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DCapTO

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The McMichael Canadian Art gallery in Kleinburg has a gorgeous Indigenous art exhibit on right now until March 2026. A few pieces by Monkman, more than a few by Morrisseau, and many, many others including Inuit & Haida artists too. Plus, a beautiful short hike around the grounds await after the art.

A large and very bright colourful painting by Norval Morrisseau titled
SHAMAN AND DISCIPLES
1979
acrylic on canvas
Depicting three Indigenous people, a shaman in the centre with “disciples” on either side. There are birds and snakes interwoven in the scene too. Behind them is a mustard yellow backdrop, below them are large areas of teal, green and purple, and the rest of the colours are a range of bright colours in the full spectrum of the rainbow outlined in black making this a very powerful and vibrant piece, like most of his work is.

A smaller painting titled
MIDE CEREMONY
by Cree artist TOSHIM KAKEGAMIC
C. 1975
acrylic on board

Caramel brown background with three stylized animals and many colourful black outlined shapes with black dots or lines or other designs in them. The colour palette is mostly rustic and includes red, orange, yellow, brown, green and blue.

Caption reads: The Mide (pronounced mi-DAY) is an ongoing Anishinaabe tradition that engages with metaphysical and social concerns. The objective is to direct the spiritual development of individuals throughout life so that they can become attuned to the spiritual activity unfolding around them—in the physical world but also in human society and the world of non-human beings. In the Elizabethan world view humankind was percerved to be the pinnacle of creation. In the Anishinaabe world view, this is not the way we see things. We try to understand how not to do harm and to always be in good relations with the non-human beings and spiritual entities that are located both above and below us in the order of creation.

A modern piece by art collective
NATIVE ART DEPARTMENT INTERNATIONAL
AANZINAAGO (CAUGHT IN A
TRANSFORMATION) 01
2024
acrylic on canvas

Using very bright colours, the shapes are familiar and inspired by artists like Morrisseau with black outlines but stretched and warped. The colour palette is mostly deep yellow, orange, red, blue, white and green.

Founded in 2016, Native Art Department International (NADI) is a long-term collaborative project created by Maria Hupfield (b. 1975, Wasauksing First Nation, Martin clan, Anishinaabe) and Jason Lujan (b. 1971, Chiricahua Apache, Mexican). Through their use of bright colour and bold graphic shapes with thick black outlines, their work references the style of Norval Morrisseau and the Woodland School. However, here the forms are not legible, but instead appear distorted and warped. NADI often wryly comments on the expectations many Indigenous artists feel to make work that appeals to the often-narrow settler understanding of what Indigenous art is. This work offers a taste of familiarity but also subverts expectations.

A huge wall piece of a busy, detailed scene filled with many Indigenous, White and Black people, two horses and a green field with dark stormy clouds in the background by Cree artist
KENT MONKMAN
WEDDING AT SODOM
2017
acrylic on canvas

From the earliest days of his career, Kent Monkman has been a master of pastiche in many media, borrowing from the tropes of art history, including the landscape paintings of the Hudson River School, early cinema, and the nineteenth-century daguerreotypes of Indigenous touring performers in the popular Wild West shows. This painting is part of Monkman's ongoing reimagining of the history of North America. The artist's alter ego, Miss Chief Eagle Testickle, rides in on horseback to deliver the arrow of desire to a hunky cowboy, while a gay marriage unfolds in the foreground
Monkman's Wedding at Sodom commemorates the early nineteenth-century "rendezvous" that took place in the American West in which settler and Indigenous merchants, ministers, traders, and fur trappers would meet to trade and mingle, sometimes for rowdy weeks on end. Monkman gives the rendezvous a two-spirited spin, suggesting that these gatherings offered many settler men liberation from the repressive confines of European gender and social roles.
A subtle note of tragedy is struck in the figure of the young Indigenous woman being carried off at right, an early victim of the smallpox epidemics that swept through Indigenous communities following contact with settlers.

October 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

Join us! 😃 Kids & I made a few batches of Bavarian style pretzels. Will be enjoying them w/ @aurinmpls.bsky.social & @dewayneforminneapolis.com starting at 6pm *Tonight*

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homemade Bavarian pretzels, right out of the oven. Yum.

September 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM

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David Roberts

@volts.wtf

Induction stoves are quieter, cooler, and produce less toxic pollution than gas. On the other hand, they also cook better, as a growing number of professional chefs recognize.

With Induction Stoves, Chefs Discover a Foolproof Path to Perfection

From Michelin kitchens to home wok burners, induction delivers consistency that gas can’t match.

www.bloomberg.com

August 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM

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Metro Transit (Official)

@metrotransitmn.bsky.social

Skip Traffic invited Minnesota State Fair mascots Fairchild & Fairborne to ride Metro Transit to the Great Minnesota Get-Together. They all agreed that the BEST ride is the one that gets you there! Learn about our six Park & Ride locations and regular route service at www.metrotransit.org/StateFair

August 20, 2025 at 8:19 PM

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snackerü

@snackeru.bsky.social

Thanks to this article, I learned this butterfly in my yard is a female tiger swallowtail. Females are dimorphic, which in the case of the tiger swallowtail means their wings can be either yellow or black.

www.startribune.com/swallowtails...

Female tiger swallowtail with black and blue wings and white dots on a yellow Liguria flower.

