ar Another foggy start followed by sunshine Thursday By www.mprnews.org Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 12:27:31 +0000 Another morning of dense fog that will dissipate, paving the way for sunny skies Thursday. Gentle breezes with temperatures expected to reach the upper 40s, close to 50 degrees. Full Article
ar Rain continues overnight into early Sunday By www.mprnews.org Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 21:21:48 +0000 Rain chances will increase Saturday night into Sunday morning, on the backside of a low pressure system as it moves towards the Great Lakes region. Precipitation amounts of between a tenth and a quarter of an inch are possible. Full Article
ar Showers wrap up early Sunday; sunshine returns on Monday By www.mprnews.org Published On :: Sun, 10 Nov 2024 13:13:27 +0000 Cloudy skies and scattered showers will persist into Sunday morning as a low-pressure system tracks from southeastern Minnesota into central Wisconsin. Temperatures will cool briefly to seasonal averages on Monday, followed by a warm-up and breezy winds as the week wraps up. Full Article
ar Fuel Economy Standards Are Supersizing Our Vehicles. Ford Scrapping Small Cars Is An Alarm Bell. By www.forbes.com Published On :: Tue, 15 May 2018 13:28 -0500 Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito explains research on regulations increasing average size of vehicles Full Article
ar Fuel Economy Standards Are Supersizing Our Vehicles. Ford Scrapping Small Cars Is An Alarm Bell. By www.forbes.com Published On :: Wed, 16 May 2018 15:24 -0500 Asst. Prof. Koichiro Ito explains research on regulations increasing average size of vehicles Full Article
ar 2018 Quantrell and Graduate Teaching Awards By www.uchicago.edu Published On :: Tue, 29 May 2018 10:41 -0500 Faculty members recognized for outstanding teaching and mentoring Full Article
ar When Are You Dead? And Who Decides? By www.wsj.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 11:22 -0500 Prof. Lainie Friedman Ross explains patients' definition of death Full Article
ar How to Mend a Broken Heart By www.chicagomag.com Published On :: Thu, 31 May 2018 11:23 -0500 UChicago physicians listed in release on Chicago's top doctors Full Article
ar Tusks, Horns, and Claws: The Fight to Dismantle the Facebook Animal Parts Bazaar By www.wired.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:53 -0500 Prof. M. Todd Henderson discusses liabilities for hosting criminal content Full Article
ar No Clear Danger in Asia as EM Faces Stress, Ex-RBI Chief Says By www.bloomberg.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:54 -0500 Prof. Raghuram Rajan discusses outcomes for emerging markets in Asia Full Article
ar Elderly Supreme Court judges are again resolving our most contentious social debates. Here’s a radically democratic alternative. By www.vox.com Published On :: Tue, 05 Jun 2018 12:55 -0500 Prof. Eric Posner explains a voting system for protecting the rights of minorities Full Article
ar 11-year-old Minnesota pianist recovers from brain hemorrhage By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 04:00:00 -0500 Last Thanksgiving, Eliana Szabo suffered a brain hemorrhage when an arteriovenous malformation ruptured. Now 11, she has relearned how to walk and talk. Meanwhile, a fellow pianist is trying to raise $10,000 through selling handmade paper cranes. Full Article
ar Watchdog group finds spooky Spotify ad is too scary for kids, causes 'distress' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 18 Oct 2018 05:59:11 -0500 In 60 seconds, the commercial showcases a medley of horror film tropes, including a maniacal doll that presumably kills a group of young people whenever they play a catchy pop song. Full Article
ar On Barbra Streisand's latest album, the walls do talk -- to the president By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 03 Nov 2018 16:00:00 -0500 With her latest release, Barbra Streisand has done something different: Her new album, Walls, addresses songs -- including some of her own originals -- to the president of the United States. Full Article
ar Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter Roy Hargrove dies at age 49 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 03 Nov 2018 18:15:00 -0500 Many of Roy Hargrove's peers regarded him as the greatest trumpeter of his generation. Through his own bands and as a sideman, Hargrove brewed his jazz with African and Latin sounds, R&B, soul, pop, funk and hip-hop. Full Article
ar Ensemble 'gives a voice' to Nazi death camp prisoners through unearthed music By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 02 Dec 2018 10:30:00 -0600 While conducting research at the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum, a music theory professor discovered manuscripts of music that haven't been heard since World War II. Full Article
ar Friends in high places: Dayton asks Garth Brooks for another show, Brooks says 'I'm in' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 15 Dec 2018 09:20:00 -0600 Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton on Friday called on Garth Brooks to add another Minneapolis show to his upcoming stadium tour — and it sounds like the country music star is on board with the idea. Full Article
