Books
Review: 'Horizon,' by Barry Lopez
NONFICTION: Barry Lopez's geographical, sociological and spiritual global journey reveals diverse landscapes and exploitation of resources.
Books
Review: 'We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It,' by Tom Phelan
NONFICTION: Tom Phelan's memoir about growing up on an Irish farm depicts a lost world but never strays into sentimentality.
Books
Review: 'The Other Americans,' by Laila Lalami
FICTION: When an immigrant restaurateur is the victim of a hit-and-run driver, his daughter is certain racism played a part in his death.
Books
Review: 'Memories of the Future,' by Siri Hustvedt
FICTION: An author born in Minnesota revisits the stories of her first year in New York and of her eerie next-door neighbor.
Books
Review: 'Murder by the Book: The Crime That Shocked Dickens's London,' by Claire Harman
NONFICTION: The grisly killing of Lord William Russell echoed the plot of a popular novel.
Books
3 great audiobooks to distract you from the news
A Midwestern murder mystery, a tale of clashing cultures set in Morocco and a counternarrative to "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee."
Music
Grateful Dead guitarist's new St. Paul-bound trio literally started with a dream
How super-producer Don Was wound up in Bob Weir's new St. Paul-bound trio.
Eat & Drink
Minnesota high school teams prepare 'restaurant quality' dishes in chef competition
The annual Minnesota State ProStart Invitational is sparking the next generation of chefs.
Music
Can happy songs get you out of a funk? Minneapolis musician's new memoir says yes
A memoir by Twin Cities rocker Mark Mallman tells how music got him out of his depression and anxiety.
Movies
Actor Emilio Estevez to visit Minneapolis library Sunday for screening of 'The Public'
Estevez will visit the downtown Minneapolis library on Sunday to screen and discuss his new movie "The Public," starting at 2 p.m.
Eat & Drink
13 Twin Cities Irish pubs for your St. Patrick's Day celebration
You don't need to be Irish to join in the fun at this weekend's festivities.
Home & Garden
Restored prairie pairs perfectly with renovated Lake Minnetonka Craftsman home
Native plantings and tried-and-true perennials surrounding a 1905 Craftsman-style home create a postcard setting on Lake Minnetonka.
Variety
The Puppy Chronicles: Four dogs might be two dogs too many
When the man of the house goes out of town, the dogs outnumber the lone adult left behind. Reinforcements arrive — in the form of more dogs.
Music
Blake Shelton charms Xcel crowd with ballads, B.S.
REVIEW: He brought three of his country heroes to enliven his show in St. Paul.
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