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Nina Raemont, Associate A&E Reporter

All content by Nina Raemont
A meme reposted by @joan.of.arca made by @nice.2.mitya

In conversation with UMN student and meme account legend @joan.of.arca

by Nina Raemont
Published May 1, 2022
Best of Campus: Obscure Edition

Best of Campus: Obscure Edition

by Nina Raemont, Bel Moran, and Carly Quast
Published February 22, 2022
Heat of the Week: Pride, Florence Pugh and a gangster walking tour

Heat of the Week: Pride, Florence Pugh and a gangster walking tour

by Nina Raemont
Published July 13, 2021
Heat of the Week: Spending the dog days of summer in style

Heat of the Week: Spending the dog days of summer in style

by Nina Raemont
Published July 6, 2021
Heat of the Week: Outdoor jazz and indoor yoga

Heat of the Week: Outdoor jazz and indoor yoga

by Nina Raemont
Published June 28, 2021
Some icy treats, artwork and beats

Some icy treats, artwork and beats

by Nina Raemont
Published June 22, 2021
Heat of the Week: New Lorde, new Megan, new music for everybody

Heat of the Week: New Lorde, new Megan, new music for everybody

by Nina Raemont
Published June 15, 2021
Heat of the Week: mini-golf with a view and vegans eating barbecue

Heat of the Week: mini-golf with a view and vegans eating barbecue

by Nina Raemont
Published June 7, 2021
Artist Heather Friedli poses for a portrait with two of her dogs on Sunday, April 25. Friedli creates land and heritage inspired paintings, in addition to being a snow sculptor.

Artist spotlight: Get to know local artists

by Nina Raemont
Published April 30, 2021
Jamie Schumacher poses for a portrait outside of Keefer court in Cedar Riverside with her new book on Tuesday, April 27. The book will be released on May 18 and details different stories and conversations with local business owners, residents and creatives who make the West Bank and Cedar-Riverside neighborhood a special place.

Q&A: Jamie Schumacher talks the West Bank with her new book, “Butterflies and Tall Bikes”

by Nina Raemont
Published April 30, 2021
Summer Drink Edition of College Kitchen, featuring a sweet berry bliss and a tropical sweet & smoky escape, the Daily documented the making of these tasty drinks on Friday, April 17.

College Kitchen: Summertime cocktails

by Nina Raemont
Published April 28, 2021
From left to right, Stella Forteir, Ava Eckman, Audrey Eckman, and Lauren Armani pose for portraits outside Northrop Auditorium on Saturday, April 17. They are the creators of the lifestyle magazine Golden Magazine.

All that glitters is Golden Mag

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published April 20, 2021
Visual Black Justice President Tay Elhindi and Founder Athena Papagiannopoulos pose for a portrait in Minneapolis on Saturday, April 17. Visual Black Justice works to amplify Black voices and show that art can also be a form of activism.

Art as resistance: A Q&A with Visual Black Justice

by Nina Raemont
Published April 19, 2021
A group photo of the University of Minnesota quiz bowl team

UMN quiz bowl team scores second place in ‘Super Bowl of the mind’

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published April 15, 2021
Rejected Sound creator Mark Khan and filmmaker Justin jojo Ofori-Atta pose for a portrait at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden on Saturday, April 10. Rejected Sound made its debut Saturday and will serve as a platform to showcase the talents of various DJs and artists.

Local creatives drop music series, spotlight local artists

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published April 13, 2021
Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’: We get it, you love your wife

Justin Bieber’s ‘Justice’: We get it, you love your wife

by Nina Raemont
Published March 29, 2021
Daily Day Guide: Dawdle around Dinkytown

Daily Day Guide: Dawdle around Dinkytown

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published March 26, 2021
Daily Day Guide: Wander around West Bank

Daily Day Guide: Wander around West Bank

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainent Reporter
Published March 16, 2021
Good Days, romance novels and songs of optimism

Good Days, romance novels and songs of optimism

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published March 15, 2021
When everything was cake: A year in review of COVID-19 pop culture memes

When everything was cake: A year in review of COVID-19 pop culture memes

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published March 14, 2021
Daily Day Guide: Make your way around Marcy-Holmes

Daily Day Guide: Make your way around Marcy-Holmes

by Nina Raemont
Published March 6, 2021
Sarah Kieffers book, 100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More was nominated for a Minnesota Book Award.

Got cookie questions? Sarah Kieffer has the answers

by Nina Raemont
Published March 5, 2021
An ice sculpture titled Your Dog sits at Bde Maka Ska on Friday, Feb. 19. The Minneapolis Institute of Art is installing numerous ice sculptures across the Minneapolis area.

