Movies
Review: 'Midsommar' is so scary you might walk out mid-movie
Horror film is a "Midsommar" nightmare that will either creep you out or drive you out.
Music
Twenty One Pilots riding into Target Center Oct. 24 on extended Banditos Tour
The Ohio duo packed Xcel Energy Center last October right after the release of its follow-up album, "Trench."
Stage & Arts
From the atomic bomb to internment camps, stories of the last Minnesota veterans of World War II
Minnesota World War II veterans' experiences are told in a new play performed by a multigenerational cast.
Eat & Drink
4 terrific smoked meat spots to try in northeast Minneapolis
Let's take a look at the four smoked-meats-centric restaurants that recently popped up in northeast Minneapolis.
Eat & Drink
Best canned wines for your portable potable needs
Whether for the beach, the campsite or the backyard, the can has become widely popular.
Home & Garden
Priciest home in greater Minnesota is this supersized $5M lake lodge
Mountain-style retreat can handle a crowd — plus a flotilla of boats and water toys.
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5 hottest small town destinations in Minnesota
City slickers can feel right at home with what's hip and happening in these five Minnesota towns.
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Pulitzer winner has a 'Conversation' in advance of Guthrie world premiere
Playwright Lynn Nottage and Guthrie artistic director Joseph Haj discuss her work, which has won two Pulitzer Prizes, before the world premiere of her comedy, "Floyd's."
TV & Media
You won't want to run for office after seeing Old Log Theatre's 'Five Presidents'
REVIEW: "Five Presidents" suggests that life after the White House is no rose garden.
Stage & Arts
Minneapolis installation of temporary art honors permanent memories
Mandala artist turns grief into beauty.
Stage & Arts
TV & Media
At age 20, 'SpongeBob SquarePants' is still soaking up the love
The show, still a pop-culture phenomenon, celebrates with a one-hour special Friday and a party Saturday at the Mall of America.
Stage & Arts
Franconia Sculpture Park hires Chicago native to replace its fired founder
It's hoping to bring in "new faces" after its founding director was forced out for inappropriate conduct.
Variety
Space dust from metro rooftops is star of new exhibit at Bell Museum
Micrometeorites discovered by a local resident are part of an exhibit.
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Scarlett's beloved Tara lives again in Georgia
The Marietta Gone With The Wind Museum acquired several elements that make up the Tara facade in an auction held last week.
Books
Review: 'Shadowlands: Fear and Freedom at the Oregon Standoff,' by Anthony McCann
NONFICTION: "Shadowlands" shows a fringe movement determined to end U.S. as we know it.
Stage & Arts
It's a big dance week, with Momentum fest and a new work by Hijack
Momentum festival now at the Frey.
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