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Arts & Entertainment

Kyle Lambert, Courtesy of Netflix

Review: Things are still strange in Hawkins

by Haley Bennett
Published October 30, 2017
The Duffer Brothers have refined the binge-watch. Sci-fi fans everywhere are grateful for the pitch-perfect note “Stranger Things 2” hits.
Triple Rock Social Club as seen on Tuesday, Oct. 24. Triple Rock recently announced that it would be closing in November.

As students remember the Triple Rock, musicians foresee a trend of gentrification

by Maddy Folstein
Published October 26, 2017
The legendary Minneapolis music venue is closing at the end of November.
Isabel Enns, left, Tessa Dahlgren, middle, and Kate Powers, right, discuss their work in the play "In the Next Room" on Friday, Oct. 20 in the Rarig Center on West Bank. The play debuts at the Rarig Center on Nov. 2.

Bringing buzz to the invention of the vibrator

by Haley Bennett
Published October 26, 2017
The Rarig Center will open its new show, “In the Next Room (Or The Vibrator Play)" Nov. 2.

Q&A: UMN Theatre Alumnus Ian Truitner

by Kate Drakulic
Published October 26, 2017
The L.A. filmmaker discussed his international film, UMN recognition and preparing the next generation of film makers.
Ty Dolla Sign performs during the 2017 homecoming concert at TCF Bank Stadium on Friday.

Review: Homecoming show fails to impress

by Haley Bennett
Published October 23, 2017
Headliner Ty Dolla Sign rallied the audience behind drug and alcohol references rather than his music.
Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Courtesy of My Favorite Murder

“My Favorite Murder” provides murderous fun at Northrop Auditorium

by Maddy Folstein
Published October 23, 2017
The popular podcast brought true crime and comedy fans together on Thursday night.
Comedian and former SNL cast member, Vanessa Bayer, performed her stand-up routine at the Ted Mann Concert Hall on Tuesday, Oct. 17.

The tragic punchline victim in this year’s homecoming comedy show? Communication studies.

by Kate Drakulic
Published October 23, 2017
Students laughed their way into homecoming week with a Saturday Night Live star and a local Minneapolis comedian.
Danny Cohen, Courtesy of Matador Records

Review: Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile’s ‘Lotta Sea Lice’

by Haley Bennett
Published October 19, 2017
Indie favorites Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile's new collaborative album, “Lotta Sea Lice,” follows popular sounds too closely to make a splash.
Hats designed by Karen Morris sit on display in her shop in Northeast Minneapolis Friday, Oct. 13.

Minneapolis hat designer puts a modern twist on an old tradition

by Maddy Folstein
Published October 19, 2017
The milliner brings the art of women’s hat design to northeast Minneapolis.
A mock funeral home setting is set up in a classroom in Jackson Hall on Friday, Oct. 13. Mortuary Sciences majors learn the business side of becoming a funeral director as well as anatomy.

Talk about ghosts: Mortuary science and the art of communication

by Haley Bennett
Published October 19, 2017
It’s hard not to think of death as the leaves turn brown and the ground hardens. But for the University's mortuary science department, death is part of everyday life.

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