Monday, November 23, 2009
Complaints poured in Monday about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards, including criticism of his kiss with a male keyboard player that was left out of rehearsals for the show.
The high-octane punk/funk rock-and-rollers from Detroit roll into Minneapolis Monday.
Entertainment
The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it.
Movies
The vampire romance "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.
How do people resume being a family when an important member dies? That is the problem facing Kate Cavanaugh and her two kids after her husband dies at 42.
Television: Neal Justin
Traditionally ambitious local TV news operations are trying to weather advertising revenue losses that have hit the industry.
Music
The lowdown on a trio of highly hyped bands coming to town.
Photo right: The Big Pink
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Drink cheap this week
Bar: Sauce. Minneapolis' newest rock club -- located at Lake and Lyndale -- offers an aggressive happy hour.
Deal: $3 tap beers, house wine, well drinks, plus half-priced appetizers 4-7 p.m. daily and 10 p.m.-midnight Sun.-Thu. Also: $2.50 slices of pizza, 10 p.m.-kitchen close daily.
Info: 3001 Lyndale Av. S., Mpls. 612-822-6000. www.spiritsandsound.com.
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Adam Haslett's short story in New York magazine imagines Obama walking and talking with a stranger in the middle of the night.