August 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

Monarch migration time

August 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM

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Jen the Tired RN

@jenthetiredrn.bsky.social

We just saw fireflies in our backyard!!!!

a bug is sitting on a person 's finger against a blue sky

Alt: a firefly is sitting on a person 's finger against a night sky and then flies off.

media.tenor.com

July 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM

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Michael Noble

@nobleideas.bsky.social

Violent extremists like the Minnesota shooter are not lone wolves

www.minnpost.com/community-vo...

Beware of 'lone wolf' narrative: Violent extremists part of a pack

This incident is not about a 'lone wolf' but the latest showing how political violence is becoming a more common part of American politics.

www.minnpost.com

June 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM

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I would prefer not to

@thequeengeek.bsky.social

A photo of Sen Hoffman watching his daughter Hope speak at Disability Visibility Day at the Capitol. You can see the love between them on his face. Hope is the reason more people were not gunned down yesterday. She’s a force in the disability community and a hero to our state.

Senator John Hoffman lovingly watching his daughter speak off frame.

June 16, 2025 at 4:18 AM

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Moth

@walkingminnesota.com

Minnehaha Creek
Minneapolis, MN
6/4/25

June 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM

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Josh Marshall

@joshtpm.bsky.social

Good day to remember that a US President has no inherent power over tariffs whatsoever. It’s not like war powers or pardons. It’s entirely delegated by Congress to deal with emergencies. GOP Congress cld modify that law tonight and bring this to a screeching halt.

April 2, 2025 at 9:17 PM

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Tristan Snell

@tristansnell.bsky.social

The last time America increased tariffs like this, it was 1930 — and it triggered the Great Depression.

March 4, 2025 at 4:18 AM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

Fun sunny afternoon visiting w/ friends & devouring a few homemade German-style pretzels.

golden brown delicious homemade pretzels

January 25, 2025 at 9:07 PM

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Chuck Olsen

@chuckumentary.bsky.social

Here’s a peaceful and cold winter sunrise on the North Shore for you. Happy MLK.

January 20, 2025 at 1:09 PM

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Jackson "Swayzegiving Mode" O'Brien

@sprobeforebros.bsky.social

As with any arty weirdo Lynch was very much one of my guys. Weirdly he also inspired me in my day job as a coffee professional. I wrote about it for Sprudge once. I’m glad I got to do it while he was still alive. sprudge.com/david-lynch-...

David Lynch, "Mulholland Drive" And The Meaning Of Specialty Coffee | Sprudge Coffee

What do the movies of David Lynch teach us about working in specialty coffee?

sprudge.com

January 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM

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R Petras

@rpetras.bsky.social

Fantastic Saturday morning read: Researchers used @openstreetmap.bsky.social data to identify 15-minute-neighborhoods. Fells Point (Baltimore) is a 4.6, meaning all amenities are within a 4.6 min walk.
wapo.st/41lOtkO

Analysis | The U.S. needs more walkable neighborhoods. See where yours ranks.

Building more 15-minute neighborhoods would cut pollution and conserve nature. But do Americans want to live in them? See how walkable your neighborhood is.

wapo.st

December 7, 2024 at 12:29 PM

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Thee Jen 🐝

@metryjen.bsky.social

Gift article - great long read with a lot of detail about the history of the Notre-Dame, and the loving detail of the restoration. Good piece to help find hope in.

A Miracle: Notre-Dame’s Astonishing Rebirth From the Ashes www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Notre-Dame Reopens in Paris After a Fire. It’s Astonishing. (Gift Article)

Five years after a fire nearly felled the cathedral that has dazzled visitors for almost 900 years, the heart of Paris beats anew.

www.nytimes.com

December 7, 2024 at 1:06 PM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

Kids & I teamed up to make a solar project in gingerbread. 😄☺️☀️🐑🎄❄️☃️ Fixed tilt & contruction-strength royal icing. Project on display at Norway House in Minneapolis as part of its 10th annual Gingerbread Wonderland.
🎟️ Tix: www.norwayhouse.org/gingerbread-...

Gingerbread scene / solar farm with sheep

November 30, 2024 at 10:35 PM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

Kids and I loved seeing/experiencing the nation’s largest student art sale (at MCAD, here in MN) last weekend.

November 26, 2024 at 4:52 PM

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Dane 🔜 Planet Anime KC #1030

@monkeyminion.com

Pursuant to this, here’s a starter pack of indie/con/merch artists I made. go.bsky.app/JFu7Mii

November 8, 2024 at 3:00 AM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

“Buy Art. Smile. Repeat.”
Loved getting this reminder for the *nation’s largest* student art sale.
It’s a gotta-see-it spectacle. Nov 21-23

www.mcad.edu/artsale

October 18, 2024 at 1:19 PM

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Katharine Hayhoe

@katharinehayhoe.com

We could have the best climate science in the world: but without action, solutions won’t happen; and solutions won't help, if they don’t make the world a better place.

That's why my new starter pack features 101 experts in climate policy, law, economics, strategy--and justice.

Check it out! 🌏🧪

September 8, 2024 at 7:32 PM

Rob Davis

@robdavis.bsky.social

My grandpa Paul worked for Eisenhower before he became president (we have a box of stuff). Great to be reminded of Ike’s values by former MN Gov Arne Carlson.
www.startribune.com/arne-carlson...