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Paddling on the Lower Mississippi
Experience the power of the unspoiled Big Muddy in Louisiana by paddling a canoe in its currents.
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Putting the garden to bed: Cleanup guidelines are shifting
Instead of a complete cleanup this season, consider leaving some habitat for pollinators and other wildlife.
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New to St. Paul? Get a free hat and make friends at Welcome Hat event
Thanks to Jun-Li Wang, recent transplants and those who've returned to St. Paul will get a uniquely warm welcome this week.
Movies
Home video review: Dick Powell stars as Philip Marlowe in essential 'Murder, My Sweet'
"Murder, My Sweet" hardly needs an endorsement. But Warner Archive Collection's new Blu-ray gives fans a reason to rediscover the 1944 film noir classic.
TV & Media
Video game review: 'Rocket League' mashes up cars and soccer
The wild, adrenaline-fueled action of summer's biggest hit, "Rocket League," is a crazy mishmash that puts tiny souped-up cars on the soccer pitch.
Books
Review: 'Freeman's: Arrival,' edited by John Freeman
ANTHOLOGY: A first-rate anthology of bold, searching and personal writing by emerging and established writers on the theme of arrival.
Books
Review: 'The Secret Chord,' by Geraldine Brooks
FICTION: Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks uses familiar lyrical prose to bring the Old Testament's King David to life.
Books
Review: 'My Unsentimental Education,' by Debra Monroe
NONFICTION: In her new memoir, Debra Monroe writes about growing up in northern Wisconsin and making her way in the world – with plenty of mistakes along the way.
Recipes
Books
Review: 'How to Cook a Moose,' by Kate Christensen
NONFICTION: Memoirist Kate Christensen's ode to the lobster, blueberries and, yes, moose meat of her adopted home.
Books
Review: 'Mothers, Tell Your Daughters,' by Bonnie Jo Campbell
FICTION: The scrappy characters in these 16 short stories work at the circus, get beat up, face unwanted pregnancies and carry on.
Books
Review: 'Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter,' by Kate Clifford Larson
NONFICTION: An intimate and highly personal biography of Rosemary Kennedy, who underwent a lobotomy at age 23 and was institutionalized for the rest of her life.
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