It’s graduation season, which means that we’re saying thanks and good luck to some of the college students who have been writing for our Local Current blog. As a salute to these talented young writers, we wanted to tell you a little more about this relatively new program at the Current. For the past several…

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MPR's Movie Maven Stephanie Curtis joins Steve Seel and Jill Riley to talk about a new film, starring Angelina Jolie, that explores the life of the fairy who placed a curse on Sleeping Beauty.

There’s an especially wide range of Minnesota music in this week’s Friday Five, from a couple of bumping hip-hop tracks that will require earmuffs for the little ones to a gorgeous Magnetic Fields cover and a touching tribute to the late Zach Sobiech. BdotCroc featuring Rocky Diamonds: “Grind Don’t Stop” If Northside up-and-comer BdotCroc isn’t…

Before taking the stage at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul, Minn., on May 6, 2014, Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age sat down for an informal conversation with The Current's Jill Riley.

A Beastie Boy got arrested, Morrissey played his first solo gig in the US, and The Beatles began working on "The White Album" Today in Music History.

Dessa is no stranger to interviews. Now, though, she’s asking the questions instead of answering them—as the host of The Lowertown Line. Each half-hour episode of The Lowertown Line—a Twin Cities Public Television show that launched late in 2012—features one artist, mixing live performance footage with these intimate interviews. “The show really centers around diverse…

Our sister station, MPR News, is presenting the inaugural Top Coast Festival this weekend, where big ideas meet new solutions. Among the keynote speakers is Russell Simmons, a master entrepreneur and visionary.

As students graduate and the school year comes to a close, it's worth asking: what if most of our assumptions about "higher education" are wrong? Our notions of who needs higher education, what types of skills are needed, and how this learning should be provided are becoming outdated. In the midst of this unprecedented change, are students truly being prepared for what Minnesota needs in the future?

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