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I Tried the Minneapolis-Made Camera So You Don’t Have To

Manufactured on Nicollet Avenue during the Truman administration, the Clarus MS-35 is fun to use but riddled with flaws. Are civic pride and a yearning for physical media enough to make you buy one in 2026?

April 29, 2026

‘I’m a Pedestrian at My Core’: Catching Up With Comedian Jake Cornell

Cornell will appear at the Parkway in Minneapolis on Thursday night.

March 5, 2026

Sack’s Back: MN’s Greatest Political Cartoonist Un-Retired Because He’s ‘So Fucking Pissed’ at Trump, ICE

Before launching his Substack, Sack had to re-learn to draw using his non-dominant hand.

February 27, 2026

The Art of the Minnesota Resistance

'Our love is gonna melt ICE.'

How Can Artists Show up for Minneapolis?

I held a 500-person virtual workshop on how artists can meaningfully support the work to get ICE out of Minneapolis. Here's what I learned.

January 21, 2026

Meet the Minneapolis Artist Offering ‘Chinga La Migra’ Flash Tattoos

Because sometimes all you can do is get a tattoo.

January 16, 2026

They’re on Probation for Graffiti. That Hasn’t Stopped Them From Painting.

Even after a harrowing trip to the Hennepin County Jail 2 years ago, these best friends keep painting—and pushing their luck.

December 10, 2025

7 2025 Books by MN Authors to Gift the Reader on Your List

We've got something for every kind of reader: poems for the doomscroller, essays about the natural world, a comic collab with Redman, and more.

MN’s Movie Boom: Inside the 1990s ‘Golden Age’ of North Star State Cinema

How our snowy landscape, rebate program, and yes, Prince, helped the local film scene thrive.

November 12, 2025