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More Minnesota brides buy off-the-rack, vintage or rent dresses for the big day
They want their dresses and they want them now.
Music
St. Paul's free Lowertown Sounds concert series announces 2022 lineup
The New Standards, Heiruspecs, Joyann Parker and Flamin' Oh's dot the all-local schedule, which kicks off June 9 with Monica LaPlante.
Music
How does it feel to visit the new Bob Dylan Center? In a word: terrific
An insider's look at the interactive museum exploring Minnesota's music icon.
Variety
Lileks: In dog we trust (especially at the airport)
You think you know what to do, and then the airport changes it up.
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Travel
Go, Gophers! University of Minnesota alumni travel revs back up
The Minnesota Alumni Travel program offers bucket-list world trips, plus camaraderie.
Travel
U.S. will restore expanded flights to Cuba
Montana is creating the largest prairie reserve in the lower 48 states.
Books
Books
Review: 'All the Secrets of the World,' by Steve Almond
FICTION: Written over a 30-year-period, this engrossing novel focuses on an apparent crime and its ruinous effect on two families.
Books
Review: 'Avalon,' by Nell Zink
FICTION: Nell Zink's sixth novel in seven years is about a woman's rise from dire beginnings.
Books
Review: 'The Evening Hero,' by Marie Myung-Ok Lee
FICTION: A Korean War survivor-turned-obstetrician must confront his past when corporate ownership closes the Minnesota community hospital where he works.
Books
Bookmark: Judging the job of the critic
Actress Viola Davis recently said that critics serve no purpose. Is that true?
Books
Review: 'Sleepwalk,' by Dan Chaon
FICTION: Dan Chaon's violent, beautiful novel is a triumph of literary genre-bending.
Books
Review: 'Either Or,' by Elif Batuman
FICTION: In this sequel to "The Idiot," Selin returns for her sophomore year at Harvard.
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