ar Country superstar Garth Brooks announces second show at U.S. Bank Stadium By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 07:00:00 -0600 Tickets for the May 3 show go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday. Full Article
ar Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" reached number one 50 years ago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 09:04:02 -0600 Glen Campbell's "Wichita Lineman" reached number one on the Billboard Country chart 50 years ago today. Jimmy Webb, who wrote the song, told Songfacts that the inspiration was an image he witnessed while driving one day. Full Article
ar Remembering Daryl Dragon By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:12:39 -0600 Daryl Dragon, better known as the Captain in the Captain and Tennille, died Wednesday at the age of 76. Full Article
ar 'Baby Shark' has crashed into the pop charts. How did it get there? By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 10 Jan 2019 06:15:24 -0600 The uber-viral children's song "Baby Shark" landed in the top 40 of the Billboard charts this week, years after it debuted on YouTube. Full Article
ar Documentary shows 'perception and reality' of infamous concert flop By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:30:00 -0600 In 2017, the Fyre Music Festival was billed as an exclusive event in the Bahamas. The reality was very different. Director Chris Smith tells the behind-the-scenes story in a new Netflix documentary. Full Article
ar Beautiful! Carole King makes surprise appearance in Broadway show By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 13 Jan 2019 10:20:00 -0600 Anything can happen in live theater, and audience members seeing "Beautiful," the life story of Carole King, got a surprise when King appeared in the role of herself to celebrate the show's fifth anniversary on Broadway. Full Article
ar 'Proud Mary' released 50 years ago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:01:07 -0600 John Fogerty wrote the song shortly after being discharged from the National Guard. Full Article
ar Sixty years later, remembering 'The Day the Music Died' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 13:15:00 -0600 Sixty years ago this week, the Winter Dance Party concert tour was crisscrossing Minnesota and neighboring states, featuring Ritchie Valens, J.P. "the Big Bopper" Richardson and Buddy Holly. Then came "The Day the Music Died." Full Article
ar Buddy Holly's hometown looks back, 60 years after 'The Day the Music Died' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 03 Feb 2019 17:35:00 -0600 "He sang strictly country," said Larry Byers, a former DJ in Lubbock, Texas, who heard Buddy Holly's early performances. "Until he saw Elvis Presley and decided that maybe he should change his style a bit." Full Article
ar Kacey Musgraves and Childish Gambino win top awards at Grammys By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 06:21:05 -0600 No single artist dominated, but over the course of a night in which a handful of artists won major awards, a thread became clear: The Academy was attempting to make amends for past mistakes. Full Article
ar An Italian town fell silent so the sounds of a Stradivarius could be preserved By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 17 Feb 2019 08:15:00 -0600 The mayor of Cremona, Italy, blocked traffic during five weeks of recording and asked residents to please keep quiet so master musicians could play four instruments -- note by note -- for posterity. Full Article
ar Dominick Argento, Pulitzer Prize-winning composer, dead at 91 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 12:40:07 -0600 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento died Wednesday. He was 91. Known for his eclectic range of work, he composed operas such as "Casanova's Homecoming", "The Dream of Valentino" and "Miss Havisham's Fire." Full Article
ar Peter Tork, Monkees' lovable bass-guitar player, dead at 77 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 14:17:36 -0600 Peter Tork, who studied at Carleton College in Northfield and later rose to teen-idol fame in 1966 playing the lovably clueless bass guitarist in the made-for-television rock band The Monkees, has died. He was 77. Full Article
ar R. Kelly ordered jailed on $1M bond at Chicago hearing By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:15:00 -0600 A judge on Saturday gave R. Kelly a chance to go free while the R&B star awaits trial on charges that he sexually abused four people, including three minors, in a case that seemed likely to produce another #MeToo reckoning for a celebrity. Full Article
ar R. Kelly calls accusers 'liars' in sex abuse case By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Wed, 06 Mar 2019 08:46:33 -0600 The singer, out on bail following his Feb. 22 arrest in Chicago, said he has done "lots of things wrong" when it comes to women, but said he has apologized. He denies doing anything against their will. Full Article
ar At 83, Mary Lane upholds the blues tradition: 'I still got it' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 14:25:00 -0500 The Arkansas-born blues singer looks back on her career and discusses "Travelin' Woman," her first album in more than 20 years. Full Article
