Home & Garden
August 30, 2016

The feeder: Book on birder's big year

Books
August 30, 2016

New York Times bestsellers

Celebrities
August 30, 2016
Beyonce arrives at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, Aug. 28, 2016, in New York.

Beyonce ripped by Rudy Giuliani: 'I saved more black lives' than her

Former New York mayor Giuliani ripped into the "Lemonade" singer on Monday, after Beyonce delivered a police brutality-themed performance at the Video Music Awards on Sunday.
Variety
August 30, 2016
Portions of Hennepin Avenue, including the area around the 800 block(pictured), are in transition, with many developments having been completed and ot

What one man learned when his daughter was harassed on Hennepin Avenue

I felt a parent's desire to protect my child from the world, an instinct to talk sense to fools, sadness for another layer of innocence peeled away.
August 29, 2016
Not everyone has fond memories of high school.

Attend gathering of classmates who bullied her in high school?

It's been 43 years since graduation, but the pain of bullying has rushed back with an invitation to golf and have lunch.
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.'

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