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December 31, 2012Back in 1788, poet Robert Burns wrote an anthem that's still more ubiquitous than Montell Jordan's "This is How We Do It" at New Year's. The lines to the kazoo-friendly "Auld Lang Syne" have summed up the "drinking to forget" philosophy ever since. What
came in ensuing years is more complex. Now, w ... More >>
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December 21, 2012A northeast Minneapolis man is generating a bit of Christmas-time controversy with a nativity scene that looks like something from a KISS concert.SEE ALSO: Obama effigy hangs from Duluth billboard [PHOTO]
Matthew Peterson, a resident of the 2500 block of Polk Street Northeast, has in his yard a han ... More >>
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January 10, 2012After a disappointing holiday season, Target dropped its lead ad agency. Fresh off news that Santa gave Target a lump of goal this Christmas, the company is making changes. Target has dropped Portland-based Wieden and Kennedy, the company's lead advertising agency for the past six years.
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December 16, 2011The days are getting shorter and the nights are getting cold. Settle down with some local music this weekend.
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December 15, 2011
Wait--we thought the Grinch was green...For those people out there who don't make a habit of watching paid political ads on YouTube, you may be surprised to learn that America is currently at war. No, we're not talking about the drawn-out wars in far-off lands like Iraq or Afghanistan ... More >>
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December 13, 2011Christmas foodies = delicious giftsGot a few foodies on the list of people to shop for this Christmas? Turn off QVC. I promise they don't want a juicer. The Hot Dish is here to help you come up with the perfect gift for as many foodies as you have on your list. This will be the first of a s ... More >>
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December 6, 2011Pick up a copy of this year's Winter Guide issue of City Pages and you'll notice that Doomtree is not only featured on the cover and in an interview about their new album, No Kings, but that they've invaded our entire damn publication. Many of our Winter Guide tidbits and listings are availa ... More >>
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November 30, 2011Crispin Whittell's version losing focus on Dickens's message
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November 25, 2011As the glut and gratitude of Thanksgiving gives way to the glut and gaiety of the holiday season, plan to kick off this transitionary phase with some holiday honky tonk and a banjo-pickin' veteran of Hee Haw this weekend at Lee's and the Dakota.
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December 27, 2010Don't toss that tree--eat it!After you strip your Christmas tree of its ornaments and lights, don't let it go to waste. That evergreen is edible: You can turn the boughs into holiday leftovers, alongside the figgy pudding and lefse.
Copenhagen chef René Redzepi shared several suggestions w ... More >>
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December 23, 2010And just like that, Kanye West's long, strange art-rap journey of a year winds down with a Christmas posse cut, of all things - a Christmas posse cut that leaks, then is hoisted for sale on iTunes, then is issued as the final, long-delayed piece of the canny/self-aggrandizing G.O.O.D. Fridays puz ... More >>
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December 23, 2010Most offices may be closed tomorrow for Christmas Eve, but the clubs will still be hopping all weekend long with some great holiday-themed events. Here's a rundown of the nine best excuses to sneak out of the house this week (plus one reason to stay in), starting with a few gigs that are slated f ... More >>
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December 23, 2010Texas fruitcake: Don't mess with itWe've suggested food-centric gifts for newbie cooks and confirmed foodies, so its time to hit up the kinds of gifts we all love to give: the seriously weird kind.
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December 22, 2010If you haven't knocked out your Christmas cookies yet this season, well, you might be feeling a little screwed right now. Luckily we at the Hot Dish take a fake-it-instead-of-bake-it approach to cookies, which makes us especially qualified to guide you to the best locations for cookies you can easil ... More >>
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December 21, 2010Courtesy of AmuséeLeslee Miller gives us her picks.It's holiday time, and we're sure you've bought all your gifts and are getting ready for an onslaught of family and friends. You've got the turkey ordered, your sides planned, and even that amazing dessert is partially completed and tucked in yo ... More >>
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December 20, 2010Jimmy John's workers want holiday pay for working Christmas eve.The workers at Minneapolis Jimmy John's franchises may have lost their drive for a federally recognized union, but that doesn't mean they're done making demands.Today members of the union announced a new campaign, demanding time- ... More >>
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December 15, 2010So: are you feeling the fear yet, as the days slip by with a greater rapidity and your gift-shopping list becomes longer? Got the shakes? Struggling to find some temporal real-estate this weekend to sneak out and do your fake-Santa duties dirt cheap? Gimme Noise is, too. Remember back when you we ... More >>
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December 9, 2010Gimme Noise won't front; our Christmas shopping is nowhere even near finished. I haven't gotten Christmas cards for my parents or my son, I still have a few things to get for my wife, and I need a whole mess of CD gift boxes, which the local Wal-Mart doesn't seem to stock. Isn't it weird how, in ... More >>
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December 23, 2009The Minneapolis congressman gets a visit from some Christmas carolers with a political bent.
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December 23, 2009And, they're super easy, to boot, and make a great hostess gift...
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December 17, 2009I dedicate this to my mother, who has for nigh on a quarter of a century nursed my unhealthy fixation on a particular Christmas album.
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December 17, 2009The Mystery Science Theater 3000 gang makes chop suey out of the best of the worst holiday shorts.
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December 11, 2009Nothing says "Happy Holidays" like getting drunk and groping co-workers. Amiright?
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August 26, 2009"Christmas in the Heart" will feature a collection of holiday standards.
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November 28, 2007Local cheese is better than it's ever been. Here's the first of a two-part guide to the rarest, best, and most glorious examples.
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June 30, 2004Three Minnesota gems with ice cream cakes and frozen pies prove you can have your cake and lick it too
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