5 art stories from the week
Art and cultural stories are sprinkled all throughout MPR's programming, so it can be hard to know when to tune in to catch them. Here's a round-up of some of the more interesting stories from the week.
1. Thirty years of 'Love and Rockets' explode in Minneapolis
Created by artist Jaime Hernandez, "Love and Rockets" has followed the lives of a rag-tag group of friends living outside Los Angeles. The series delivers true-to-life stories that go far beyond the caricatures of standard comic fare.
A new show at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design allows visitors to get a close-up view of the work of Hernandez, a Mexican-American who aims to capture the sensibilities of modern life -- and his culture. Read More...
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2. For Illicit Sextet's Steve Kenny, a hard road back to success
Divorced, isolated from his children and homeless, Steve Kenny flipped on the radio in the abandoned car where he slept -- and heard his music playing.
The tune, picked by then-MPR jazz show host Leigh Kamen, triggered memories of a once-charmed life as a computer company executive and trumpeter for the Illicit Sextet, a great jazz band. It was 2000, the moment he realized he had lost everything to drugs. Read more...
3. Map showcases notable Minnesota authors
Some of Minnesota's most notable authors are featured on a new map of the state that highlights its legacy of literature.
Minnesota Historical Society book curator Patrick Coleman helped create the free map. He said in choosing authors, he weighed the number of awards they won, how much they had produced or their popularity. Read more...
4. Why Michael Connelly keeps sending his fictional detective into darkness
Detective Harry Bosch is running out of time. "He knows the work will never be done, but he's always found solace in that he's doing some of the work and he's getting things done, and he speaks for the dead," says his creator, Michael Connelly. "His identity is wrapped up in that."
But now Harry is facing a career change. "He's not going to have a badge," Connelly says. "He's not going to carry a gun, at least legally, in the future. That's going to require some changes." Read more...
5. Magazine for adult adoptees raises issues of alienation, racism and loss
When many people think of adoption, they tend to focus on the adoptive parents and the baby they bring home. But less attention is paid to what becomes of those babies.
Starting Monday, a new online magazine called Gazillion Voices aims to provide a voice for adult adoptees around the country. Read more...