Movies
Iranian director of 'The Salesman' takes on love, theater and revenge
The new film by Oscar nominee Asghar Farhadi, who is boycotting this year's ceremony, riffs on "Death of a Salesman."
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What is a modified ketogenic diet, and should you try it?
This high-fat, low-protein and low-carb way of eating once was used to treat epilepsy and other seizure disorders.
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Stress behind the wheel: How best to respond to road rage?
Another driver freaked out when I stopped for a pedestrian. How should I have reacted?
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Hate being stuck in the middle seat on an airplane? Here's how to cope
The more I fly, the more I realize that I may never again have the window or aisle seat.
Stage & Arts
Ballet de Lorraine offers fresh takes on 2 iconic works by Merce Cunningham
REVIEW: The French company solidly performed two works by the modern master Thursday night at Northrop.
Books
The dubious art of 'decorating' with books
The beauty of books comes from the fact that the writers come in different shapes, sizes and colors — as well as mind-sets, points of view, background and attitude.
Eat & Drink
Twin Cities restaurateurs create Lovechild in La Crosse, Wis.
What happens when two Twin Cities restaurant titans relocate to Wisconsin? Magic.
Music
Jazz composer Maria Schneider performed (and celebrated) a Minnesota-inspired masterpiece
Review: Maria Schneider's Grammy-winning "The Thompson Fields" album was the centerpiece of this homecoming concert.
TV & Media
Lifetime to air women's soccer in push to broaden TV 'fempire'
Cable network will air women's soccer games on Saturday afternoons.
TV & Media
Pete Holmes' new comedy 'crashes' the cutthroat world of open-mic comedy
Laughs come easy in a new sitcom about the world of open-mic comedy.
TV & Media
Actress/producer Reese Witherspoon gets 'real' with HBO's new 'Big Little Lies'
A more promising future for Hollywood actresses may rest in the hands of Reese Witherspoon, whose behind-the-scenes muscle resulted in a new HBO series.
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Somali-American who wore hijab at Minn. pageant now a hit at NY Fashion Week
Model Halima Aden went from St. Cloud to walking the runway for Kanye West, plus getting gushing write-ups from Cosmopolitan and Us Weekly.
Books
REVIEW: 'Encircling,' by Carl Frode Tiller, translated from the Norwegian by Barbara J. Haveland
FICTION: Three people try to help recapture lost memories in this impressive and ingenious novel.
Books
REVIEW: 'The Refugees,' by Viet Thanh Nguyen
FICTION: Pulitzer-winning novelist tells intimate stories about Vietnamese-Americans.
Books
Review: 'High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic,' by Glenn Frankel
NONFICTION: An absorbing account of how a routine 1952 western starring a has-been and an unknown became an unexpected classic.
Books
REVIEW: 'A Piece of the World,' by Christina Baker Kline
FICTION: A prose portrait of the woman in Andrew Wyeth's painting "Christina's World," by the author of "Orphan Train."
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Finding love the Minnesotan way: Afton Alps hosting chairlift speed dating event
It's all downhill from here as singles look for a match on Afton's ski lifts.
Celebrities
Hillary Clinton spotted with 'SNL' impersonator Kate McKinnon at NY restaurant
Hillary Clinton is out of the woods and in New York City to catch a Broadway show. So, why not invite her "Saturday Night Live" likeness to dinner?
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