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January 29, 2020
Eden and Abraham Cleberg prepare to race Hot Wheels cars down a two-lane racetrack Monday, Jan. 20.

Physics and racing merge in Hot Wheels exhibit in St. Paul

The new traveling exhibit is where science meets the road in St. Paul.
Eat & Drink
January 29, 2020
The Groaning Board, which features house patés and charcuterie, preserved vegetables and mustards.

Bachelor Farmer: This is what 'North' tastes like

Chef Jonathan Gans uses his menu to tell the story of "this time and this place."
Variety
January 29, 2020
"Doom Eternal" has some epic vistas that tell a story about hell's invasion of earth.  (Bethesda Softworks/TNS) ORG XMIT: 1548450

Video gamers get an early peek at the sequel 'Doom Eternal'

Music
January 29, 2020
Cortez Mitchell as Refugee in Minnesota Opera’s staging of Flight. Dan Norman photo

Despite its comic flights, Minnesota Opera production is grounded in real-world issues

REVIEW: "Flight" eventually finds its way in the story of a stateless refugee.
Variety
January 29, 2020
The Capstone Connected Smart Mirror performs and functions just like a tablet, with both touchscreen and voice interfaces for internet access. (Capsto

'Smart mirror' can play a podcast and brew your coffee in the morning

Celebrities
January 28, 2020
"You can take Winona out of Winona..." Ryder ponders while lying in a snowbank under the Winona, Minn. welcome sign.

Watch Winona Ryder's Super Bowl commercial, a love note to Winona, Minn.

On a quest to find herself, Winona Ryder takes a trip to her birthplace, Winona, Minn., in a new Super Bowl ad for Squarespace.
Variety
January 28, 2020
For first time in 30 years, Guthrie plans Shakespeare history trio

For first time in 30 years, Guthrie plans Shakespeare history trio

The Guthrie will produce a trio of Shakespeare's history plays together for the first time since 1990, when director Joseph Haj acted in them.
Variety
January 28, 2020
]. Minnesota is a long way from Australia. That hasn't deterred local crafters, who are sewing, crocheting and knitting for displaced wildlife in Aust

Minnesota crafters sew hundreds of pouches and nests for Australian animals displaced by fires

Minnesota volunteers are crafting pouches for displaced Australian kangaroos, they'll turn to making blankets for local rescue animals.
Home & Garden
January 28, 2020
A flock of birds passes windmills in the Altamont Pass near Livermore, Calif., on Sunday, May 12, 2013. Critics say that wind farms, a cornerstone of

Raptor Center study is a step toward avoiding wind turbine deaths

U's center studied what birds hear. The next step is how they respond.
Stage & Arts
January 28, 2020
Photos by Devon Cox Bridges of Madison County Jennifer Baldwin Peden (Francesca Johnson), Ryan London Levin (Michael Johnson), Charlie Clark (Bud John

Artistry's 'Bridges' delivers in subtle, beautiful tones

Review: Musical version of "The Bridges of Madison County" soars on lead's voice.
Variety
January 28, 2020
Slow and steady at least finishes the race.

The word of the week: Slowmentum

Slow and easy and proud of it.
TV & Media
January 28, 2020
Political Commentator Chris Matthews attends the 2017 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 29, 2017 in Washing

MSNBC's Chris Matthews revisits campaigns past on new podcast

MSNBC host Chris Matthews is slowing things down for new podcast.
Variety
January 28, 2020
Thermometer showing fever with medicine and cup of water nect to bed

98.6 is no longer the body's normal temperature

Numbers vary, but have been dropping steadily.
Duluth
January 27, 2020
Giulia Calland as Amahl and Calland Metts as King Kaspar in Lyric Opera of the North's "Amahl and the Night Visitors."

Duluth second-grader turns in stellar performance in LOON's 'Amahl'

REVIEW: "Amahl" makes a welcome return to Lyric Opera of the North.
Books
January 27, 2020

Review: "The Open Heart Club," by Gabriel Brownstein

NONFICTION: A captivating account of the daredevil Minnesota pioneers of open-heart surgery.
TV & Media
January 27, 2020
Caroline Catz and Martin Clunes in "Doc Martin"

Pop Culture Q&A: It's hard to keep track of 'Doc'

Music
January 27, 2020
Pianist Joyce Yang.

The week's best classical concerts: Egarr returns to SPCO for a fresh take on Vivaldi

Stage & Arts
January 27, 2020
In Children's Theatre Company's production of "Three Little Birds," the focus of the show is the music of Bob Marley. Pictured are Timotha Lanae, Nath

Minneapolis musical captures the spirits of Bob Marley and Jamaica

CTC's Bob Marley musical, "Three Little Birds," salutes the optimistic spirit of Jamaica.
Books
January 27, 2020

Wonder Woman comic books heat up before this year's big movie sequel

Variety
January 27, 2020
Win tickets to every event at Target Center as it celebrates 30th anniversary

Win tickets to every event at Target Center as it celebrates 30th anniversary

Register for free on Twitter, Instagram or online. The winner will be announced on Feb. 4.
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