Politics
Twitter explodes with dad jokes for VP nominee Tim Kaine
The main response to vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine at the Democratic National Convention last night? He is everyone's dad.
Books
Review: 'Good as Gone' by Amy Gentry
FICTION: A kidnapped girl returns to her deeply damaged family after eight years. (Or does she?)
Books
Review: 'Christodora,' by Tim Murphy
FICTION: Tim Murphy's novel follows a troubled family from the 1980s to the near future.
Books
Review: 'Marrow Island,' by Alexis M. Smith
FICTION: Natural disasters in the Pacific Northwest provide a backdrop for the fiercely beautiful "Marrow Island."
Books
Review: 'Compartment No. 6,' by Rosa Liksom, translated from the Finnish by Lola Rogers
FICTION: A lyrical Finnish novel meditates on survival through a train trip from Moscow to Outer Mongolia in the 1980s.
Books
Review: 'To the Bright Edge of the World,' by Eowyn Ivey
FICTION: Eowyn Ivey's second novel fictionalizes the lives of a 19th-century explorer and his wife.
Books
Review: 'The Fire This Time: A New Generation Speaks About Race,' by Jesmyn Ward
NONFICTION: In eloquent essays,writers of color note that the nation that black people helped build is still conflicted about their presence.
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Midwest Traveler: Exploring the revived Eau Claire, Wis.
Head a few miles into the core of this sprawling city of 68,000, to the rivers that gave it its identity and purpose, and you'll find a thriving, active, happy place in the midst of a remarkable rejuvenation.
Music
Basketball career behind him, Mpls. rapper Mac Irv bounces to new beat
Former Minneapolis Henry star and NBA prospect Mac Irv is now slamming as a musician.
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Heard any good Hillary jokes lately? Only 'SNL' has come the closest
The 'Weekend Update' team interrupted its summer break to bring you a very special -- and much needed -- report from the DNC.
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