Stage & Arts
July 28, 2016
Edward Staudenmayer and Erin Mackey in "South Pacific" at the Guthrie Theater.

Theater spotlight: You still can visit 'South Pacific'

Rodgers and Hammerstein's romantic tale of World War II has settled in for the summer at the Guthrie.
Books
July 28, 2016
College students in Hogwarts garb who got their tickets as graduation gifts wait to see "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" on the play's first night

Find a release party for 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' in Twin Cities

Rejoice. The drought is over. The "Harry Potter" release parties are back.
Stage & Arts
July 28, 2016
Artist: Lauren Flynn Title: ìNine-tenths,î 2016 Medium: Monoprint, inkjet, found image Source: Highpoint Center for Printmaking

Cool prints at Highpoint

Movies
July 28, 2016
Three funny women, one bad script.

These multitasking 'Bad Moms' deserve a better movie

REVIEW: "Bad Moms" paints a pretty disappointing picture of Mom World despite its best intentions.
Variety
July 28, 2016
Music
July 28, 2016
Prince, at 10 years old, at the bottom of a yearbook photo from John Jay Elementary School in Minneapolis.

This is the youngest photo of Prince we've seen yet — and it's adorable

Even in elementary school, Prince had some swag. He's 10 years old in this yearbook photo from John Hay School in Minneapolis.
Celebrities
July 28, 2016
Jonathan Choe, formerly of FOX 9, Natasha Verma (middle) and Joy Lim Nakrin, former very popular KSTPer in Boston

Fox 9's Jonathan Choe takes his talent and sartorial style home to Boston

TV & Media
July 28, 2016
Broadway stars plead for love at Democratic convention

Broadway stars plead for love at Democratic convention

Audra McDonald was among the stage's biggest names to sing for Hillary. Too bad CNN didn't fully appreciate the moment.
Celebrities
July 28, 2016
Latest late-night battle: Stephen Colbert vs. corporate lawyers

Latest late-night battle: Stephen Colbert vs. corporate lawyers

"The Late Show" host defies orders to bury his former "COlbert Report" persona.
Music
July 27, 2016
Jovonta Patton of north Minneapolis has the No. 1 album on the Billboard gospel charts this week, and he got there without the help of a record label.

Holy No. 1! Minneapolis singer Jovonta Patton tops Billboard gospel chart

Good Book meets Facebook in the young North Side father's unlikely rise.
Books
July 27, 2016

Obituary: Philip Dacey, 77, was a prolific poet and an inspired teacher

Variety
July 27, 2016
Social media star Kim Kardashian West is the queen of the unsmiling selfie.

Why some women aren't smiling in selfies anymore

An urge to skirt societal convention is fueling an explosion of a new kind of selfie.
Variety
July 27, 2016
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Summer savings: Bargain hunters, here's what to buy in July

Many stores have started to discount summer items. Here are the best things to buy right now and what should you probably wait on.
July 27, 2016
Sen. Sandy Pappas co-founded Forward Global Women, which trains women in the Mideast in conflict resolution. She’s in Cyprus this week for a co

Peace, Shalom, Salam: Twin Cities women's group works for peace in Mideast

Minnesota Senate President Sandy Pappas, DFL-St. Paul, is in Cyprus this week to talk not about building walls, but tearing them down.
Style
July 27, 2016

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