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James Lileks
Columnist | Metro
Phone: 612-673-7858
Email: jlileks@startribune.com
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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Recent content from James Lileks
Lileks: Hoping to spend more at the pump? You're in luck
We are now the first state in the nation to sell lottery tickets directly at the gas pump.
Updated: December 01, 2012, - 04:21 PM
Lileks: Clark Griswold can only dream of Christmas lights like these
I've been hanging out at the malls this week, looking for something new to set this season apart from its predecessors.
Updated: November 29, 2012, - 11:16 PM
Lileks: Bridge brings pride, awe ... and graffiti
When they ripped out the bridge in our neighborhood, it cut us off from the shops and cafes. Felt like they'd put up the Berlin Wall -- without the secret police and midnight detentions, of course. (As far as anyone could tell.) Everyone adapted and watched the reconstruction with pride and awe.
Updated: November 24, 2012, - 06:30 PM
Lileks: Black Friday and other maladies we mortals face
I don't want to hear about the pardoned Thanksgiving Turkey anymore. One of these days he's going to go back to his old ways, embark on a three-state crime spree, and then we'll feel pretty stupid.
Updated: November 22, 2012, - 06:26 PM
Lileks: Shot in the dark no match for the flu
The Flu-Industrial Complex had its credibility rattled this week with a report from U of M researchers: Flu shots provide only "modest" protection for the young and middle-aged and hardly any for seniors. They work pretty well on dead people, though.
Updated: November 10, 2012, - 04:18 PM
Lileks: Don't forget harpoon when packing winter travel kit
Forecasts say it'll hit 60 Saturday. That was an easy winter, eh?
Updated: November 08, 2012, - 08:35 PM
Lileks: Admit it, you vote to get the sticker
Minnesota always prides itself on 99.996 percent of eligible voters showing up and filling the ovals with reasonable skill.
Updated: November 03, 2012, - 07:03 PM
Lileks: YES and NO lawn signs are yard sails of democracy
The stoutest trunk of conviction is felled like a twig in the presence of a sign that says NO when you believe YES, or YES when you believe NO.
Updated: November 01, 2012, - 09:01 PM
My Minnesota: A voice from the past lives on in the present
If you were listening to talk radio in the 1990s, chances are you heard Bruce Gordon read the news on KSTP. He was a familiar voice on the local airwaves right up until . . . well, the time when he wasn't anymore. But that's radio.
Updated: October 27, 2012, - 10:08 PM
Lileks: The sister of all twisted lawsuits
Whether you rock around the clock or the Christmas tree, you know it is a thing that requires a certain amount of intent and preparation.
Updated: October 27, 2012, - 04:25 PM
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