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The Nation: Let's not normalize this thing called 'terrorism'
The Nation interviews Sohail Daulatzai, author of Black Star, Crescent Moon.
Journal of Design History: The Interface
Review of John Harwood's book on the surprising "inverse effect" computers and corporations, including IBM, had on the theory and practice of design.
Sarah Stonich looks below the surface of Minnesota’s 'Vacationland'
Review on MinnPost Books.
Against the Grain: Global to Local
Interview with the authors of STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE.
Litquake's Lit Cast Episode 19 - Eric Ames on Werner Herzog
Interview with the author of Ferocious Reality.
"It’s probably one of the best unproduced screenplays ever written."
Vivoscene on LOVE IN VAIN by Alan Greenberg.
Pocket Review: Artist Animal by Steve Baker
"Baker steers away from any overt ethical screeds, in the same way that he avoids Monsanto politics in the discussion of Kac’s altered rabbit, or environmental issues when talking about the works of Olly and Suzi or Sanna Kannisto, whose art is dependent on being set or performed in the animals’ natural habitats."
A portrait of the poet as a child
Translated now for the first time, Twelve Views from the Distance greatly enhances our understanding of Mutsuo Takahashi and his work.
Lifelong Dewey: Designing the Creative Child
Amy Ogata's book is "exceptionally interesting."
Star Tribune: We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down
A gravedigger’s daughter recalls her childhood in Waseca, Minn., and her beloved father’s death.
Rachael Hanel on KEYC Mankato
Interview with the debut author of We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down.
Shelf Awareness on We'll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down
A life built on death, as a gravedigger's daughter survives and thrives on the family business.
St. Paul's Union Depot has been rebuilt and remodeled many times
John Diers, author of St. Paul Union Depot, on the landmark's history.
History News Network on Debating the End of History
David Noble challenges the conventional wisdom of perpetual economic growth upon which bourgeois culture is founded.
Very highly recommended: Vacationland
A review of Sarah Stonich's book from the She Treads Softly blog.
Rachael Hanel’s ‘graveyard life’ memoir resonates with spirit of ‘Our Town’
Interview with MinnPost.
Farmers markets without fear
On Beth Dooley's Minnesota's Bounty: The Farmers Market Cookbook
15 with the Author: Minnesota's Bounty
An interview with Beth Dooley.
Environmental Philosophy and the Question of Origins
Zeteo reviews Biogea by Michel Serres.
Star Tribune on Vacationland by Sarah Stonich
A collection of linked stories centered around a northern Minnesota fishing resort.
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