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C.J. is a columnist in the Star Tribune's Twin Cities section. Her column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

C.J.: Leslie Jordan, "The Help" scene-stealer, wants to slap sense into Karl Lagerfeld & Anna Wintour

Leslie Jordan just wrapped another round of a sold out appearances of his one-man show "Fruit Fly" at St....

Updated: November 24, 2012, - 04:05 PM

Face Time: Joining the party at the new Union

It wasn't warm enough last Saturday to open the retractable roof at Union, but a curious --and well-dressed -- crowd packed the new downtown Minneapolis restaurant, including the outdoor deck.

Updated: November 24, 2012, - 03:01 PM

C.J.: Creator lets the gatto out of the bag about Lorenzo

Deceptively handsome Lorenzo Lucid could've had a mess of Thanksgiving meals, delicious or romantic, with Facebook.com friends who like him.

Updated: November 21, 2012, - 06:57 PM

C.J.: Guy Fieri takes one in the chops from critic

Guy Fieri's former Twin Cities producer of "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives," David Page, rather enjoyed the New York Times restaurant review gutting Fieri's new Times Square eatery.

Updated: November 19, 2012, - 07:32 PM

C.J.: Regis Philbin 'impressed' with Joy Behar's alleged 'tramp stamp'

Regis Philbin expressed surprise about Joy Behar's alleged "tramp stamp" while at Mall of America to sign memoir "How...

Updated: November 18, 2012, - 06:37 AM

C.J.: Regis and the people who made him

Regis Philbin has become so used to asking questions before a camera that answering them does not come easily. But the former host of "Live with Regis and Kelly" and "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" and king of "host chat" was so charming and funny, I could only revel in getting the full-Regis -- including faux yelling.

Updated: November 17, 2012, - 03:54 PM

Face Time: Best of Show

Minnesota Monthly held its "Best of the Twin Cities" party at Aria.

Updated: November 17, 2012, - 02:16 PM

C.J.: Wake up, Leslie, and hang up

Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan woke up in a fit of misdirected rage Wednesday at the St. Paul Hotel.

Updated: November 14, 2012, - 07:09 PM

C.J.: 10 electoral votes, five racist tweets

The re-election of President Obama prompted the usage of certain racist terms on Twitter, according to the research by the website FloatingSheep.org.

Updated: November 12, 2012, - 09:18 PM

C.J.: Little Louse on the Prairie doing just fine

Alison Arngrim, who played nasty Nellie Oleson on "Little House on the Prairie," takes "pride in the fact that so many people enjoyed hating her as a girl and is more than happy to give them an opportunity to do so in the future," according to her bio. To borrow a quote from a famous friend of her family's, Arngrim lets fans relive their animosity to her "all the way to the bank."

Updated: November 10, 2012, - 06:28 PM