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Humbled Mickey Rourke makes gutsy return to Hollywood
Rourke gets back in the ring with The Wrestler
By Scott Foundas
Published: December 31, 2008
"I hated the '90s. The '90s fuckin' sucked," says professional wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson early on in The Wrestler—and he should know. Over the hill and past his...
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Barhopping: Town Talk Diner
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: December 31, 2008
Town Talk Diner, with its brightly lit sign recalling a '50s movie theater, offers classic diner food, fair-inspired food, and fancy meat dishes all on one menu. The shakes and...
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Happy Hour at Pracna on Main
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: December 31, 2008
Built in 1890, Pracna on Main Boasts quite an impressive history: It is the oldest restaurant on the oldest street in Minneapolis. Ye olde hotspot features excellent river...
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Vegas Lounge Karaoke
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: December 31, 2008
If you were to guess the vibe of the Vegas Lounge based solely on the name, you might expect to find a bar with a retro "Rat Pack" style. But you would be wrong. This is not...
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Free First Saturday: Styled By Saarinen
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: December 31, 2008
Modern art and kids might not be two things you would naturally put together like peanut butter and jelly, but spend one day with the little ones at the Walker's Free First...
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The Scrimshaw Brothers' New Year's Eve Spectacular
By Jackie Varriano
Published: December 31, 2008
The words "spectacular," "Scrimshaw," and "New Year's Eve" all rolled into one sentence promise laughter. Bryant-Lake Bowl is playing host to the Brothers' one and only...
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Mysteries of the Great Lakes
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
This holiday season, when you're looking to take in a movie and get away from the hustle, bustle, and stress, forget holiday blockbusters like The Curious Case of Benjamin...
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Dodge Holiday Classic
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
The Gopher men's hockey team's Christmas present is coming a bit late this year, but they should be grateful for it nonetheless. The gift is coming in the form of back-to-back...
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Dodge Holiday Classic
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
The Gopher men's hockey team's Christmas present is coming a bit late this year, but they should be grateful for it nonetheless. The gift is coming in the form of back-to-back...
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Dodge Holiday Classic
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
The Gopher men's hockey team's Christmas present is coming a bit late this year, but they should be grateful for it nonetheless. The gift is coming in the form of back-to-back...
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Dodge Holiday Classic
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
The Gopher men's hockey team's Christmas present is coming a bit late this year, but they should be grateful for it nonetheless. The gift is coming in the form of back-to-back...
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Barbara Morrison
By Rick Mason
Published: December 31, 2008
Michigan native Barbara Morrison has long been a stalwart of the L.A. jazz and blues scene, as a club performer with a variety of ensembles, educator (most notably at UCLA),...
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Cuban New Year
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: December 31, 2008
It appears that the origins of the name Cuba are uncertain, but the fact that it is close to words meaning "where fertile land is abundant" (cubao) and "great place" (coabana),...
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Jeff Cesario; Tim Cavanaugh
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
An Emmy winner and a girls' Catholic high school religion teacher walk into a bar.... It sounds like the setup for a clichéd joke, but it's going to be the scene at...
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Vic Volare's Fabulous New Year's Eve Gala
By Heidi Fellner
Published: December 31, 2008
Vic Volare and his fabulous Volare Lounge Orchestra will triumphantly return to the main stage at the Landmark Center, crooning in the New Year with tunes from the age of...
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2K9 Black & White Ball
By Ben Palosaari
Published: December 31, 2008
Calling all ballers, high rollers, and wannabes. Myth is having the New Year's party for you. The most happening bash in the suburbs, the 2K9 Black and White Ball, offers a...
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Eyedea & Abilities
By Jessica Chapman
Published: December 31, 2008
The "special guests" slated to accompany local happening hip-hop duo Eyedea & Abilities on New Year's Eve can really only mean a few things: Will it be Slug? No, he's, like, on...
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Hips Don't Lie
By Andrea Swensson
Published: December 31, 2008
Fans of Black Blondie's willingness to dip their collective toes into an endless sea of alternating styles and genres would do well to check out this shrunken version of the...
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Mark Mallman
By Andrea Swensson
Published: December 31, 2008
What better time to watch a madman crawl across his piano keys on all fours and fellate his microphone than on New Year's Eve, half-drunk on champagne? Mark Mallman, who has...
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Alan Sparhawk
By Andrea Swensson
Published: December 31, 2008
The music events page for Cafe Maude lists this two-night event as "Alan Sparhawk plays solo guitar and maybe sings." Which will be enough to get the Low fans flooding into...
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