Music
August 18, 2017
Kendrick Lamar makes an overdue return to town Saturday at Xcel Energy Center.

Twin Cities concerts of the week: Kendrick Lamar, Father John Misty, Lady Gaga

Your guide to the Twin Cities' must-see shows.
Music
August 18, 2017
Khalid has become one of the most promising young R&B singers of pop music's social-media-ruled era thanks to his hit "Location."

Khalid talks cellphone romance, Lorde and Minnesota's Spooky Black

Texas R&B singer Khalid, 19, dishes on cellphone romances, Lorde and his favorite young Minnesota artist ahead of his sold-out Myth concert.
Books
August 18, 2017

REVIEW: 'Notes on a Foreign Country,' by Suzy Hansen

NONFICTION: An overseas fellowship triggers her realization of American intervention across the globe.
Books
August 18, 2017
Marcel Proust, author, with clocks in the background landscape. Illustration art by Star Tribune artist L.K. Hanson goes with a millennium article New

Nonfiction: 'Letters to His Neighbor,' by Marcel Proust

NONFICTION: In an entertaining collection of recently unearthed letters, Marcel Proust discusses social matters and family affairs, but mostly just pleads for some peace.
Books
August 18, 2017
Kamila Shamsie

REVIEW: 'Home Fire,' by Kamila Shamsie

FICTION: One man's religious extremism has far-reaching effects on two families.
Books
August 18, 2017
Bees.

Review: 'The History of Bees,' by Maja Lunde, is about chemistry, both agricultural and familial

FICTION: A Norwegian novel explores a dark future without bees, as well as the struggle among parents and children.
Books
August 18, 2017

Audiobooks offer thrills from 14th-century Norway to today

Three audiobooks to pass the time.
Books
August 18, 2017

REVIEW: 'Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist and Other Essays,' by Paul Kingsnorth

NONFICTION: Paul Kingsnorth wants more from environmentalism than mere lightbulb swapping or hybrid driving.
Eat & Drink
August 18, 2017
Mesmerizing rolled ice cream craze arrives in Twin Cities with 2 new shops

Mesmerizing rolled ice cream craze arrives in Twin Cities with 2 new shops

The rolled ice cream craze has officially hit the Twin Cities, and it's doing so with a bang as two specialty shops for the trendy food are debuting this weekend in St. Paul.
Travel
August 18, 2017

If you go

Travel
August 18, 2017
Each seat on Crystal Cruises new VIP jetliner, a Boeing 777-200LR, includes a fold out bed and a 24 inch TV. (Mike Siegel/Seattle Times/TNS)

This new Boeing 777 is tailored for the world's richest people

The Boeing 777 comes tailored for the world's richest fliers (and some Canadian hockey players).
Music
August 18, 2017

Top 5 live recordings from Minnesota's Dakota Jazz Club, 1993 to present

Music
August 17, 2017
Lena Elizabeth celebrates the release of "The Line" at Icehouse on Wednesday.

Twin Cities music notes: Newcomer Lena Elizabeth shines, kids-music hero Justin Roberts celebrates

The Minneapolis singer backed up her songs with help from a big uke.
Eat & Drink
August 17, 2017
A pizza from Pleasant Grove Pizza Farm in Waseca.

Where are there more great pizza farms near the Twin Cities?

Want to find even more great pizza farms near the Twin Cities? Restaurant critic Rick Nelson offers his picks as he answers readers' questions.
Movies
August 17, 2017
Callum Turner and Jeff Bridges in "The Only Living Boy in New York."

Movies in brief: 'The Only Living Boy in New York,' 'Menashe' & 'The Fencer'

TV & Media
August 17, 2017
Kit Harington as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones."

Ikea shows how to turn its rug into a 'Game of Thrones' cape, just as HBO does

Winter is coming and the Nordic superstore wants "Game of Thrones" fans to have their own Jon Snow cape.
Variety
August 17, 2017
Comedian Kate Quigley offers course on 'adult education' at Mall of America

Comedian Kate Quigley offers course on 'adult education' at Mall of America

The comic finds way to talk about sex without being filthy during stint at Rick Bronson's House of Comedy.
Variety
August 17, 2017
Richard Colburn of Belle And Sebastian performs at the 2015 Coachella Music and Arts Festival on Saturday, April 11, 2015, in Indio, Calif. (Photo by

Belle & Sebastian's drummer drama

Variety
August 17, 2017
"Rainbow" by Kesha

New album review: Kesha bounces back from hell

Variety
August 17, 2017

Ex-etiquette: Custody battle over dogs

Variety

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