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Spa customers find sub-zero temps therapeutic
A typical starting temperature can be minus 110 Celsius.
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Performer Mike Daisey brings 'The Trump Card' to the Guthrie
The production centers on issues raised by the rise of Donald Trump, including questions about civility, performance art and the state of American democracy.
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Fancy or absurd? Twitter goes nuts over Mississippi students' lap of luxury dorm
Most dorm rooms look like prison and smell like EZMac. But not at the University of Mississippi. It turns out that super fancy dorm rooms at the southern university are a thing.
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As Metallica raged nearby, performance artists lit a fire of their own (without pyro)
"Boiling Point" showcased a handful of performers whose fury tested the limits of the audience at a tiny venue Saturday.
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Celebrities
Ex-BBC boss says firing Jeremy Clarkson from 'Top Gear' was a big mistake
The BBC made a massive mistake by firing "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson last year — or so the network's former boss thinks.
Home & Garden
When birds go bald they show their roots
We can easily see birds' reptilian roots when their head feathers fall out.
Home & Garden
'Fixer Upper' homes are popular rentals, exept with Chip and Joanna
"Fixer Upper" rentals are popular, except not with the show's hosts.
Music
Demi Lovato sued by indie rock band for alleged song theft
Did Demi Lovato pluck her song "Stars" from another artist's catalog? That's the claim made in a new copyright lawsuit filed against the former "Sonny With a Chance" star.
Books
Review: 'After the Parade,' by Lori Ostlund
FICTION: The secrets to almost everything about this intense novel's protagonist lie in his Minnesota origins.
Music
Natalie Maines auctions off VIP tickets to sold-out Dixie Chicks concert at Minnesota State Fair
It's a fundraiser for Proclaim Justice, which helps wrongfully convicted people.
Books
Review: 'Bobby Kennedy: The Making of a Liberal Icon,' by Larry Tye
NONFICTION: Larry Tye details the life (and evolution) of "liberal icon" Bobby Kennedy.
TV & Media
Stage & Arts
Review: 'Rise Up, O Men' doesn't sour the Church Basement Ladies' formula
REVIEW: The stage comedy franchise adds a little Y chromosome to its successful shtick.
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Designer puts 'boho-modern' spin on her midcentury rambler in Edina
A quest for simpler, one-level living — and a different look — led a Minneapolis interior designer to take a 1949 rambler in Edina "to the next level of more grown-up midcentury style."
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