes with dad jokes for VP nominee Tim Kaine
The main response to vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine at the Democratic National Convention last night? He is everyone's dad.
Books
Review: 'Good as Gone' by Amy Gentry
FICTION: A kidnapped girl returns to her deeply damaged family after eight years. (Or does she?)
Books
Review: 'Christodora,' by Tim Murphy
FICTION: Tim Murphy's novel follows a troubled family from the 1980s to the near future.
Books
Review: 'Marrow Island,' by Alexis M. Smith
FICTION: Natural disasters in the Pacific Northwest provide a backdrop for the fiercely beautiful "Marrow Island."
Books
Review: 'Compartment No. 6,' by Rosa Liksom, translated from the Finnish by Lola Rogers
FICTION: A lyrical Finnish novel meditates on survival through a train trip from Moscow to Outer Mongolia in the 1980s.
Books
Review: 'To the Bright Edge of the World,' by Eowyn Ivey
FICTION: Eowyn Ivey's second novel fictionalizes the lives of a 19th-century explorer and his wife.
Books
Review: 'The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race,' by Jesmyn Ward
NONFICTION: In eloquent essays,writers of color note that the nation that black people helped build is still conflicted about their presence.
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