Music
August 21, 2016
Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) 'The Artist Formerly Known as Prince', 'TAFKAP' Hop Farm Festival, Paddock Wood, Kent, England 3rd July 2011 performing

Fentanyl pills seized from Paisley Park were mislabeled

Level of fentanyl found in musician's body was so great no one could have survived it.
Music
August 21, 2016
Luke Bryan performed at U.S. Bank Stadium on Friday, Aug. 19. It was the first concert at the newly opened stadium.

What $1 billion will get you: Fans, artists weigh in on stadium's acoustics

Fans, artists and our critic echo similar reactions to U.S. Bank Stadium after Metallica and Luke Bryan rocked the new mega-house over the weekend.
Variety
August 21, 2016

James Lileks: He's finally coming clean about shampoo

TV & Media
August 21, 2016
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August 21, 2016
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."

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