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Everything isn't awesome in so-so sequel to 'Lego Movie'
Cluttered movie takes the accent off comedy and puts it on action.
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How icy is it? Watch Minnesotan expertly shovel driveway on hockey skates
In Maple Grove, Josh Hagemeyer decided to work smarter, not harder in his efforts to clear snow from his mother's driveway.
Books
Readers reveal their favorite reads of 2018
We asked you to reveal your favorite books of 2018. Here are your recommendations.
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Should a sick child blow out candles on cake?
How do you tell the parents it's not a good idea? Or does it even matter?
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Vintage Minnesota: Andy Warhol visits a swinging '60s Valentine's party
Art dealer and salon owner Gordon Locksley threw a bash at his Minneapolis mansion.
Music
TV & Media
Minnesota's Joel McKinnon Miller infiltrates cast of NBC's 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine'
Joel McKinnon Miller went from opera to hitting high notes on the NBC cop comedy.
Music
Pick Six: Praise for Ryan Adams, Brandi Carlile, Margo Price, Lizzo, more
Pick Six is a half-dozen cool things in music, from two points of view.
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Movies
Snow, bodies pile up in Coen-esque 'Cold Pursuit'
There are echoes of the Coen brothers in a remake of Norwegian thriller.
Stage & Arts
Musings on black history and more in three Twin Cities photo shows
Two exhibits for Black History Month and one for the sake of still images.
Movies
Academy Award shorts focus on parents, children and life's fragility
Oscar-nominated animated and live-action shorts lean heavily on familial bonds and the shadow of death.
Music
Neil Young's winterlong run continues with noisy, electric affair in Winnipeg
After Minneapolis, Young returned to Winnipeg to meet up with Crazy Horse.
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What Minneapolis native Yara Shahidi has learned from her 'Grown-ish' character
The activist/actress shares the differences between herself and Zoey Johnson.
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