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What if he'd been born Anders Warholson?
Fifty years ago, a successful commercial artist had his first one-man exhibition as a fine artist in Los Angeles. The show featured 32 screen printed canvases all portraying cans of Campbell's Soup. Andy Warhol thumbed his nose at the abstract impressionists that dominated American art at the time. The idea of presenting ordinary mass-produced objects as art generated intense controversy. The nascent pop art scene exploded. Warhol mined the Campbell's Soup image throughout this career.
Sounding The Alarm
Report: Biking spikes 52% in Twin Cities
A new study says biking in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota, has increased 52 percent over the past five years and walking is up 18 percent, according to MinnPost.com. Bike Walk Twin Cities, the group which published the study, concludes that new bikeways, high gas prices and health concerns have prompted more people to bike and walk.
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Share your latest silent sports adventure – where you went, trail conditions, who you raced, tips for those who might do the same – and include photos you took along the way.
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Badger Cross Midwest Regional Championships, Dec. 10, 2011
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Scenes from the 2011 Chicago Marathon
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2011 Chicago Marathon dominated by Mosop and Shobukhova
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U.S. Gran Prix Planet Bike Cup, Sun Prairie, Wis., Sept. 24-25
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PaddleFest Pavilion new addition at Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show, Jan. 12-16
Paddle and Trail, an outdoor gear retailer with stores in Illinois and Wisconsin, will host of the PaddleFest Pavilion at the Chicago Boat, Sports & RV Show, January 12-16, at McCormick Place in Chicago. The PaddleFest Pavilion will be a new feature at the show and a place to get a first look at 2012 paddlesport products.
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