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Looking for a break from workday stress? Try hydromassage at downtown Minneapolis Y
Masseuse-free massage offers benefits after a workout or as active recovery.
Music
Rocker David Byrne artfully burned down the house
Review: Rock's Renaissance man came up with the most imaginative staging of a concert in years.
Music
Our critic's guide to the best live music at Art-a-Whirl 2018
Nineties punk heroes Superchunk add roar to the Whirl this weekend.
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Minnesota Museum of American Art pockets $325K grant
A new grant helps the M prepare for its grand re-opening.
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Lileks: Remembering Minnesota's other favorite mascot bear
Northwestern Bank wanted to be your Buddy.
Books
Review: 'The Displaced,' edited by Viet Thanh Nguyen
NONFICTION: This timely collection of essays by more than a dozen writers brings the plight of the refugee back into focus.
Books
Review: 'West,' by Carys Davies
FICTION: Set in the early 19th century, novel traces the lives of a man who heads "West," and the daughter he left behind.
Books
Review: 'The Last Cowboys: A Pioneer Family in the New West,' by John Branch
NONFICTION: Pulitzer Prize-winning sportswriter John Branch follows a family of cattle ranchers and rodeo stars.
Books
Review: 'Last Stories,' by William Trevor
FICTION: A final, characteristically deft collection of stories from an Irish writer.
Music
Five years after Sue McLean's death, her Minneapolis concert biz is thriving
The longtime independent concert promoter is thriving five years after after its founder's death.
Music
Twin Cities concerts of the week: Joey Bada$$, Slayer, Freddy Cole, Becky Kapell
Big gigs for the week of Aug. 18-24, also including a Kid Dakota re-release party, the Suburbs, Wye Oak and Sum 41.
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Philando Castile's death inspires new MIA exhibit
Artists gather to remember what happened two years ago in Falcon Heights
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