ar Dick Dale, 'King of Surf Guitar,' dies at 81 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 18:45:00 -0500 Dick Dale, whose pounding, blaringly loud power-chord instrumentals on songs like "Miserlou" and "Let's Go Trippin'" earned him the title "King of the Surf Guitar," has died at age 81. Full Article
ar White singers in Hungary claim to be African-American, for an opera By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:31:47 -0500 The Gershwin estate stipulates that "Porgy and Bess" should be performed by an all-black cast. The Hungarian State Opera in Budapest reportedly asked its mostly white cast to say that they are black. Full Article
ar Art Hounds: Globally infused banjo tunes on 'Intermodal Blues' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 06:04:57 -0500 Plus, Art Hounds recommend an ice-skating performance inspired by black social dances and an Earth Day singalong with Dan Chouinard. Full Article
ar An album from Prince's vault, and his memoir, are coming By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:36:59 -0500 The Prince estate has announced plans to release Originals, another album of previously unreleased tracks -- many of which were hits for other artists -- he recorded between 1981 and 1991. Full Article
ar Orchestra finds child who charmed crowd with 'wow!' By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 11 May 2019 09:35:00 -0500 A performing arts group has found the child who was literally wowed by a recent classical music concert. Full Article
ar Cuban diva Omara Portuondo feels as strong as ever on 'Last Kiss' world tour By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 11 May 2019 15:15:00 -0500 Now 88 years old, Cuba's musical matriarch wants to perform for audiences until she dies. "What I have left to live for is smiles," Portuondo says. Full Article
ar Legendary actress and singer Doris Day dead at 97 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 13 May 2019 08:12:31 -0500 The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday at her Carmel Valley, Calif., home. The foundation said she was surrounded by close friends. Full Article
ar This 'Greatest Hits' album is real. Its artist is fiction By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Sat, 25 May 2019 09:50:00 -0500 Laura Barnett wrote a novel about an aging singer-songwriter sizing up her life in 16 tracks. Then she approached musician Kathryn Williams, who created the book's original soundtrack. Full Article
ar Prince's bodyguard deposed in wrongful death lawsuit By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 10:39:52 -0500 Prince's former bodyguard answered questions from attorneys for seven hours as part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the late rock star. Full Article
ar R. Kelly charged with 11 new sex-related crimes in Chicago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 14:58:56 -0500 Prosecutors in Chicago have charged R&B singer R. Kelly with 11 new sex-related counts, including some that carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. Full Article
ar So, how old aria? Minnesota Opera's newest work targets tots By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Fri, 31 May 2019 04:00:00 -0500 The Minnesota Opera takes the expression "start 'em young" just about as far as it can this weekend with its latest production, "Nooma." It's "an opera for babies," but don't call it that. Full Article
ar R. Kelly pleads not guilty to latest charges By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 15:45:54 -0500 At an arraignment in Cook County, Ill. court on Thursday morning, the embattled R&B singer entered a not guilty plea on 11 felony charges. Full Article
ar 'Dr. John,' legendary New Orleans musician, dies at 77 By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Thu, 06 Jun 2019 18:45:00 -0500 Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. Full Article
ar A new hope: Seal learns to sing 'Star Wars' theme By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 03:32:17 -0500 Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans. Full Article
ar "Hot Stuff" tops charts 40 years ago By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:08:44 -0500 "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer reached No. 1 on the Billboard pop chart 40 years ago today. The disco classic features a solo by former Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter. Full Article
ar Judge: Andy Warhol didn't violate Prince picture copyright By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:57:28 -0500 Andy Warhol transcended a photographer's copyright by transforming a picture of a vulnerable and uncomfortable Prince into an artwork that made the singer an "iconic, larger-than-life figure," a judge ruled Monday. Full Article
ar It's been 50 years since Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones died By minnesota.publicradio.orghttps Published On :: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 10:21:24 -0500 July 3, 2019 is the 50th anniversary of the day that Brian Jones was pronounced dead. Jones founded the Rolling Stones, gave them their name and was their first business manager. Full Article