West Saint Paul vibes

There's so much to pull out of this text, but the closing discussion of Harney County's High Desert Partnership is such a powerful articulation what happens when federal power and local democracy work together in service of collaboration and care.

I know its only March, but Anthony McCann's Shadowlands might be the best book I read all year. An insightful and empathetic study of right-wing radicalization that is as much a work of political philosophy as it is journalism. It's simply lovely and warrants much wider attention.

Today I finally got to see Christian Marclay's "The Clock" (or at least two hours of it), which was near the very top of my art bucket list. It was absolutely extraordinary.

Cozy Cricket

Detail of Pao Houa Her's "Smoke in the Prairie" (2017), and inkjet print from her extraordinary series "My Grandfather Turned Into a Tiger." It's one of six of Her's works in the MNHS fine art collection.

David Lefkowitz, "Accomodation," 1999, oil on canvas. A fun fav from the MNHS collection.