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James Lileks

Columnist | Metro

Phone: 612-673-7858

James Lileks writes a metro column and is an anchor/producer for NewsBreak, the webcast on startribune.com. He also blogs under The Blog O'Things.
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Lileks: No wires crossed here: Disaster readiness fair was da bomb!

How's your disaster preparedness? Most people have the following:

Updated: September 29, 2011, - 11:06 PM

Lileks: Long layover? Take this tour ... if you dare

Most of us don't spend much time at the airport -- we just shuffle shoeless through security, get a $9 sandwich, board and go.

Updated: September 26, 2011, - 06:58 AM

Lileks: Back when kids were kids and breakfast meant a sugar high

Local foodstuff mega-company General Mills, which was formed in 1904 by the merger of Specific Mills and Vague Mills, announced that its profits have been hit by high ingredient costs.

Updated: September 22, 2011, - 08:14 PM

Lileks: Here are some novel ideas for city's big 'read'

Everyone in Minneapolis is supposed to be reading the same book. It's called "One Minneapolis, One Read."

Updated: September 17, 2011, - 04:25 PM

What does a run on Missoni say about us?

Target announced that it would sell Missoni and sold out in a day. Do you have any Missoni? No? Some possible reasons why you are Missoni-deprived:

Updated: September 15, 2011, - 08:35 PM

Fall colors inspire bittersweet nostalgia - for '73 home decor

The Department of Natural Resources says this will be the best "fall color season" since 2001. Reasons: cool fall nights, the wet spring, sunny summer and the invention of a brand-new fall color they're calling "Harvest Ochre." Manufactured by Dow Chemical, it will be sprayed on trees by the Department of Unnatural Resources.

Updated: September 10, 2011, - 03:58 PM