Bob Collins
Two moves yesterday underscore the aversion corporate sports has to personality. Read more →
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
Arts & Culture
Barkhad Abdi, the Minneapolis resident who played the pivotal role in Captain Phillips, has some explaining to do with Customs officials. Read more →
Bemidji can’t have nice things, apparently. Busby Big Buck has been stolen, the Bemidji Pioneer reports. Busby is the fairly iconic deer sculpture that graces the entrance to the Bemidji Woolen Mills. Bill Batchelder, the owner of the firm, says the theft of the life-sized statue probably happened overnight on Thursday. Batchelder said the nearly Read more →
Nate MinorThe Internet killed the CD, brought back vinyl and led to huge layoffs in the music industry. But here’s one profession it’s created. Read more →
A touching moment in Austin where a young woman is hospitalized because of the drunk driver who crashed into concert goers, killing two of them last week at South by Southwest. Read more →
Film maker Tatia Pilieva asked 20 strangers to kiss. Read more →
I wrote this post in February 2008 as Pete Seeger approached 90. With his death, there’ll be plenty of words written today about Seeger’s contribution to America, but — like the comments section in the original post — the ones that matter most are the ones that reveal whether we have yet to grasp what defines a good American.
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You don’t usually hear about the kids in the school band getting into trouble. They tend not to jump on tables at lunch doing the Harlem Shake, or suspended from band for making sex tapes, and they’re not usually the schoolyard bullies. Band — music programs — must be doing something right, or the programs just seem to attract a decent brand of child.
Five people, living together in a bus, are traveling the country for a year in search of people doing good things.
When public radio icons retire, stations have to decide whether it’s worth the risk to try something new.
The passing of Tom Keith
The first announcer, the unsung heroes of journalism, the tsunami video, Minnesota lawmakers want to roll back stateworker bennies, and the editing of the anti-NPR video.
A simple song and a theater full of people created a moment that proved the power of music.
The final curtain
The kid sings the blues