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February 8, 2020
Light from the outside shined on the water in Cenote Hubiku, Yucatan, Mexico. The Cenote Hubiku, a Mayan sacred site, has a maximum depth of 150 feet

6 best off-the-beaten-path spots on the Yucatan Peninsula

Beyond the usual tourist stops, here are some places to relish culture and sun on the southern tip of Mexico.
Variety
February 8, 2020
'Funny and weird' videos make University of Minnesota student Chris Udalla a rising TikTok star

'Funny and weird' videos make University of Minnesota student Chris Udalla a rising TikTok star

He has more than 930,000 followers, with the number growing by the thousands daily.
Music
February 8, 2020
Brantley Gilbert performed on the last night at the Minnesota State Fair in Falcon Heights, Minn., on Monday, September 2, 2013. ] (RENEE JONES SCHNEI

Rowdy Brantley Gilbert brings bro-country to town

There was nothing subtle about his AC/DC concert for rednecks .
TV & Media
February 8, 2020
Winslow Fegley stars in "Timmy Failure."

What our TV critic is watching this week

Movies
February 8, 2020
Julia Garner in "The Assistant."

This week's movie openings

Variety
February 8, 2020
"Philadelphia, USA - June 17, 2011. Love sculpture in Philadelphia downtown illuminated at night. LOVE sculpture by Robert Indiana, one of the major P

In Philly, it's a turn to sisterly love; new AAA rating system, warning for visitors to Spain

Variety
February 8, 2020
Piper Ferguson photo credit Calexico and Iron & Wine

Best of the Week (Feb. 9-16): Calexico and Iron & Wine; Ragamala, Paisley Park, 'Three Little Birds,' the Suburbs, Valentine's Day events

Stage & Arts
February 8, 2020
Kathy Mentjes, a retired librarian who helped bring an an exhibit of the works of famed photographer and ethnographer Edward S. Curtis to Montgomery,

Exhibit honors photos of Minnesota's Edward S. Curtis

That 65 of his photographs found their way onto the walls of a narrow, brick building in Montgomery is a story of coincidence and curiosity.
Home & Garden
February 7, 2020
Chris Lambton has several TV shows under his belt, but still works for the family landscape business.

HGTV star Chris Lambton will talk landscaping at Home & Patio Show

HGTV star will talk landscaping — and what he's learned from TV makeover shows — at this year's Home & Patio Show.
TV & Media
February 7, 2020
CBS anchor Norah O’Donnell says, “The rhetoric of Washington doesn’t always reflect the problems of real America.”

CBS News anchor Norah O'Donnell wants to talk about more than politics

Norah O'Donnell may be based in Washington, but she doesn't want her newscast to be all about politics.
Eat & Drink
February 7, 2020
Yumi Japanese Restaurant + Bar is now open in St. Paul's Cathedral Hill.

Popular sushi restaurant expands in St. Paul: 'It's kind of like Excelsior, but it's not'

Classic cocktails with a Japanese focus and specialty rolls are on the menu.
Music
February 7, 2020
Jennifer Lopez and daughter Emme Maribel Muniz perform during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens,

6 cool things in music this week include Lake Street Dive, Steve Roehm, Jennifer Lopez and Taylor Swift

TV & Media
February 7, 2020
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Claire Danes and Mandy Patinkin debrief 'Homeland' fans for the show's final season

Showtime spy drama kicks off its eighth and final season Sunday with its plucky CIA agent protagonist in a position to help bring peace to Afghanistan.
Eat & Drink
February 7, 2020
5 best things our food critic ate in Twin Cities this week

5 best things our food critic ate in Twin Cities this week

Restaurant critic Rick Nelson highlights the favorites of his recent dining-out schedule.
Variety
February 7, 2020

News of the Weird: Bumbling bank robber fails as a master of disguise

Stage & Arts
February 7, 2020
Lynnette R. Freeman, playing the character Charlotte, during a scene in "The White Card" during a dress rehearsal at the Penumbra Theatre in St. Paul,

Penumbra Theatre's 'White Card' deals confidently in race and art

Claudia Rankine's heady play about race, art and commerce gets a palpable regional premiere.
Variety
February 7, 2020
ZVOX AccuVoice SB380 soundbar

Sound Advice: Adding a splitter solves the soundbar-or-speakers quandary

Books
February 7, 2020
Audiobooks

Audiobooks: Three books with great tales and great narrators

Books
February 7, 2020
Anne De Courcy

Review: 'Chanel's Riviera,' by Anne DeCourcy

NONFICTION: Stories of excess on the French Riviera during the early days of WWII come up a bit short.
Books
February 7, 2020

Review: 'This Brilliant Darkness,' by Jeff Sharlet

NONFICTION: Photography and journalism asks us to see those who have been cut off from the American dream.
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