Movies this week
wednesday
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (PG-13) Bilbo and Co. fight against an array of combatants and keep Smaug from obliterating all of Middle-earth.
friday
Annie (PG) Quvenzhané Wallis is the orphaned moppet. With Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz.
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (PG) Larry (Ben Stiller) travels the world on a quest to save the magic before it is gone forever.
Wild (R) A woman (Reese Witherspoon) embarks on a solo journey up the Pacific Coast Trail after a series of traumatic setbacks. Based on the bestselling memoir by Cheryl Strayed.
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Books
Helen Simonson is in Jane Austen mode with 'The Hazelbourne Ladies Motorcycle and Flying Club'
FICTION: Her latest is set in an English coastal town, at the end of World War I.
Nation
Biden awards the Medal of Freedom to Nancy Pelosi, Medgar Evers, Michelle Yeoh and 15 others
President Joe Biden on Friday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Freedom on 19 people, including civil rights icons such as the late Medgar Evers, prominent political leaders such as former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. James Clyburn, and actor Michelle Yeoh.
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Stage & Arts
Native American Art curator departs Minneapolis Institute of Art
She is the second Mia curator to leave this year.
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Two North Loop condos combined into one 'dreamy' space listed for $649,900
The now 1,700-square-foot Minneapolis condo has two kitchens, two entrances and three bedrooms.