Music
July 24, 2016
Simon Le Bon and Dominic Brown performed together as they played with the rest of Duran Duran at the Xcel Energy Center on Saturday night.

Review: Duran Duran turns up the grooves after Chic turned it on early

REVIEW: The '80s hitmakers followed their openers' funky lead Saturday in St. Paul.
Books
July 24, 2016
Jensen Beach.

Review: 'Swallowed by the Cold,' by Jensen Beach

FICTION: Stories reflect a world of detached folks who ache for empathy in contemporary Sweden.
Books
July 24, 2016

Review: 'Home Field,' by Hannah Gersen

FICTION: In a Clinton-era small town, a football coach and his three children struggle to go on in this tender debut.
Variety
July 24, 2016
Dani Mathers shared these images on her public Snapchat account. (The photo on the left has been modified to shield the privacy of the woman in it.)

Rosenblum: How all of us (even Playboy Playmates) can stop 'fat shaming'

To single out Dani Mathers for "fat shaming" is absurd.
Celebrities
July 24, 2016
C.J.: Sister Rosalind has one of the most gripping handshakes in the metro

C.J.: Sister Rosalind has one of the most gripping handshakes in the metro

The nun and famous masseuse has been massaging fans at St. Paul Saints games "since 1993, year one."
Variety
July 23, 2016

Why Lake Itasca may not be the headwaters of the Mississippi River

Variety
July 23, 2016

The dangers of weight stigma

July 23, 2016
Fishermen float near the Grassy Bay Cliffs in Sand Point Lake in Voyageurs National Park.

Details: Voyageurs National Park

Variety
July 23, 2016
Ralph Tresvant and Ronnie DeVoe of New Edition performed July 1 in New Orleans.

Best of the week: New Edition, Malala Yousafzai, Twenty One Pilots, 'Glensheen,' more

Stage & Arts
July 23, 2016
Aaron Nelson as �Simba� and the ensemble in THE LION KING North American Tour. Photo credit: Photo by Matthew Murphy

Sensory-friendly production of 'Lion King' tempers the roar

Low-sensory show, where effects such as strobe lights and shattering sounds will be modulated, caters to an autistic audience.
Stage & Arts
July 23, 2016
The cast of DISGRACED in a scene in the home of two of the characters, Amir and Emily. They are, from left, Kevin Isola, as Isaac, Bhavesh Patel, as A

Review: Guthrie's 'Disgraced' is a shattering, revelatory production

Guthrie's timely show about Islamophobia, personal ambition and American ideals offers a lot to chew on.
Variety
July 23, 2016
A group of fathers and daughters started an annual sailing trip in 1992 -- they're now on year 25. This photo is from their inaugural year.

Minnesota dads, daughters bond on 'magical' yearly Lake Superior sailing trips

For 25 years, a group of fathers and daughters have sailed the Apostle Islands, and bonded in the process.
TV & Media
July 23, 2016
Gretchen Carlson, center, with her attorneys Martin Hyman, right, and Nancy Erika Smith at Smithís home in Montclair, N.J., July 12, 2016. In a f

More workplace problems at Fox News surface

Workplace problems were broader than Roger Ailes.
Variety
July 23, 2016
Jevetta Steele poses for a portrait inside her renovated kitchen in Golden Valley. The kitchen makeover was filmed for the DIY Network show "I Hate My

Singer Jevetta Steele's new kitchen is a family gathering spot

Singer Jevetta Steele finally has the family gathering spot she's always wanted, thanks to a home-makeover TV show.
Variety
July 23, 2016

Singer Jevetta Steele's new kitchen is a family gathering spot

Singer Jevetta Steele finally has the family gathering spot she's always wanted, thanks to a home-makeover TV show.

Variety

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