Stage & Arts
Local Michael Jackson tribute dancers won't stop till they get enough
The St. Paul duo behind a Michael Jackson tribute show won't stop till they get enough.
Books
Review: 'Medicine Walk,' by Richard Wagamese
FICTION: An old soul in a juvenile guise walks readers to his father's ending.
Books
Review: 'The Dig,' by Cynan Jones
FICTION: A tough, unflinching and deeply compassionate novel follows the very different paths of a heartbroken farmer and a brutal badger-baiter.
Books
Review: 'The Jesus Cow,' by Michael Perry, is funny, deep and sympathetic
FICTION: A hilarious tale of tenderness, faith and small-town politics.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: Freez
The fourth of six mini-profiles on new-ish acts performing at Sunday's eighth annual festival outside Canterbury Park.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: G.L.A.M.
The third of six mini-profiles on newcomers performing at Sunday's eighth annual festival at Canterbury Park.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: Vince Staples
The first of six mini-profiles on newcomers headed to Sunday's festival at Canterbury Park.
Music
Soundset 2015 Get to Know: Vic Mensa
The second of six mini-profiles on newcomers headed to Sunday's festival at Canterbury Park.
Music
Summer concerts: 10 shows to see, from Soundset to the Stones
From the Stones to Soundset and beyond, it's a season bound to satisfy.
Books
Review: 'The Brontë Cabinet: Three Lives in Nine Objects,' by Deborah Lutz, reveals lives of the Brönte sisters
NONFICTION: New book sheds light on lives of Anne, Charlotte and Emily – and the lives of women of that time – through their important artifacts.
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Music
Review: New Kids older, but still have a lot of fun
Gen-Xers got a chance for nostalgic fun with a triple bill featuring New Kids on the Block, TLC and Nelly at the Xcel Energy Center.
Photography
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Novelist Richard Ford brings back his most enduring character
Pulitzer-winning author Richard Ford comes to St. Paul with a new book about his most enduring character, Frank Bascombe.
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Karen Armstrong looks at myth and reality about religion and violence
The world's so-called religious battles are more complex than they seem, author Karen Armstrong argues in her new book.
Bestselling authors of young-adult fiction team up on fantasy series
Popular YA authors Cassandra Clare and Holly Black have teamed up to launch a five-book fantasy series about a boy reluctant to use his superpowers.
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Azar Nafisi continues love affair with American lit
Azar Nafisi, author of "Reading Lolita in Tehran" and a guest at Talking Volumes on Nov. 5, views fiction as "the moral guardian of the American dream."
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Talking Volumes authors for 2014 include Richard Ford, Azar Nafisi
Writers coming to the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul this fall reflect a variety of topics and genres.
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