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Alicia Kismet Eler
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Visual Art Reporter/Critic @ Minnesota Star Tribune
Author, THE SELFIE GENERATION
Standup comedian, Laugh & Draw host
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A Minneapolis K-pop takeover!
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After being skipped on prior outings, the Twin Cities are getting two of the biggest K-pop tours starting this weekend.
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November 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
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‘Queering Indigeneity’ debuts at the Minnesota Museum of American Art >> new from me for the @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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November 14, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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Japan’s Leader Started a Meeting at 3 A.M. Then Came the Backlash. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/w...
Japan’s Leader Started a Meeting at 3 A.M. Then Came the Backlash.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:59 AM
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Spellbinder The Illusionist Goes Viral With Magic Act, Lands West Sider A Chicago Residency blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/12/s...

I saw this guy a few years ago in Chicago at the Magic Lounge!
Spellbinder The Illusionist Goes Viral With Magic Act, Lands West Sider A Chicago Residency
After more than 40 years as a magician, Walter King Jr. went viral on social media this year. His new show, "Diary of a Black Illusionist," is drawing more diverse crowds to magic shows.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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At 90, African art specialist is selling the gallery he thinks of as ‘a gift from God’
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November 13, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Anyone seen the Minneapolis tagger RAT BOY? 🐀
October 31, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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Acclaimed artist Dyani White Hawk’s ‘Love Language’ exhibition comes home to Minnesota @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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Acclaimed artist Dyani White Hawk’s ‘Love Language’ exhibition comes home to Minnesota
The MacArthur “genius” winner’s Walker Art Center show includes 15 years of artwork.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival will screen 47 films in seven locations @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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Twin Cities Jewish Film Festival will screen 47 films in seven locations
Check out Israeli dramas, a documentary about Israeli and Palestinian peace activists, Jewish films from Colombia and Argentina, and even Yiddish horror shorts.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
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Artists work 9-to-spooky-5 on thousands of pumpkins!

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Artists carve 5,000 pumpkins at Minnesota Zoo this Halloween
Classic jack-o’-lanterns and huge pumpkins with Prince, Taylor Swift, the Simpsons and more light up the trail for five weeks.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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A ConFluence for Star Trek fans, cosplayers and gamer nerds of color

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A ConFluence for Star Trek fans, cosplayers and gamer nerds of color
The sci-fi convention in Minneapolis hosts panels on Black anime and a special “Star Trek” guest.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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Minneapolis’ giant LOTI Pencil dresses up for Halloween 🎃

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Minneapolis’ 20-foot-tall pencil dressed as Vikings star for Halloween
The Lake of the Isles pencil dressed up as Superman last year.
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October 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Alicia Kismet Eler
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Thieves broke into a first-floor wing of the Louvre Museum in Paris and fled with jewelry of “incalculable” value in a brazen daylight robbery, French officials said Sunday. nyti.ms/4qirt05
Three French police officers stand in front of the iconic glass pyramid at the Louvre. A headline reads: ""Priceless' Jewelry Stolen In Louvre Robbery." Photo by Gonzalo Fuentes/Reuters
October 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Tony Fitzpatrick's Art Is All Over Chicago. Here's Where To Find It blockclubchicago.org/2025/10/17/t... RIP TONY!
Tony Fitzpatrick's Art Is All Over Chicago. Here's Where To Find It
The artist and lifelong Chicagoan died Saturday at the age of 66, but his work and legacy remain visible in restaurants, on beer labels and at other spaces across the city.
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October 19, 2025 at 2:18 AM
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‘Life of a Showghoul’ lawn display goes viral with mashup of Taylor Swift, Halloween scares @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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‘Life of a Showghoul’ lawn display goes viral with mashup of Taylor Swift, Halloween scares
The spooky display references the megastar singer’s dramas, exes and nods to her famed call-outs to fans.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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U’s Nash Gallery art show features works of the Puerto Rican diaspora @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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U’s Nash Gallery art show features works of the Puerto Rican diaspora
More than 40 artists, including three Minnesota Puerto Ricans, dive into questions of migration, memory and politics.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Here’s what Minnesota influencers think of the pending TikTok deal @startribune.com

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Here’s what Minnesota influencers think of the pending TikTok deal
Some influencers in the state worry about the U.S. version of the app being owned by Trump allies.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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6 Palestinian films at Twin Cities Arab Film Festival focus on human stories @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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6 Palestinian films at Twin Cities Arab Film Festival focus on human stories
Filmmaker Laila Abbas travels to Minnesota from Ramallah for opening night.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
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A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
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September 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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7 Minnesota fall art festivals to check out // @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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7 Minnesota fall art festivals to check out
In September and October, festivals in Minneapolis, St. Paul and Lakeville offer visual art, murals and healing arts.
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September 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Massive Photo of Trump and Epstein Unfurled Outside Windsor Castle hyperallergic.com/1042150/mass...
Massive Photo of Trump and Epstein Unfurled Outside Windsor Castle
Activists behind the action at the UK royal residence said they want to “make sure Epstein haunts him everywhere he goes.”
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September 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Minnesota auction house to sell 90 artworks, including 3 Warhol screenprints and a Dr. Seuss sculpture //

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Minnesota auction house to sell 90 artworks, including 3 Warhol screenprints and a Dr. Seuss sculpture
A third of the works for sale come from the former skyway museum Louvre It or Leave It.
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September 16, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Top 10 art exhibitions to check out this fall in the Twin Cities // new for @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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September 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Artists and arts organizations find ways to combat attacks on the arts // new for @startribune.com @stribgoingout.startribune.com

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September 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Thousands of pumpkins 🎃 light up Minnesota

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September 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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The city of Minneapolis awarded its next round of Vibrant Storefronts grants

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September 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM