Movies
Katherine Heigl/Rosario Dawson's 'Unforgettable' is just the opposite
Lead performances keep in midly interesting — for a while.
Books
6 new books by Minnesota poets explore heartbreak, paradoxes and more
POETRY: Six new books by Minnesota poets examine technology, war, loss, rebirth and the natural world.
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Minnesota laundromat has thousands of dolls staring from the ceiling
At eye level, it's just another laundromat. The only one in the small, historically Norwegian city of Spring Grove, Minn. But look up, and faces stare back.
Music
Your guide to Prince parties this weekend
A guide to the finest Prince memorial events around the Twin Cities.
Eat & Drink
Where do you go with tasting flights after wine and beer? Hard liquor
We've done wine. We've done beer. Now we're on to the next hot thing in sipping flights: liquor.
Books
Review: 'A $500 House in Detroit,' by Drew Philp
NONFICTION: A young man bought an abandoned house in Detroit to rehab it — and became part of a community.
Books
Review: 'I'd Die for You,' stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
FICTION: This collection of 18 previously unpublished works is a mixed curiosity.
Variety
Extreme snowbirds: From Minnesota to Quartzsite. Arizona
A remote stretch of Arizona desert offers Minnesotans sun, peace, quiet -- and freedom.
Music
Prince's hometown struggles with loss still felt a year after death
In the past 365 days, eye-popping murals, 24-hour radio marathons and a flurry of homegrown tributes have tried to fill the void.
Music
Paisley Park's Prince party kicks off with live music, inside stories
About 2,000 ardent fans attended the $500-to-$1,000-per-ticket affair.
TV & Media
Ron Howard finds 'pressure' points in Albert Einstein miniseries
Ron Howard is such a historic figure himself, it's hard to believe that "Genius," the Albert Einstein miniseries that premieres on Tuesday, marks his debut as a director for scripted television.
Stage & Arts
Art collective from Vietnam brings 'Reincarnation' to Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Propeller Group creates an installation around film that's a meditation on funeral rituals.
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Music
Purple City Take 2: Is this the greatest Prince story ever?
Jesse Johnson shares a hilarious household memory but doesn't give a memorable performance at Bunkers.
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