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Curry, Kimmel, Zucker among game changers of 2012-13 TV

Networks made gaffe after gaffe during a year that offered a glimpse of what TV’s future might look like. Updated 2:26 PM

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'Mad Men' star Kartheiser cast in Guthrie's 'Pride and Prejudice'

Minneapolis native Vincent Kartheiser, best known as conniving Pete Campbell on the hit TV series, will play Mr. Darcy in an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Updated 2:54 PM

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Promoter Sue McLean, force in Twin Cities music scene, dies at 63

Sue McLean, the force behind Basilica Block Party and zoo concerts, has died at age 63. Updated 10:00 AM

The Twin Cities' most EXTREME patios

Bars and restaurants are getting excessive -- and we love it. Full storyFull story Updated May. 16, 2013

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Interview: Michael Shannon finds stardom in lost souls

Michael Shannon has quietly become one of the most interesting and original actors of his era. He plays a hit man in "The Iceman" and appears as General Zod in "Man of Steel." Full storyFull story Updated May. 16, 2013

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'Mad Men' star Kartheiser cast in Guthrie's 'Pride and Prejudice'

Minneapolis native Vincent Kartheiser, best known as conniving Pete Campbell on the hit TV series, will play Mr. Darcy in an adaptation of the Jane Austen novel. Full storyFull story Updated 2:54 PM

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Curry, Kimmel, Zucker among game changers of 2012-13 TV

Networks made gaffe after gaffe during a year that offered a glimpse of what TV’s future might look like. Full storyFull story Updated 2:26 PM

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New Yorkers furious over photos taken through windows

In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touching beneath a table. And there is one of a man, in jeans and a T-shirt, lying on his side as he takes a nap. Full storyFull story Updated 2:14 PM