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Prince

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Prince & Place

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands December 15, 2021October 19, 2022

“Prince’s sound is a musical hybrid, in which the history of Minneapolis, its people, and the social forces organizing life there are brought together.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Featured, Highlight, Quote Posts, Quotes

Behind the Magic: The Story of Prince’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

by Krista Stevens January 29, 2020October 19, 2022

“No it’s not about me. It’s about the music, it’s about this moment.”

Posted inArts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story

Prince of the Midwest

by Longreads May 1, 2019October 19, 2022

For one Wisconsin farm boy, Minneapolis will always be the city of Purple Rain.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Revolution…Without Prince

by Sari Botton April 19, 2019October 19, 2022

A personal essay in which, hoping to reconnect to their love for the iconic musician, Kevin Sampsell and an old girlfriend go to hear his best known band play without him.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

The Revolution…Without Prince

by Kevin Sampsell April 19, 2019October 19, 2022

Hoping to reconnect to their love for the iconic musician, Kevin Sampsell and an old girlfriend go to hear his best known band play without him.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Feature, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

The Revolution…Without Prince

by Kevin Sampsell April 19, 2019October 19, 2022

Hoping to reconnect to their love for the iconic musician, Kevin Sampsell and an old girlfriend go to hear his best known band play without him.

Posted inFeatured

Alexa de Paris

by Miles Marshall Lewis November 27, 2018October 26, 2022

Miles Marshall Lewis remembers a love of Prince and Paris.

Posted inEditor's Pick

Purple Pain

by Sari Botton July 27, 2018October 19, 2022

In the aftermath of an assault, Matthew Miles Goodrich considers the effects of opioids on himself, the culture, and his musical hero, Prince.

Posted inEditor's Pick, Essays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction

Purple Pain

by Matthew Miles Goodrich July 27, 2018October 19, 2022

In the aftermath of an assault, Matthew Miles Goodrich considers the effects of opioids on himself, the culture, and his musical hero, Prince.

Posted inEssays & Criticism, Featured, Nonfiction, Story

Purple Pain

by Matthew Miles Goodrich July 27, 2018October 19, 2022

In the aftermath of an assault, Matthew Miles Goodrich considers the effects of opioids on himself, the culture, and his musical hero, Prince.

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