Music
August 21, 2016
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich during a performance at US Bank Stadium.

Metallica turns it up to 11 in sold-out U.S. Bank Stadium show

Review: The metal vets and their fans tested the limits of the Vikings palace in summer's biggest concert.
Variety
August 21, 2016
Wilco sails into overtime on the Mississippi

Wilco sails into overtime on the Mississippi

The local favorites gave fans an extended acoustic set Saturday night during its muddy, marvelous concert.
Variety
August 21, 2016
Four to 25 percent of fathers experience paternal postpartum depression, most commonly in the first three to six months after a baby is born, a recent

Rosenblum: Young fathers show risk of postpartum depression

A 4-month-old's fatal beating encourages us to think about the vulnerable mental health not just of new mothers, but also of new fathers.
Variety
August 20, 2016
Barbara Behrend widow of Joseph Behrend held a photograph of her husband Monday August 15, 2016 in Delano, MN.

2016: New Mpls. Cold Case Squad seeks answers in decades-old homicides

Families of victims – and a reorganized Minneapolis police unit – are pushing for answers in decades-old cold cases.
Variety
August 20, 2016
A Golden Circle sightseeing tour is best taken at the height of summer, when the sun never sets.

Three travel questions (and three answers) about Iceland

Iceland is like Minnesota, on the moon, with whales and trolls. You should go.
Variety
August 20, 2016
Matt Weide of St. Anthony started growing hops some 20 years ago. Above, the hops cone starts to emerge. Weide is vice president of the Minnesota Home

Hops on the rise in home gardens

Brew lovers are growing their own vines.
Variety
August 20, 2016
Orangetheory Fitness workouts make use of treadmills and indoor rowing for cardio, plus strength training.

Orangetheory Fitness brings the heat at Minnesota studios

High-intensity interval workout gets you in the zone.
Variety
August 20, 2016

Photos: Readers share their garden bounty

How does your garden grow? For these readers it grows very well, thank you.
Celebrities
August 20, 2016
Harry Connick Jr.

Harry Connick Jr.'s new talk show scrambles for guests, even among 'Idol' alums

Harry Connick Jr. is having a tough time getting famous friends to turn up for his new daytime talk show, The Wrap has learned.
Music
August 20, 2016
Luke Bryan performed at US Bank Stadium.

Review: Country star Luke Bryan scores big in first show at U.S. Bank Stadium

The Country Music Association's reigning entertainer of the year pandered to the fans with Vikings-worthy cheerleading but entertained with flair.
Variety
August 20, 2016

Designer puts 'boho-modern' spin on her midcentury rambler in Edina

A quest for simpler, one-level living — and a different look — led a Minneapolis interior designer to take a 1949 rambler in Edina "to the next level of more grown-up midcentury style."
Variety
August 20, 2016

Meet the new Kirby at Target Field

Named after a Twins legend, Kirby the black lab helps keep the ballpark safe.
Eat & Drink
August 20, 2016

Wine of the Week: 2014 Shannon Ridge Lake County Petite Sirah

TV & Media
August 20, 2016
Melanie Griffith and Jon Voight in "J.L. Family Ranch."

TV picks for Aug. 21-23: 'J.L. Family Ranch,' Don Shelby & Bill Moyers, William Shatner & Henry Winkler

TV & Media
August 20, 2016
Route of Attack - William Holden (left), as a former American seaman who escaped from a Japanese prison camp, consults with Jack Hawkins, playing a Br

TV picks for Aug. 20-21: 'Make it Pop,' 'The Queen Mary,' William Holden

Movies
August 20, 2016
January 1, 1995 Walt Disney Pictures Presents, Emilio Estevez, The Mighty Ducks

Let's name our #fav7films — the Minnesota edition

The hashtag #fav7films shot to the top of the trending charts as Twitter users went wild listing their seven favorite movies.
TV & Media
August 20, 2016
Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling in "The Nice Guys."

Home video review: 'Nice Guys' spoofs buddy-cop movies

Variety
August 20, 2016
Shemekia Copeland

Best of the week: Shemekia Copeland, Baroness, Ruthie Foster, 'Paint Your Wagon,' State Fair art show, more

Variety

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