Mia puts an icy spin on public art

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 23, 2021
Album cover of Endios new EP, Black Romantic.

Review: Endio’s “Black Romantic”

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 22, 2021
The show must go on: Annual Tết Show hits virtual stage

The show must go on: Annual Tết Show hits virtual stage

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 18, 2021
Let’s talk about the Golden Globe nominations

Let’s talk about the Golden Globe nominations

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 16, 2021
Ice sculptures displayed in St. Pauls Annual Winter Carnival on Thursday, Jan. 28. This year marks the 135th Anniversary of the first carnival.

Neither cold nor COVID-19 can stop the St. Paul Winter Carnival

by Nina Raemont
Published February 11, 2021
Heat of the Week: Food Hugs, speed dates and lava cakes

Heat of the Week: Food Hugs, speed dates and lava cakes

by Nina Raemont, Arts & Entertainment Reporter
Published February 8, 2021
Alison Kirwin stands in Als Breakfast as she gets ready to get 20 plus orders out the door on Wednesday, Feb. 3. Als new menu option is a weekly meal deal allowing customers to choose two meals for $50.

Skip the usual: Al’s Breakfast switches up menu with weekly staff meals

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 5, 2021
The finished dish of bariis iskukaris, a traditional Somali rice dish, prepared for the Sharing Food series on Sunday, Jan. 31. The recipe was shared with the Minnesota Daily by the Somali Student Association.

Sharing Food: Bariis iskukaris (Somali-style rice)

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 2, 2021
Starasea Nidiala Camara poses for a portrait in front of the exhibition she curated at the Minneapolis Institute of Art on Thursday, Jan. 28. The exhibition features African American artists, centering the work of artists from the “Black Belt” region of the South.

Minneapolis Institute of Art premieres new exhibition curated by UMN undergrad

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published February 1, 2021
The site of Black Table Arts, a new cooperative space for black artists to gather, discuss community issues, collaborate, and create on Friday, Jan. 22.

Black Table Arts Cooperative set to open new space

by Nina Raemont, Arts & Entertainment Reporter
Published January 25, 2021
Nadia Aruri dips pita bread into a plate of hummus after drizzling olive oil and sprinkling paprika for finishing touches on Friday, Jan. 15 in Minneapolis. Aruri, a sophomore majoring in Urban Studies, is the Outreach Coordinator for the group Students for Justice in Palestine at the University of Minnesota.

Sharing Food: Hommous bi Tahini

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published January 18, 2021
This is the next big novel for the Minnesota author.

Local bookworms give reading recommendations for winter break

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published December 10, 2020
Local holiday gift guide to support Twin Cities businesses this season

Local holiday gift guide to support Twin Cities businesses this season

by Nina Raemont
Published December 8, 2020
Sharing Food: Minnesota’s own hot dish

Sharing Food: Minnesota’s own hot dish

by Nina Raemont
Published December 3, 2020
The Glam Doll Donuts street sign hangs in Northeast Minneapolis on Monday, Nov. 30.

Former Glam Doll Donuts employees reveal intimidating work environment, discrimination claims

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published December 3, 2020
College Kitchen: Holiday drinks for a merry and bright December

College Kitchen: Holiday drinks for a merry and bright December

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published December 1, 2020
Chef Yia Vang

Chef Yia Vang cultivates community through food

by Nina Raemont
Published November 16, 2020
Isabella M Garcia-Pizano, one of the owners of @ninos_verdes_ on Instagram, shows off one of her plants in her Minneapolis home on Sunday, Nov. 1.

A guide to houseplant care during the winter months

by Nina Raemont
Published November 5, 2020
Mayflower Vang, a Hmong student, prepares a traditional Hmong chicken dish in her sister’s house on Saturday, Oct. 16. The boiled chicken dish is served with a variety of fresh Hmong herbs.

Sharing Food: Qaib rau tshuaj (Hmong chicken in herbs)

by Nina Raemont
Published October 22, 2020
Photo Courtesy of Owen Luterbach

Around the country in a nutshell

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 19, 2020
A plate of chicken adobo, a Filipino dish, cooked for the Sharing Food series on Saturday, Oct. 10. Chicken adobo is prepared with soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, and black pepper and is typically served with rice.

Sharing Food: Chicken adobo

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published October 12, 2020
External Vice President of the Pakistani Student Association Amna Dogar mixes a cup of Kashmiri chai on Tuesday, Oct. 6 in Minneapolis. Once the tea is hot, sprinkling in sugar and crushed pistachios completes the warm and filling flavor.

