Culture
Minnesotans select designs for plaque honoring workers who built state capitol
January 13, 2017The designs include a drawing of the Capitol dome and the names of those who died during its construction.
Read morePractice radical hospitality, radical citizenship in the arts
January 12, 2017How can arts organizations change their way of thinking so that what they do matters more?
Read moreMeryl Streep challenges Donald Trump’s “instinct to humiliate”
January 10, 2017The Trump Era promises to escalate the Culture War in an attempt to minimize artists who continue to stand for decent values.
Read moreInvasion of the Funny Fish: Science fiction for the Trump era
January 6, 2017I am not a customary sci-fi reader; this book came to me by way of my sister, who instinctively knew I would love it. You will too.
Read moreLangston Hughes’ jazz “Ask Your Mama” launches national tour
January 5, 2017Jazz was a universal metaphor for Hughes, a convergence of the arts beyond the reach of words or the limits of any one language.
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