Stage & Arts
Review: Penumbra's superb 'Wedding Band' explores tension between private love and public intolerance
Penumbra explores interracial romance in the superb "Wedding Band."
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Conceptual artist Mel Chin revisits his 'Revival Field' in St. Paul
A confirmation of the relationship between art and science happened in Minnesota
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Books
Review: 'Bible Nation: The United States of Hobby Lobby,' by Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden
NONFICTION: "Bible Nation" explores Hobby Lobby's antiquities collection and proselytizing fervor.
Books
Review: '100 Amazing Facts About the Negro,' by Henry Louis Gates Jr.
NONFICTION: Henry Louis Gates Jr. unearths surprising truths about the complex history of the black diaspora.
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Review: 'Onigamiising: Seasons of an Ojibwe Year,' by Linda LeGarde Grover
NONFICTION: An elder and UMD professor offers humorous and insightful dispatches from Duluth.
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Review: 'Nine Continents: A Memoir In and Out of China,' by Xiaolu Guo
NONFICTION: Born into a Chinese peasant family, a writer and filmmaker escaped to the urban wilds of the Western world despite enormous obstacles.
Stage & Arts
'Hamlet' star is the fast-rising prince of Twin Cities theater
The starring role in "Hamlet" crowns a busy year for Kory LaQuess Pullam, whose ambition has energized the theater scene.
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Travelers are running marathons on all 7 continents
Exotic marathons cater to runners with wanderlust.
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A Mediterranean cruise for history buffs
Stops in seven countries including Algeria take in gems of antiquity.
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Sign of the times: Minnesota marathoners rank better with age
In a state-by-state breakdown of how marathoners rank, Minnesotans steadily move up the list as we age.
Travel
Annual tundra swan show starts soon along the Mississippi
Tens of thousands of the Arctic birds can be seen migrating across Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Travel
River or ocean? Pick the cruise that's right for you
Large ocean cruise ships provide abundance, but river cruises may be more tailored to your destination.
Books
Review: 'The Future Is History,' by Masha Gessen
NONFICTION: Journalist Masha Gessen issues a loud protest against complacency.
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There are all-time great hunting dogs; this is one of them
Bailey has everything: brilliance afield, character, charisma, warmth. Finding that once-in-a-lifetime dog can be good news and bad.
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