Eat & Drink
August 29, 2016
Star Tribune food critic Rick Nelson stands in line for Spam curds.

Tweet your favorite Minnesota State Fair food, win a dinner with critic Rick Nelson

Fairgoers: Find out what it's like to review restaurants for a living.
Eat & Drink
August 29, 2016
Don Pablo's closes its Richfield location; only one left in Twin Cities

Don Pablo's closes its Richfield location; only one left in Twin Cities

Don Pablo's closes its Richfield location; Only one left in Twin Cities
Movies
August 29, 2016

Women who saved their movies

Margot Robbie's Harley Quinn and Kate McKinnon's Jillian Holtzmann were the stars of summer.
Variety
August 29, 2016
Bonnie Olson participated in a yoga class for people with Parkinson's Disease at Tarana Yoga Studio, Thursday, August 25, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN. ] (

Om power: Minnesota study looking at yoga's ability to offset Parkinson's symptoms

Can yoga help ease Parkinson's disease symptoms? A University of Minnesota researcher aims to find out.
Books
August 29, 2016

REVIEW: 'Hillbilly Elegy,' by J.D. Vance

NONFICTION: A former son of Kentucky writes about problems that keep that part of the country down.
Stage & Arts
August 29, 2016
Darius Dotch as Eric and Ansa Ankyea as Bilal in "Bars and Measures."

Review: "Bars and Measures" at the Jungle Theater contemplates the uniting power of music in these divided times

Jungle Theater explores the power of music in sincere but under-investigated new play.
TV & Media
August 29, 2016
Pablo Escobar, left, 41-year-old billionaire leader of the Medellin drug cartel, poses at a soccer game in Medellin, Colombia, in 1983. At right is an

Neal Justin's TV picks for Aug. 30 – "Facing," "Chasing Classic Cars," "Spartacus"

Music
August 29, 2016

Review: Don Henley tries life in the country lane

His triumphant State Fair concert featured Eagles and solo hits and new material from his "Cass County" album.
Music
August 29, 2016
The Dixie Chicks paid tribute to Prince with a riveting version of "Nothing Compares 2 U" a half-hour into their set Saturday at the State Fair grands

Review: Dixie Chicks play it fair in first of two grandstand concerts

The country trio avoided politics and stuck to (freshened-up) oldies.
West Metro
August 29, 2016

Alaska Airlines plane diverts to MSP when passenger tries to open door

The jet was flying from New York's JFK Airport, bound for Seattle, when the passenger tried to open a door in the rear of the aircraft.
Variety
August 29, 2016
Drake makes Rihanna blush at the VMAs

Drake makes Rihanna blush at the VMAs

Highlights from the 2016 MTV VMAs where Kanye discusses his 'Famous' video and Drake awards Rihanna the Michael Jackson Vanguard award.
Music
August 29, 2016
Questlove to spin Prince dance parties after the Revolution's concerts

Questlove to spin Prince dance parties after the Revolution's concerts

The Roots bandleader will head up Friday's and Saturday's after-parties, while Jake Rudh will DJ late on Thursday.
Variety
August 29, 2016
Craving one more cup? You may be genetically-predisposed to want more or less coffee, a new study says. (Erika Schultz/Seattle Times/TNS)

Coffee craving may be hard-wired to genes, research says

Celebrities
August 29, 2016
Michael Phelps poses in the press room at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Evan Ag

MTV Video Music Awards: 7 things you didn't see on TV

Stage & Arts
August 28, 2016
Joe Chvala and Flying Foot Forum evoke St. Paul's speakeasy days in a promo shot for "Passing Through Pigís Eye." (photo by Rick Spaulding)

Roving dancers recall St. Paul's olden days in 'Passing Through Pigs Eye'

REVIEW: Roving dancers take viewers through the city and celebrate its unruly roots in 'Passing Through Pig's Eye.'
Music
August 28, 2016
Gary Ruschman

Clever and playful Handel opera is a festive treat

REVIEW: The Twin Cities Early Music Festival performed "Acis and Galatea" in evening dress.
Variety
August 28, 2016

James Lileks: An interview with a woman who's been to every State Fair since 1859

TV & Media
August 28, 2016

TV Q&A: Will "Vicious" be back?

TV & Media
August 28, 2016
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TV picks for Aug. 29: 'The Kicks,' Three Stooges, 'China's Emperor of Evil'

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