StarTribune
Back to Variety

More from Variety

Newer Older
Variety
April 15
The Harmonic Egg awaits its next visitor at OM Center of Healing in St. Paul. Users experience 50 minutes of light and sound therapy to reach a medita

Can sitting in a giant wooden orb improve your sleep, immune system and memory?

Our hard-boiled reporter test drives the first "harmonic egg" in Minnesota.
TV & Media
April 14
The Busby family is featured on the reality show "OutDaughtered."

Reality show quints are returning

New episodes of 'OutDaughtered' start on May 7.
Variety
April 14
Two osprey tended their nest atop a platform placed on a utility pole near the Edina water tower at Gleason Rd. and Hy 62. The bird on the left appear

Lileks: My gazebo may have squatters

Red-breasted North American Squatters, at that.
Variety
April 14
Minnesota's Waiting Child for April is Austin, who likes wordworking and making handmade gifts.

Meet Austin, Minnesota's Waiting Child for April

The teen enjoys woodworking and making handmade gifts.
Variety
April 14
CNET calls Bambu Lab P1S the best overall fast 3D printer. (Handout/TNS)

Fast 3-D printer cuts print time to seven hours or less

Local
April 13
After "47 years on a job I love," Melanie Benson, Metro Transit's longest-serving bus driver, is retiring.

Brooks: The end of the line for Minneapolis' longest-serving bus driver and the start of a new adventure

Veteran Metro Transit bus driver Melanie Benson bids a fond farewell to the job she loved.
Music
April 13
Concertmaster Erin Keefe solos with the Minnesota Orchestra Friday and Saturday under the direction of Thomas Søndergård.

Review: Concertmaster Erin Keefe delivers beautiful violin solo with the Minnesota Orchestra

The concert also featured works by Eleanor Alberga, Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.
Home & Garden
April 12
Minnesota's only Alcoa aluminum home and one of 24 that exists in the country, can be found in St. Louis Park. The 1950s midcentury was designed by Ch

Minnesota's only Alcoa aluminum home hits the market at $925,000

Built in 1958 by the Aluminum Company of America and designed by renowned architect Charles M. Goodman, the "modernist time capsule" in St. Louis Park is one of only 24 Alcoa Care-free Homes in the U.S.
Local
April 12
Caden Baune, 9, winner of the 2024 Zaner-Bloser national handwriting competition for fourth-graders, competes in a handwriting contest against journal

Two Minnesota kids write their way to national recognition for cursive skills

Caden Baune and Zita Miller were named national champions in the national Zaner-Bloser handwriting competition
Home & Garden
April 12
Quartersawn Design Build director of design Ali Awad, left, and designer Austin Kratochwill inside a modern ADU/carriage house they designed from a ga

See a modern ADU carriage house in St. Paul as part of the MSP Home Tour

ADU in St. Anthony Park accommodates guests, hobbies and even a few Zoom calls.
Variety
April 12
THE GOLDEN WEDDING - After lifetimes of love and loss and a whirlwind journey on 'The Golden Bachelor,' Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist will walk down t

'Golden Bachelor' couple announce they're divorcing

After three months of marriage, Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist announced on "Good Morning America" that they're done.
Variety
April 12
Jataza CarPlay/Android Auto Screen

Sound Advice: 2M cartridges offer a variety of options

They also offer interchangeable styluses.
Books
April 12
Rami Malek, left, and Lucy Boynton arrive at the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Minneapolis author says visiting set of movie starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek was 'surreal'

From Budapest, prolific nonfiction author Jack El-Hai is on "the most fun work trip I've ever been on."
Variety
April 12

Tire shaving is a lost art

Few of the machines still exist.
Variety
April 12
FILE - In this Oct. 30, 2020 file photo a sign directs people where to vote at a polling place during early voting in Las Vegas. Donald "Kirk" Hartle,

News of the Weird: Candidate launches odd campaign

He hopes name change will get him on the ballot.
Inspired
April 12
There are now more than 50,000 Little Free Libraries nationwide.

How you can help

The Inspired volunteer calendar offers many opportunities to make a difference.
Home & Garden
April 12
Champlain

Home listings: What $330,000 buys in the Twin Cities area

What you get for the money in Champlin, Minneapolis and Inver Grove Heights.
TV & Media
April 12
Billy Joel performs at New York City's Madison Square Garden in March 2024.

TV to watch: Billy Joel offers concert for those of us who aren't big shots

What TV critic Neal Justin is watching this week.
Variety
April 12
Maine coon kitten meowing isolated on white

Do I need to have my kitten spayed?

Living with intact cats isn't always pleasant.
Variety
April 12
Workers remove Sargassum seaweed at a beach in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo state, Mexico on May 2, 2021. Sargassum—a brown seaweed that lives in

Lileks: How to write a one-star review

Some people are never satisfied, so why not be one of them?
Newer Older
Browse Variety Sections
Latest Columns
Most Read
  1. Former Uptown furniture store becoming a 'boutique' roller rink
  2. Meteor's star keeps rising; now it's one of the world's top bars • Eat & Drink
  3. University of Minnesota professor wins $150,000 literary prize • Books
  4. Our restaurant critic's 8 favorite Twin Cities area bakeries and restaurants for take-out dessert • Eat & Drink
  5. Why a rural Minnesota food blogger thinks you'll love her new 'elevated church cookbook' • Taste

Variety

Entertainment, arts and lifestyle news, commentary and features, including things to do and reviews from Minneapolis, St. Paul and Twin Cities venues.

© 2024 StarTribune. All rights reserved.