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1. Features

   Mystery illness fells young man

   But to get her son's mysterious malady diagnosed, a mother must battle some of the area's top hospitals

   By Beth Walton

   Published: May 14, 2008

   School had just started for the year and Cole Haakana could hardly sit still in his fifth-grade classroom. Today, he was going to a friend's house and they were going to walk...

2. Features

   Minnesota ranks second-lowest in the nation for total disciplinary actions against doctors

   Senior advisor to WHO’s patient safety program: Frivolous lawsuits have created a high level of fear of litigation within the medical community

   By Beth Walton

   Published: May 14, 2008

   Last week the Wall Street Journal reported that Minnesota is one of the worst states when it comes to punishing doctors for malpractice. Using data from the Public Citizen...

3. Savage Love

   Savage Love

   By Dan Savage

   Published: May 14, 2008

   I'm a 31-year-old man and my girlfriend is 28. We've been in a monogamous relationship for four years. Recently we've been doing the long-distance thing, and we're going to be...

4. Movies

   Prince Less Charming

   Facing Indiana Jones at the box office, the Narnia sequel ups the action and loses some magic

   By Ella Taylor

   Published: May 14, 2008

   THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA: PRINCE CASPIAN directed by Andrew Adamson area theaters, starts Friday "Things never happen the same way twice." Thus speaks Aslan the lion (Liam...

5. Theater

   A sex farce for the ages

   This bawdy play reveals that, when it comes to sex and booze, not much has changed in 600 years

   By Quinton Skinner

   Published: May 14, 2008

   JOHNNY BOCCA'S SEX FARCE FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS Hardcover Theater at the Playwrights' Center through June 1; 612.581.2229 Nothing says fun like other people's foibles, a fact...

6. A-List

   Pretty Boy Thorson and the Falling Angels

   By David Hansen

   Published: May 14, 2008

   Punks and outlaw country pickers share a knack for concealed vulnerability. Within the testosterone hangover that marks both genres lurk oozing soft spots, cuts and scrapes...

7. A-List

   Statements: Beuys, Flavin, Judd

   By Jessica Armbruster

   Published: May 14, 2008

   At first glance, it might be hard to find a common thread between these three artists, other than hastily applying a "Minimalism" tag to their work or noting that the bulk of...

8. A-List

   Policy and a Pint: The Mortgage Meltdown

   By Ben Palosaari

   Published: May 14, 2008

   The economy sucks. Gas and oil prices reach new peaks seemingly every day. Droves of families are getting booted from their foreclosed homes in every state. Lenders are...

9. A-List

   Cabaret

   By Quinton Skinner

   Published: May 14, 2008

   There's a point at which life, art, and politics intersect. And though at that point the aesthete within us wants to throw up our hands and declare victory to the sublime, the...

10. A-List

    RetroRama

    By Ben Palosaari

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Time and time again, culture and art looks to the past for inspiration. Nostalgia, it seems, is our cultural addiction. This is not necessarily a bad thing: Who doesn't enjoy...

11. A-List

    Mary Tillman

    By Rhena Tantisunthorn

    Published: May 14, 2008

    The biggest fear for a family with a member in the military is of the knock on the door or the phone call reporting the death of their soldier. It must, therefore, only add...

12. A-List

    Helio Sequence

    By Desiree Weber

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Think shimmering landscapes of sampled electronic drips and loops. Then add layers of keyboard or fuzzy guitars and a mellow, occasional vocal track, and you have arrived at...

13. A-List

    Todd Barry

    By P.F. Wilson

    Published: May 14, 2008

    Like many standup comics, Todd Barry has had a few day jobs. He's been, among other things, a clerk at an STD clinic, a tennis court maintenance man, and a substitute teacher....

14. A-List

    KT Tunstall

    By Rick Mason

    Published: May 14, 2008

    KT Tunstall's local appearance is part of what's being touted as the Scottish singer-songwriter's first full-blown tour of the States. It'll be an unplugged affair, featuring...

15. A-List

    Th' Legendary Shack*Shakers

    By Rick Mason

    Published: May 14, 2008

    From Mofro to the Drive By Truckers, Southern Culture on the Skids and these Shack*Shakers, there's a trend for bands from south of the Mason-Dixon to celebrate the region's...

16. A-List

    Vampire Hands

    By David Hansen

    Published: May 14, 2008

    In the last six months, Vampire Hands have done more touring than a Georgia O'Keefe exhibit, and they have the nicks and scrapes to show for it. Banged up but exhilarated by...

17. A-List

    Cafe Scientifique: Can Darwin Make You Healthy?

    By Jessica Armbruster

    Published: May 14, 2008

    The big picture of Darwin's writing concerns the survival of the fittest—the idea that individuals and species with desirable traits survive while others do not. This...

18. A-List

    MN Sur Seine: Fancois Cornloup; Dominic Pifarely Trio with Tim Berne

    By Andrea Swensson

    Published: May 14, 2008

    What began as a yearly jazz festival celebrating the musical bond between Minneapolis and Paris has now grown into a sprawling 10-day affair of genre-bending music. This year's...

19. A-List

    MN Sur Seine: Noel Akchote plays Kylie Minogue

    By Andrea Swensson

    Published: May 14, 2008

    What began as a yearly jazz festival celebrating the musical bond between Minneapolis and Paris has now grown into a sprawling 10-day affair of genre-bending music. This year's...

20. A-List

    MN Sur Seine: Anthony Cox & Raymond Boni

    By Andrea Swensson

    Published: May 14, 2008

    What began as a yearly jazz festival celebrating the musical bond between Minneapolis and Paris has now grown into a sprawling 10-day affair of genre-bending music. This year's...