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10 events and activities to kick off the semester

10 events and activities to kick off the semester

by Macy Harder
Published January 20, 2022
The Winter Carnival, a vintage fest and other fun happenings to keep in mind during the last few weeks of January.
UMN dance professors and choreographers Joanie Smith and Carl Flink curated the "Dancing Our Way Out" program, which premiered on Friday, Jan. 14 and will be available until Friday, Jan. 21. Photo Courtesy of UMN Dance Program and Northrop

Early pandemic dance film resonates nearly two years later

by Bel Moran
Published January 19, 2022
“Dancing Our Way Out” offers relevant reflections on living and creating art during a global pandemic.
First Avenue music venue on the night of Monday, Jan. 17, 2023.

As Omicron spreads, music residencies are put on hold

by Carly Quast
Published January 18, 2022
As the Omicron variant causes COVID infection rates to spike, music residencies throughout the Twin Cities are put on pause.
Five things to binge as the semester begins

Five things to binge as the semester begins

by A&E Staff
Published January 18, 2022
Ease back into the school year with a few new shows, a good book and a website that acquaints you with the history around you.
The 10 best albums of 2021, ranked

The 10 best albums of 2021, ranked

by A&E Staff
Published December 16, 2021
See which album took home number one.
Courtesy of MGM

Q&A: Paul Thomas Anderson talks “Licorice Pizza”

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published December 14, 2021
Between debut performances, the complexities of platonic romance and the logistics of shooting a 70’s era film, the director’s latest is cementing its spot among coming-of-age classics.
Five holiday things our A&E writers are loving this week

Five holiday things our A&E writers are loving this week

by A&E Staff
Published December 13, 2021
Head into the holiday season with a plate of cookies, festive music and a couple of unconventional Christmas movies.
Soundtrack of a City Council

Soundtrack of a City Council

by Sophia Zimmerman
Published December 10, 2021
From musical mashups to indie pop hits, Minneapolis’s incoming city council members have a wide range of recommendations to add to your playlists.
Caroline Polachek sang and danced her way through a goth performance at First Avenue on Tuesday night

Caroline Polachek writhed, vocally and physically, through concert

by James Schaak
Published December 10, 2021
The effortlessly calm, cool and collected indie pop star’s show was a goth masterclass in low-key song and dance.
The bronze bull sculptures, designed by artist Peter Woytuk, outside of Haecker Hall on the St. Paul Campus on Monday, Dec. 6.

Campus Contrived: The kid proof-ication of the St. Paul bulls

by James Schaak
Published December 7, 2021
In Campus Contrived, the Minnesota Daily’s newest series, writers uncover the stories behind underappreciated works of art and architecture on the Twin Cities campus.

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