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Review: 'The Wake,' by Paul Kingsnorth
FICTION: Paul Kingsnorth's debut novel immerses a farmer in violence after his homeland is invaded by the Normans.
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Rosenblum: Sex drug puts women in the driver's seat
The FDA's long-awaited approval of Addyi, a drug promising to recharge waning sex drive in some women, has led to happy-dance sightings, grouchy doomsayer warnings about side effects and the usual misinformation about the act in general.
Eat & Drink
Twin Cities chefs share their State Fair food favorites
What's on your list of once-a-year treats at the Minnesota State Fair? We asked a dozen Twin Cities chefs for their favorites.
Local
Gallery: Carrie Underwood performs to a sold-out crowd
Carrie Underwood performs to a sold-out crowd at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights August 29, 2015.
Local
Gallery: Duluth, a rebirth on Lake Superior
So many towns in Minnesota are constantly trying to remake themselves. It's working in Duluth.
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Minnesota summers lure the faithful from their pews
A new study finds that U.S. counties with the highest volume of "natural amenities" have some of lowest rates of church membership.
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Bike messenger finds alternative routes through paperless world
Jeff O'Neill is one of a shrinking fleet of bike messengers who traverse the Twin Cities. He delivers for a legal company by day and a taco stand by night.
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Twin Cities bike couriers fight reckless drivers — and job-killing tech
About 50 bike couriers continue to ply Twin Cities streets despite having been labeled an endangered species repeatedly over the past decades. They're committed to a calling that is as much a lifestyle as it is a career.
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Tangletown Gardens owner keeps exotic oasis in St. Paul
Tangletown Gardens owner has created a junglelike landscape to complement the fanciful new porch on his Victorian home.
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Tangletown Gardens owner keeps exotic oasis in St. Paul
Tangletown Gardens owner has created a junglelike landscape to complement the fanciful new porch on his Victorian home.
Music
It takes two? Twin Cities suddenly home to twin retro-rap stations
It's hard to tell the old-school playlists apart at the new corporate hip-hop stations Hot 102.5 and Vibe 105.
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