Richard Chin
Reporter
FeaturesAs a feature reporter, Richard Chin has flown on the Goodyear Blimp, driven the Wienermobile, sunk to the bottom of a lake in a one-man submarine, worn a giant urine specimen cup costume as a mascot for a health care company, rode a vintage Puch at the Sturgis of mopeds and was mistakenly arrested by police hunting for a serial killer. He also spent six weeks in Baghdad during the Iraq war and was a Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University.
Latest from Richard Chin
A St. Paul writer is the poet laureate of pickleball
Eighty poems devoted to the paddle sport are published in a recent book.
June 2, 2025
Twin Cities publisher, wit and civic volunteer Burt Cohen dies at 94
The founding publisher of Mpls.St.Paul Magazine wrote his own obituary.
May 19, 2025
Minnesota’s best tourist traps and roadside attractions
From trading posts to treasure troves, six highlights from across the state include the strangest museum and the largest candy store.
May 17, 2025
Inspired by her 35-pound cat, Minnesota entrepreneur tries to make a better cat toy
This Twin Cities scientist is a catnip chemist.
May 14, 2025
Why should Minneapolis have all the fun? New St. Paul tour showcases neighborhood cats.
Organizers drew inspiration from the popular Wedge Live cat tour in Minneapolis.
May 6, 2025
Want to be a lab rat? The U of M has a website where you can sign up.
Why some people enjoy volunteering to be research subjects.
May 5, 2025
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What is it like to die? University of Minnesota’s VR experience offers some answers.
Our reporter returned from the Embodied Labs experience with some thoughts on what he’d like his last hours to look like.
May 2, 2025
TikTok and dopamine hits: This is your brain on social media
An addiction expert says digital media can have a druglike effect.
April 10, 2025
Why are rubber ducks mysteriously appearing on Twin Cities thrift store artworks?
Rubber ducks started appearing on artwork in Twin Cities thrift stores. We found the culprit.
April 7, 2025
Small plane crashes in Brooklyn Park, setting house aflame
No one was injured on the ground but there were no survivors on the plane, which was flying from Des Moines to Blaine.
March 30, 2025
Would you risk your life to save a stranger? These Minnesotans did.
These Carnegie Hero Fund Medal winners show the unselfishness, courage and compassion inside seemingly ordinary Minnesotans.
March 26, 2025
There’s a better tool to get ice off your windshield. It’s shaped like a cone.
Forget about better mousetraps. We need a better windshield scraper.
March 5, 2025
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