Variety
June 20, 2017
Ken has gotten a makeover.

Ken gets a dad bod and man bun as part of Barbie world makeover

Music
June 20, 2017
Sonny Knight and the Lakers perform at the Palm Door at the South By Southwest music festival on March 12, 2014 in Austin, Texas.

Minnesota soul singer Sonny Knight's second act cut short by cancer at 69

The 1960s singer and Vietnam veteran enjoyed a career revival with the Lakers in his 60s.
Variety
June 20, 2017
Rolling Stones exhibit in Chicago delivers museum-like satisfaction

Rolling Stones exhibit in Chicago delivers museum-like satisfaction

Despite 500 artifacts from costumes to handwritten lyric sheets, the highlight is a recreation of their first London apartment.
Eat & Drink
June 20, 2017
Today marks the debut of McDonald's delivery in the Twin Cities.

McDonald's debuting delivery in Twin Cities

There are 19 locations, most in Minneapolis and St. Paul, now offering the convenience.
Variety
June 19, 2017
Minneapolis Institute of Art curator to work on influential N.Y. show

Minneapolis Institute of Art curator to work on influential N.Y. show

Gabriel Ritter will be the first from the Minneapolis museum to serve as a curator on the Armory Art Fair.
Home & Garden
June 19, 2017

Then and now: See how 8th and Hennepin has changed since 1960

A brief history of 8th and Hennepin told through old-school photographs.
Variety
June 19, 2017
Then and now: Popular Nicollet Mall street corner changed drastically since 1960

Then and now: Popular Nicollet Mall street corner changed drastically since 1960

Vintage photos show the corner of 6th and Nicollet in all its old-school glory.
Celebrities
June 19, 2017
Chris Cline has made his dog Juji the doodle a global star via his Instagram account, @christophercline.

Minnesotan behind viral giant dog Instagrams mauled by a cow — and survives

The Instagrammer of Juji the giant doodle — with more than 100,000 followers — is recuperating and has even posted a photo of the aftermath.
Home & Garden
June 19, 2017
A vintage photo of a famous downtown Minneapolis street corner.

Then and now: Mpls. corner goes from Egyptian vibes to much-admired skyscraper

Vintage photos show how "King Tut mania" influenced an early downtown Minneapolis building before it made way for a favorite skyscraper.
Books
June 19, 2017
Author Marlon James critiques Minnesota racism with viral Facebook post

Author Marlon James critiques Minnesota racism with viral Facebook post

The St. Paul author writes about what it is like to be black in Minnesota.
Books
June 19, 2017
A boy is comforted by his mom.

REVIEW: 'Our Short History,' by Lauren Grodstein

FICTION: Lauren Grodstein's poignant new novel unfolds as a letter from a dying mother to her to her young son.
Books
June 19, 2017

REVIEWS: 'Hourglass,' by Dani Shapiro, and 'The Night Bell,' by Inger Ash Wolfe

Books
June 19, 2017

Review: 'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me,' by Sherman Alexie

NONFICTION: In this memoir, Sherman Alexie paints a frank and unflinching eulogy of his mother.
Books
June 19, 2017

REVIEW: 'The Prisoner in His Palace,' by Will Bardenwerper

NONFICTION: An intriguing portrait of the military policemen who guarded the Iraqi leader before his execution.
Books
June 19, 2017

Review: 'Guidebook to Relative Strangers,' by Camille T. Dungy

NONFICTION: In a stirring debut, poet reflects on raising a child while pursuing a career.
Books
June 19, 2017

REVIEWS: 'Cooking for Picasso,' by Camille Aubray and 'The Silent Corner,' by Dean Koontz

Books
June 19, 2017

Review: 'Camanchaca,' by Diego Zúñiga, translated from the Spanish by Megan McDowell

FICTION: A young man drives across a desert with his father, pondering his broken family.
Books
June 19, 2017

REVIEW: 'The Essex Serpent,' by Sarah Perry

FICTION: An enchanting British novel about a legendary beast and an intense relationship between a scientifically minded woman and a devout vicar.
TV & Media
June 19, 2017

TV talk-show highlights June 20

TV & Media
June 19, 2017
Kofi Siriboe as Ralph Angel Bordelon and Ethan Hutchison as Blue Bordelon in "Queen Sugar."
Credit: Michele K. Short / ©2017 Warner Bros. Enterta

TV picks for June 20: 'Queen Sugar,' 'The Story of China,' 'Wrecked'

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