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Arts & Entertainment

Potatoes come to life and paradigms shift in Sibyl Kempson's "Potatoes of August."

Brand new spuds

by Joe Kellen
Published April 10, 2014
Sentient starch takes the spotlight in Sibyl Kempson’s odd examination of what’s beyond the physical world and the possibilities of theater.

Video games for a cause

by Zach Simon
Published April 10, 2014
A small, competitive video game community creates more than mindless, explosive fun

Twin Cities shopping destinations

by Melanie Richtman
Published April 10, 2014
Step up your style game by shopping at some local stores.

Ed Sheeran’s new song sounds weirdly like Justin Timberlake

by Melanie Richtman
Published April 9, 2014

British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran released a new song on April 7 titled “Sing” that sounds a lot like early Justin Timberlake, with a poppy beat in the background and a beautiful falsetto....

Killing Starks and breaking hearts

by Zach Simon
Published April 8, 2014

Game of Thrones (or more appropriately, the soft-core  version of “Lord of the Rings”) has made a huge splash in cultural media. From memes to vines (spoilers on that one), Game of Thrones...

Does this look like your closet? Time for spring cleaning.

The Fashionista is in: Out with the old, in with the new

by Melanie Richtman
Published April 8, 2014
It’s like “date, marry, kill,” but with clothes.

Life on Mars?

by Jackie Renzetti
Published April 6, 2014

From “Survivor” to “Sixteen and Pregnant,” the reality TV industry has managed to fascinate millions of viewers worldwide. Take your pick, the driving force behind the success of...

Marvin Gaye, 30 years later

by Grant Tillery
Published April 4, 2014

I was first introduced to Marvin Gaye when my dad bumped the oldies station in his Honda Civic while driving me to school as a kid.  When Marvin came on, he always turned the radio up just a little...

Lana does disco

by Grant Tillery
Published April 4, 2014

Forget everything you know about Lana Del Rey — her vocals that get knocked as weak and forced and her allegedly fake persona.  Del Rey’s new single, “Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight,”...

The Arditti Quartet celebrates 40 years of playing new music

by Joe Kellen
Published April 3, 2014
From composers like John Cage to the University’s own James Dillon, the Arditti Quartet premiered it all.

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