Q&A with Chris Larson ('85), local Twin Cities artist and professor of art at the U of M The Talon: You are currently working on an architectural project to build a clinic in Kenya. How did you...
Arts Articles
Nathan Stromberg’s “Significant Stuff” exhibit
Art teacher Nathan Stromberg showcases 28 pieces of original artwork in a solo exhibit at Artistry (formerly the Bloomington Theater Center for the Arts). It is titled "Significant Stuff" and it...
Historical fiction connects the past and present
"Chamberlain closed his eyes and saw it again. It was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen. No book or music would have that beauty. He did not understand it: a mile of men flowing slowly,...
Faith v.s. arts?
Theater teacher and director Nicholas Freeman rested his chin against his knuckles and gazed across a room of empty chairs. After months of moments like these, Freeman was again thinking of the...
Small business, big screen
In the era of Netflix and megaplexes, an independent cinema in Columbia Heights gives audiences a classic moviegoing experience Tom Letness dimmed the lights hanging from the movie theater's...
Freeman stars as rock star Buddy Holly for the fourth time running
1955. A short glimpse of a decade of baby boomers, poodle skirts, and the growing popularity of T.V. dinners and rock 'n' roll. At age 19, a young man is discovering his style of music and discovers...
Art becomes a way of life
Step by step, alum moves from the art room to Hollywood animation "Nobody will notice that I did it, but I spent a...
Movie review: Escape from Tomorrow
Drama secretly filmed at Disney proves to be disturbing, divisive, unique "People just come here because they wanna...
Bring Tissues: Anatomy of Gray play review
Dynamic performances make fall play well-worth watching It's hard for anything to make someone both laugh and cry in...
When the game goes too far
When what you thought was real life turns out to be virtual, but your virtual death turns out to be real? The world...
Rowling’s shot at redemption
The Cuckoo's Calling, a book secretly penned by J.K. Rowling, proves she can still write On 14 July 2013 an obscure...
Entertainment under the sun
Summer 2013 didn't quite have the blockbusters of recent years, but that's not to discount it. There were some truly...
Summer reading cheat-sheet
Kitra Katz outlines the Top 20 picks for your summer reading pleasure.
Not just for photographers
Instagram allows cell phone cameras to replace expensive high-tech equipment.
‘House’ music dubsteps aside for ‘trap’
Electronic Dance Music sub-genre 'Harlem Shakes' into the mainstream Skrillex. Avicii. Swedish House Mafia. These are...