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August 31, 2015
Miley Cyrus pushes envelope with VMA fashion

Miley Cyrus pushes envelope with VMA fashion

Miley Cyrus shook a long ponytail and strutted in barely there silver straps Sunday on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards. Other stars rocked outrageous fashion of both the couture and casual variety.
Celebrities
August 31, 2015
Aug. 31: 'Downton Abbey' teases final season with emotional first look

Aug. 31: 'Downton Abbey' teases final season with emotional first look

Music
August 31, 2015
Fernando Bustos in "Orfeo ed Eurydice"

Twin Cities Early Music Festival ends with ambitious staging of Gluck's 'Orfeo'

review: Singers ranged from sincere to saucy in semi-staged version of "Orfeo ed Euridice."
Variety
August 30, 2015
Kanye West accepts the video vanguard award at the MTV Video Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Aug. 30, 2015, in Los Angeles.

Cyrus hosts 2015 MTV awards

Nicki Minaj won the award for hip-hop video of the year for "Anaconda."
Local
August 30, 2015
Legendary country musician, Alan Jackson performs his headlining 25th anniversary tour Sunday night, August 30 at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand.

Gallery: Alan Jackson, Brandy Clark at State Fair

Alan Jackson performed at the State Fair Sunday night. Singer-songwriter Brandy Clark performed as the opening act for the legendary country superstar.
TV & Media
August 30, 2015
Minnesota's own Richard Hudson has been blinding kids with science for decades, creating staples for national public television like "ScienceGirls." H

PBS' other science guy makes lab experiments cool – without the fanfare

Meet the unassuming brainiac who's made TPT a powerhouse for kids' science shows.
Music
August 30, 2015
Carrie Underwood performs to a sold-out crowd at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights August 29, 2015.

Carrie Underwood makes a grand stand at the fair

Review: Country music's leading lady is welcomed by another sold-out crowd.
Books
August 30, 2015

Local writers will give Minnesota State Fair a literary flair

Celebrities
August 30, 2015

William Shatner writing book about his 'Star Trek' co-star Leonard Nimoy

TV & Media
August 30, 2015

A look at PBS' science programming over the years

TV & Media
August 30, 2015

TV Q&A: 'Doc Martin' will return for seventh season

TV & Media
August 30, 2015
In this undated image image released by CBS Entretainment on Thursday July 13, 2013 Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu are photographed during filming seas

Neal Justin's TV picks for Aug. 31: 'Scramble,' 'Elementary,' 'Todrick'

Celebrities
August 30, 2015

Kyle Jean-Baptiste, Broadway's 'Les Miserables' Star, Dead at 21

Books
August 30, 2015

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.
Variety
August 30, 2015
In this June 22, 2015, photo, a tablet of flibanserin sits on a brochure for Sprout Pharmaceuticals in the company's Raleigh, N.C., headquarters. Spro

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.
Celebrities
August 30, 2015
C.J.: St. Paul Saints owner Mike Veeck said the Hall should let in Pete Rose

C.J.: St. Paul Saints owner Mike Veeck said the Hall should let in Pete Rose

Eat & Drink
August 29, 2015
Bacon on-a-stick is cooked all day long at the highly aromatic Big Fat Bacon stand.

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
August 29, 2015
Carrie Underwood performs to a sold-out crowd at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights August 29, 2015.

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
August 29, 2015
A woman picked rocks from the shoreline of Lake Superior Tuesday August 26, 2015 in Duluth, MN. A profile on the resurgence of Duluth.

Gallery: Duluth, a rebirth on Lake Superior

So many towns in Minnesota are constantly trying to remake themselves. It's working in Duluth.
Variety
August 29, 2015
The Rev. Anita Bradshaw, right, led services at the Lake Harriet Band Shell. She was joined by the Rev. Elizabeth Mahan.

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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