Music
6 cool things in music: Wilco, Foo Fighters, Michael Nesmith and Morgan Wallen protests
Shoutouts, too, to singer Dijon and the documentary by Tedeschi Trucks Band saluting Joe Cocker.
Home & Garden
How many books does it take to make a place feel like home?
There's a reason some people won't let go of their physical books, and a new term for it: book-wrapt.
Books
Debut novel by Minnesota writer Sequoia Nagamatsu offers wonder and hope in the face of grief
Sequoia Nagamatsu's debut novel, "How High We Go in the Dark," blends speculative and literary fiction to offer a bleak yet hopeful glimpse of humanity's potential futures.
Books
Review: 'Always Remember Your Name,' by Andra & Tatiana Bucci, translated from Italian by Ann Goldstein
The Bucci sisters were 4 and 6 when they were sent to Auschwitz.
Home & Garden
North Minneapolis garden — and its army of volunteers — grew organically
A community created to help feed those in need has become a memorial and a hub for free concerts, classes and plays.
Books
Review: 'The Latinist,' by Mark Prins
In this retelling of the myth of Apollo and Daphne, author Mark Prins has written an engrossing psychological thriller.
Books
Home & Garden
Start seeds outdoors with winter sowing
Follow these prep and growing tips this winter and hit the ground running when it's time to take it outside come spring.
Books
Review: 'Small World,' by Jonathan Evison
Evison deftly weaves stories of the present and the past, illustrating how all of our lives and futures are linked together.
Home & Garden
Home listings: What $275,000 buys on you in the Twin Cities area
What you get for the money in Hopkins, Minneapolis and Little Canada.
Books
Review: 'Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?' by Lizzie Damilola Blackburn
What does it take for one British-Nigerian woman to find a date to her cousin's wedding? A lot, apparently.
Books
TV & Media
'How I Met Your Father' is almost as adorable as the sitcom that inspired it
What TV critic Neal Justin is watching this week
Variety
Art Shanty Projects returns to Lake Harriet this weekend with a COVID-proof plan
Opening Saturday, the annual outdoor winter art event is geared toward fresh-air experiences.
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