James Farner

James Farner is a WLT intern studying English writing and religious studies at the University of Oklahoma. In his free time, he’s either listening to a podcast or working on The Aster Review, an OU student arts publication. He grew up in and around Minneapolis and is one of the frequenters of First Avenue who left flowers at Paisley Park after Prince died.

4 Theater Troupes with an Activist Twist

November 2018
James Farner
Kimberly Richardson from Kira Obolensky’s Park and Lake. Photo © Paula Keller. Photo courtesy of Ten Thousand Things Theater Company. THE THEATER OFFERS a rich experience of immersive storyt…
Prince’s Minneapolis

September 2018
James Farner
Photo: Tony Webster On April 21, 2016, a chain-link fence in a Minneapolis suburb became a monument. At Paisley Park in Chanhassen, purple flowers and balloons, stuffed animals, handwritten signs, an…
Going the Distance: Three Summer Reads

July 16, 2018 James Farner
Whether going Around the World in Eighty Days or on a slightly less ambitious journey, the best travel novels go the distance by taking the reader on a tour spanning miles, countries, and eve…
What to See Now

April 16, 2018 Taylor Hickney, James Farner
Virginia Woolf: An Exhibition Inspired by Her Writings (Tate St. Ives, England) Through April 29, 2018 Virginia Woolf’s writing acts as a prism through which to explore feminist perspectives on la…