Music
August 24, 2016
Sean Tillmann, aka Har Mar Superstar, moved a few blocks from the Mississippi River in Northeast Minneapolis.

Best concerts of the week: Har Mar Superstar takes the zoo, rare solo show featuring Bad Plus pianist

Your guide to the Twin Cities' must-see shows this week.
Variety
August 24, 2016

Style calendar

TV & Media
August 24, 2016
July 1, 1949 The nostalgic quality and appeal of songs of the early 1900's is given full play in Metro-Goldwyn-Myer's charming Technicolor production,

TV picks for Aug. 25: Britney Spears does 'Carpool Karaoke,' plus Rupaul and Judy Garland

TV & Media
August 24, 2016
Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in "Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice." (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.) ORG XMIT: 1187465

Nielsen ratings for the week of Aug. 15-21: NBC strikes gold with Olympics

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August 24, 2016
The American Heart Association is recommending that children, ages 2 to18, should consume no more than six teaspoons of added sugars in their daily di

Not so sweet news: Doctors set new limits for kids' sugar intake

A group of heart doctors is calling on parents to stop indulging children's sweet tooths by curbing the amount of added sugars in their kids' diets.
Eat & Drink
August 24, 2016
Looking for the best waffles in the Twin Cities? Today's the day

Looking for the best waffles in the Twin Cities? Today's the day

It's easy to celebrate. Have someone else do the cooking, or plug in your waffle iron, whisk together a few ingredients, and eat.
Variety
August 24, 2016
The penthouse at The Hotel Ivy.

Upscale Mpls. hotel offering $12,000 Vikings tailgating package

A luxury hotel package has all the tailgating essentials for Vikings games: a concierge, champagne and a limo.
Variety
August 23, 2016

New York Times bestsellers

Eat & Drink
August 23, 2016
High-end, hand-cut ice is a must for Minnesota's cocktail culture

High-end, hand-cut ice is a must for Minnesota's cocktail culture

The growing fascination with craft cocktails — which feature high-end ingredients and cost $10 to $20 — has created an equally high-end business for properly chilling them.
Variety
August 23, 2016

Word of the week: gerontifying

Variety
August 23, 2016
Liana Roman, 5, of Paterson, N.J., stands in the middle of the sprinklers in Eastside Park where temperatures reached the mid-90's on Monday, July 25,

The Monday Briefing: Making the most of the last week of summer

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August 23, 2016

Sci-fi game "No Man's Sky" has more clues than it has limits

Virtually endless universe debuts for Windows and PlayStation 4.
Variety
August 23, 2016
The double-decker cheeseburger casserole layers the expected elements (ground beef, tomato, cheese, pickle relish, etc.) in an unexpected slow cooker

A slow cooker can be a college kid's go-to appliance

Try a humble but versatile slow cooker – or two or three.
Variety
August 23, 2016

Ten starter slow cooker recipes for school

Variety
August 23, 2016

Baby panda visitor tales

Variety
August 23, 2016

Spa customers find sub-zero temps therapeutic

A typical starting temperature can be minus 110 Celsius.
Variety
August 23, 2016
Performer Mike Daisey brings 'The Trump Card' to the Guthrie

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.
Variety
August 23, 2016
Ole Miss students and their viral, lavishly decorated dorm room.

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.
Variety
August 23, 2016
As Metallica raged nearby, performance artists lit a fire of their own (without pyro)

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.
Variety
August 23, 2016
A cylinder ice form awaits a cocktail at the Eat Street Social.

The evolution of the ice cube

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