Sharing Food: Kashmiri chai

by Nina Raemont
Published October 8, 2020
Minnesota Daily A&E Reporter Nina Raemont plates Ful Medames, a Sudanese dish using fava beans, in her apartment on Sunday, Sep. 27. The Sudanese Student Union lent Raemont the recipe as part of the Daily’s “Sharing Food” series.

Sharing Food: Ful Medames

by Nina Raemont
Published September 29, 2020
Twin Cities Book Festival goes virtual for its twentieth anniversary

Twin Cities Book Festival goes virtual for its twentieth anniversary

by Nina Raemont
Published September 25, 2020
The Weisman Art Museum stands empty on Sunday, Sept. 20, as the staff prepare for their reopening on Thursday, Oct. 1.

Weisman Art Museum set to reopen doors Oct. 1

by Nina Raemont, Arts and Entertainment Reporter
Published September 22, 2020
Houses on the Universitys Frat Row stand silent on Monday, Sep. 7. Though late move-in for students may explain their vacancy, the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to pose a significant challenge for the Us fraternities, typical venues for large gatherings.

Taking the party out of the frat: How Greek life is planning events during the pandemic

by Nina Raemont
Published September 10, 2020
UMN theater and dance students create podcast, bridging artistic divisions

UMN theater and dance students create podcast, bridging artistic divisions

by Nina Raemont, Associate A&E Reporter
Published September 9, 2020
From the wealth inequities that the pandemic has exacerbated to the heightened awareness of where our dollars go during such a difficult time, University of Minnesota students are giving up their unsustainable fashion habits.

Students are giving up (their unsustainable fashion habits)

by Nina Raemont
Published July 31, 2020
Quarantunes: A&E’s top ten albums from the first half of 2020

Quarantunes: A&E’s top ten albums from the first half of 2020

by Nina Raemont
Published July 29, 2020
Homemade Perfect Summer Tomato Toast made during the College Kitchen segment on Wednesday, July 22. The dishes were made with ingredients from Minneapolis Farmers Markets.

College Kitchen: Farmers market finds

by Nina Raemont
Published July 24, 2020
Kristin Van Loon, left, and Ryan Fontaine, owners and operators of Hair + Nails Contemporary Art Gallery, pose for a portrait in front of the gallery in Minneapolis on Monday, July 20. The gallery, located on East 35th St., has a new exhibit about queer love opening on Saturday, July 25. 

South Minneapolis contemporary art gallery opens two new indoor exhibits

by Nina Raemont
Published July 21, 2020
Courtesy of Jennifer Melin Miller. Photo by Amy Melin.

Q&A: Jennifer Melin Miller, co-producer of “Hadestown” and Carlson MBA alumni

by Nina Raemont
Published July 15, 2020
Illustration by Hailee Schievelbein

Summer Lovin’: Pandemic edition

by Nina Raemont
Published July 10, 2020
 Photo by Trista Marie McGovern. Courtesy of Dionne Sims. 

UMN grad looks to bring only Black-owned bookstore to Minnesota

by Nina Raemont
Published July 9, 2020
Illustration by Luis Mendoza

Eating well: Professional chef provides insight on managing stress through food

by Nina Raemont
Published July 5, 2020
Mark Khan wearing Universal Rejects from his new collection, which is inspired by his Nigerian and American background, on Monday, June 29 in Minneapolis.

Minneapolis photographer creates virtual art gallery to showcase work

by Nina Raemont
Published July 2, 2020
By Luis Mendoza

Review: Phoebe Bridgers’ ‘Punisher’

by Nina Raemont
Published June 29, 2020
Julia Starr performs at the Pride Drag Brunch at Union Rooftop on Saturday, June 27. With the venue at half-capacity and with face masks required for all patrons, the celebration of Pride continued amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Union Restaurant resumes beloved rooftop drag brunches right in time for Pride

by Nina Raemont
Published June 29, 2020
Censorquip members Jack Callahan, Alison Davis, Claire Nelson Carter Starkey, Genevieve Krause, Clare Graney-Dolan, and Claire Farnham, from top left, meet virtually to discuss their upcoming show, As Seen on TV on Sunday, June 21.

UMN multimedia sketch comedy crew finds humor in staying home

by Nina Raemont
Published June 26, 2020
Illustration by Luis Mendoza

Reading recommendations: stories for understanding political change

by Nina Raemont
Published June 17, 2020
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