Music
Pick Six: Praise for Tabah, Jay Smart, Gary Clark Jr., more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
Movies
Home video: Oscar nominees 'Hacksaw Ridge' and 'Manchester by the Sea' arrive
Still trying to catch up before next Sunday's big Oscars show? Tuesday offers more options when two best-picture competitors hit home video.
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Music
Angry about Beyonce's Grammy snub? Smash 8-bit car windows with video game 'Lemonade Rage'
Fans upset about Queen Bey's loss can now blow off steam by playing this hilarious "Lemonade"-inspired computer game.
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Twin Cities visitors and locals need better way to negotiate skyways
Wouldn't it be nice if there were an app for the Twin Cities' skyways? There is. In fact, there are several. Let's see how they work.
Eat & Drink
Hi-Lo Diner in Minneapolis mixing Girl Scout cookies into pies, malts
Embrace the Thin Mints- and Samoas-induced sugar shock at this restored 1957 diner.
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Think ice is hot? So do the frozen fingers behind a local ice sculpting business
Ice sculptor's frozen gift to her neighborhood falls prey to unseasonable warmth.
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Scene + Heard: Big Climb Mpls. takes over Capella Tower
The Capella Tower lobby in downtown Minneapolis was transformed into a base camp for climbers setting out on their journey to scale the 775-foot building and complete Big Climb Mpls.
Stage & Arts
'Prairie Home' millennial: Meet Serena Brook, the show's other new voice
New cast member Serena Brook wraps up her debut season as Chris Thile's comic foil.
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Lileks: Another one derides the bus
MnDOT has announced it's interested in self-driving buses. This is not exactly a vote of confidence for the drivers they have now.
Movies
Iranian director of 'The Salesman' takes on love, theater and revenge
The new film by Oscar nominee Asghar Farhadi, who is boycotting this year's ceremony, riffs on "Death of a Salesman."
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What is a modified ketogenic diet, and should you try it?
This high-fat, low-protein and low-carb way of eating once was used to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
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Stress behind the wheel: How best to respond to road rage?
Another driver freaked out when I stopped for a pedestrian. How should I have reacted?
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Hate being stuck in the middle seat on an airplane? Here's how to cope
The more I fly, the more I realize that I may never again have the window or aisle seat.
Stage & Arts
Ballet de Lorraine offers fresh takes on 2 iconic works by Merce Cunningham
REVIEW: The French company solidly performed two works by the modern master Thursday night at Northrop.
Books
The dubious art of 'decorating' with books
The beauty of books comes from the fact that the writers come in different shapes, sizes and colors — as well as mind-sets, points of view, background and attitude.
Eat & Drink
Twin Cities restaurateurs create Lovechild in La Crosse, Wis.
What happens when two Twin Cities restaurant titans relocate to Wisconsin? Magic.
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