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The 5 best things our food writers ate in the Twin Cities area this week
The Taste team shares the highlights of their weekly dining experiences.
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Fans are rallying to save Minneapolis' oldest diner, the Band Box
The historic diner has been closed since the start of the pandemic and its owners are now getting a financial boost from its supporters.
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Yuen: For some people with disabilities, the 'party' stopped 19 months ago
The pandemic has created even more barriers to learning, being social and staying healthy and connected.
Music
British punk band Idles promises to 'never forget' its unruly tour kickoff in St. Paul
REVIEW: The hard-blasting quintet's Palace Theatre gig in support of "Ultra Mono" was way overdue but not overhyped.
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Review: 'Gichigami Hearts,' by Linda LeGarde Grover
NONFICTION: Grover's new memoir is a blend of Ojibwe stories, myth and family history.
Books
Review: 'On Animals,' by Susan Orlean
NONFICTION: A quarter-century of essays about animals and their humans from one of America's most noted animal lovers.
Books
Review: 'Oscar Wilde: A Life,' by Matthew Sturgis
NONFICTION: The many contradictions of Oscar Wilde are captured in this captivating biography.
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Review: 'The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy,' by Anne Ursu
MIDDLE-GRADE: Minneapolis author Anne Ursu tackles questions of privilege and power in this feminist fairy tale.
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Books
How Twin Cities-bound bestselling author Amor Towles built 'The Lincoln Highway'
The author of "A Gentleman in Moscow" talks about how he set the stage for his new 1950s-set adventure.
Stage & Arts
'Healing' work celebrating Dakota culture takes place of 'Scaffold' in Sculpture Garden
Sculpture by Native American artist Angela Two Stars will be unveiled Saturday.
TV & Media
Nielsen ratings: Football remains solid leader in ratings
"F9: The Fast Saga" stays on top of the movie rentals.
Movies
Daniel Craig shines in his last Bond film 'No Time to Die' but the villains fall short
Craig's latest 007 film begins well, bogs down, then goes out with a bang.
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