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How an outsider came to love the forbidding Minnesota winter
Thirty-one years ago, I moved from New York to Minnesota. I imagined myself as a character in Ole Rolvaag's "Giants in the Earth": far from family in a foreign land, the climate of which seemed designed to kill me.
Variety
Millennial asks: Is 'OK boomer' a generational insult or olive branch?
This viral meme sits at the center of generational warfare. But is it a weapon or a peace offering?
Variety
Winter fun! Watching my Californian neighbors puzzle over Minn. quirks
The new Minneapolis neighbors embraced and even improved upon our regional idiosyncrasies.
Variety
Every woman should try living in a tiny apartment like my place on Grand Av.
Here's how living alone in a 400-square-foot space can be a great way to find yourself.
Variety
Meet the tent dwellers on my Minneapolis block: 'We have children, you know'
The encampment has been a source of tension in my neighborhood — and in my own home.
Inspired
How a lost wallet at the State Fair renewed my faith in Minnesotans
I figured somebody had picked my pocket.
Variety
I'm single and I love it, but Minnesotans don't seem to believe me
In Minnesota, the average age of a bride is 26.9. It's just not socially acceptable to be unmarried past age 28.
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