Utne Arts and Culture Blog

Street Art Illuminates City's Broken Promise

By Suzanne Lindgren — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:44:53 CST

Spanish guerrilla art collective Luzinterruptus builds a temporary memorial to a their beloved public pool.

Have You Given Up?

Eric Utne — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:18:17 CST

Twenty-seven years ago, in the October/November 1986 issue of Utne Reader, the editors published a survey titled, "Have You Given Up?" Three decades later, that survey is being offered again to Utne readers young and old.

Still Pretty in Pink

by�Katie Haegele — Wed, 22 May 2013 11:04:05 CST

On DIY, being yourself, and the staying power of�Pretty in Pink.

For Green Graffiti, Moss is Boss

By Suzanne Lindgren — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:12:39 CST

With moss, graffiti artists and activists go green, literally.

Music Premiere: Lauren Mann & the Fairly Odd Folk - How It Goes

Claudia Alterman — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 14:48:55 CST

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk of Calgary Canadians are set to release their Over Land and Sea pop-folk album this April.

Book Review: That Mad Game: Growing Up in a Warzone

Sam Ross-Brown — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:33:03 CST

"War doesn't occur in a vacuum," writes J.L. Powers in her introduction to That Mad Game, a powerful collection of narratives capturing the lives of children in warzones. "It occurs because of the stories we tell ourselves about the world we live in or the world we want to live in."