Books
July 21, 2017

REVIEWS: 'Girl on the Leeside,' by Kathleen Anne Kenney, and 'The Road to Jonestown,' by Jeff Guinn

Stage & Arts
July 21, 2017
Paige Coletti-Swenson holds "Nest," by Carley McHenry, at a past Minneapolis Art Lending Library event.

You can get art, with no buyer's remorse, at Minneapolis Art Lending Library

Operating like a cross between a bookmobile and a mini-art gallery, Minneapolis Art Lending Library sets up shop at city parks four times a year.
Books
July 21, 2017

Review: 'When the English Fall,' by David Williams

FICTION: A solar storm causes the loss of modern technology.
Books
July 21, 2017
Gabe Habash.

Review: 'Stephen Florida,' by Gabe Habash

FICTION: A brooding young North Dakota wrestler nearly comes unhinged.
Books
July 21, 2017

Review: 'Jane Austen at Home,' by Lucy Worsley, follows trail of nearly homeless author

NONFICTION: Unmarried and unsuccessful in her lifetime, Jane Austen relied on family.
Books
July 21, 2017
A model of a wooly mammoth at the Mammoth Museum in Siberia.

Review: 'Woolly: The True Story of the Quest to Revive One of History's Most Iconic Extinct Creatures,' by Ben Mezrich

NONFICTION: Author Ben Mezrich recounts the thrilling quest to bring the woolly mammoth back to life.
Music
July 21, 2017
Caleb Palmiter, 53, died Monday in Minneapolis

Jayhawks co-founder Caleb Palmiter dies at 53

For many, he was one of the Twin Cities music scene's great unsung forces.
Travel
July 21, 2017
The Icefields Parkway, 144 miles of magnificence that connects Jasper with Lake Louise, has been called one of the world's great drives. (Alan Solomon

Banff is beautiful, but Jasper is bigger – and better

Once they get past the crowds at Banff, everybody seems to love Jasper National Park in Alberta.
Travel
July 21, 2017

Details: Barcelona

Variety
July 21, 2017
Hey, guests, help set the table already.

How to make cabin guests lend a helping hand

After cooking, cleaning and entertaining visitors, this host was left exhausted and wondering how to get some help around the cabin.
Music
July 21, 2017
Chester Bennington is the lead singer of Linkin Park.

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington kills himself at 41

Chester Bennington, the lead singer of Linkin Park, was found dead in his home Thursday morning, TMZ reports.
Variety
July 21, 2017
Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington dies in LA at 41

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington dies in LA at 41

Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington dies in LA at 41
TV & Media
July 21, 2017
Starting Aug. 1, Paul Douglas is returning to the airwaves, for WCCO Radio.

Paul Douglas is back on Twin Cities airwaves as WCCO radio host

Movies
July 21, 2017
Dane DeHaan, and Cara Delevingne star in Europa Corp's 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets. ' ( Vikram Gounassegarin/VALERIAN SAS ‚&#x

Mini reviews of 'Valerian' and '13 Minutes'

Variety
July 21, 2017
Panamanian-American performer Tina Campbell, foreground, marches in the 20th annual Carifest carnival held July 27, 2013, along the riverfront in Minn

Family fun: Celebrate Caribbean culture

Music
July 20, 2017
Cantus offered a novel take on Ralph Vaughan Williams' "Songs of Travel."

Cantus delivers 'totally successful' chamber concert with music inspired by travel

REVIEW: An experimental format pays off for Cantus vocal ensemble.
Movies
July 20, 2017
Fionn Whitehead in "Dunkirk"

Director Christopher Nolan turns defeat at 'Dunkirk' into a cinematic triumph

REVIEW: This ferocious depiction of the World War II beachfront battle will awe some viewers and alienate others — for the same basic reasons.
Variety
July 20, 2017
Twin Cities' 5 must-see art shows this weekend

Twin Cities' 5 must-see art shows this weekend

Art awaits.
Variety
July 20, 2017
Celebrity chef Paula Deen

Hockey, Paula Deen and yet more food among new State Fair attractions

Along with the previously announced tallest traveling Ferris wheel in North America, several other new Minnesota State Fair attractions were revealed this morning ranging from a celebration of the NHL's centennial to yarn-inspired street art to an appearance by celebrity chef Paula Deen.
Stage & Arts
July 20, 2017
Playwright Karen Zacarias. Provided

Latino and white neighbors clash over 'Native Gardens' in new play at Guthrie

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