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  • Arts

    January 9, 2013

    Aida ignites passion and talent

    A strong cast shines in the contemporary Elton John and Tim Rice musical

  • Blogs

    October 25, 2012

    The 25 creepiest heavy metal album covers

    By Jason RocheHalloween is the time where it's acceptable to wallow in the creepy, the crawly, the dark, and the macabre. Sounds like the themes of heavy metal, year-round! Here then, are those most spine-tingliest metal album covers, for your All Hallow's Eve viewing pleasure. Step inside...

  • Blogs

    September 20, 2012

    Keith Ellison on freedom of speech: "It's a good and bad thing" [INTERVIEW PART 3]

    As the first Muslim elected to Congress, Keith Ellison often serves as an Islam spokesman of sorts.Last week was especially difficult in that respect, as violent protests erupted across the Middle East in response to an anti-Islam film trailer published on YouTube.SEE ALSO:-- Keith Ellison: "Let's s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 18, 2012

    Top 10 Middle Eastern restaurants in the Twin Cities

    Ah, the cradle of civilization: birthplace of modern agriculture, organized religion, and falafel. The Midwest isn't exactly a Mecca of, well, Mecca-inspired cuisine, but we do have a handful of Middle Eastern restaurants here in the Twin Cities worth seeking out when those kabob cravings strike. He ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2012

    Mpls City Coordinator leaving job to travel the world

    ​From the 'what a refreshing idea' and 'if I could only do that' departments:Steven Bosacker, the Minneapolis City Coordinator for the past six years and one of the most powerful employees in the city, is leaving a job he likes because he wants to spend a year traveling the world. Bosacker was the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 3, 2012

    Saffron's $12-and-under options pack a mighty punch

    To kick off 2012, we're highlighting 12 of the best dishes under $12 in the Twin Cities. Scroll down to view the complete list. Sameh Wadi is our culinary Boy Wonder. Still in his 20s, he's already gone knife to knife with Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America and been recognized by the James Bea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 17, 2011

    An afternoon cooking in Istanbul [RECIPE]

    WikipediaThe Haiga Sophia and Blue Mosque: Cooking in a foreign city can create an intimate connection with the local culture​Istanbul is a city with great narrative. It has style, romance, history, and food, an exploding music and art scene, plus a caressing Mediterranean climate. But after y ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Britney Spears and Nicki Minaj at the Xcel Energy Center, 7/6/11

    Photos by Stacy Schwartz​Britney Spears with Nicki Minaj, Jessie and the Toy Boys, and NervoJuly 6, 2011Xcel Energy Center, St. PaulAnother tour, another bloated, tepid, phoned-in performance from the persistently famous and persistently underwhelming Britney Spears.

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2011

    Keith Ellison breaks down in tears at Muslim hearings [VIDEO]

    Ellison breaks down.​Rep. Keith Ellison spent weeks deriding the congressional hearings that opened today on radical Muslims, orchestrated by Rep. Peter King of New York, as little more than an attempt to spread fear and hatred of a religious minority. When it came his turn to testify and de ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2011

    Michele Bachmann concentrates on district work ... in Hawaii

    Apparently speaking in Hawaii is part of Bachmann's "district work"​Michele Bachmann has apparently been inundated this week with calls from reporters wanting her take on the freedom-loving protesters in Cairo. But our most famous congresswoman just isn't picking up the line. She's busy with " ... More >>

  • Music

    October 27, 2010

    Strange Perspective united by ghostly tales

    Morbid hip hop and geek pop from Twin Cities duo

  • Arts

    June 23, 2010

    The Mystery of Irma Vep

    Morbid hip hop and geek pop from Twin Cities duo

  • News

    April 14, 2010

    Time of the Comet and The Revenant: Bonus MSPIFF reviews

    Morbid hip hop and geek pop from Twin Cities duo

  • News

    November 12, 2008

    Minneapolis Somali community facing dark web of murders

    They came to escape civil war, so why are they killing each other in the streets?

  • News

    August 27, 2008

    Feeling Minnesota

    Is it possible to understand our state's politics? You betcha.

  • Feature

    April 16, 2008

    More Film Reviews

    Is it possible to understand our state's politics? You betcha.

  • News

    January 30, 2008

    Up in the Air

    An Egyptian-born man has waited two years for an FBI background check—while working at the Airport

  • Music

    September 19, 2007

    Phantasmagoric Transubstantiation

    Dig the Psychedelic Democracy of First Communion Afterparty

  • News

    April 19, 2006

    The Promised Land

    From Ali Selim's start as a pro poop-scooper, it's been a long--very long--road to sweet land

  • Movies

    March 22, 2006

    My Mother, The Car

    Egyptian director Yousry Nasrallah drives 'Mercedes' home

  • News

    February 15, 2006

    Bin Laden's Game

    Most officials thought last month's Osama bin Laden tape was no big deal— maybe even a gesture of weakness. Author and ex-CIA analyst Michael Scheuer, who founded the Agency's bin Laden unit 10 years ago, thinks they're dead wrong.

  • News

    December 7, 2005

    The American Way of Torture

    Local physician and author Steve Miles examines the forensic record of U.S. abuses in Iraqi prisons

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2005

    The Hit Parade Revisited

    Local physician and author Steve Miles examines the forensic record of U.S. abuses in Iraqi prisons

  • Movies

    May 12, 2004

    The Revolution Is My Boyfriend!

    Queer cinema gets radical in the latest Flaming Film Festival

  • News

    April 21, 2004

    Fables of the Reconstruction

    A Coalition memo reveals that even true believers see the seeds of civil war in the occupation of Iraq

  • Arts

    July 16, 2003

    Wandering I

    Sailing to Antarctica, photographing the Sinai, and other adventures in being

  • News

    March 26, 2003

    And The War Came

    Planet America: Our world and welcome to it

  • News

    February 19, 2003

    Protest and Survive

    Novelist and historian Tariq Ali on the war and the antiwar movement

  • Columns

    November 6, 2002

    The Speech Heard Round the World

    Did Minnesota ride a Republican wave, or create one?

  • News

    March 27, 2002

    Jay Gilligan's First Law

    A body at rest becomes art in motion

  • Arts

    January 30, 2002

    Roman Holiday

    Brave New Workshop returns to its old coliseum; the Guthrie takes a stab at Caesar

  • Arts

    December 12, 2001

    Kiss Me, Son of God

    Sock-Puppet Crèches, Late-Night Crank Calls, Circus Freaks, and Heidi Arneson

  • Books

    December 5, 2001

    Whose Smoke? Whose Holes?

    Minnesota's Male Immigrants Ready For A Broad Justice-department Sweep

  • Sports

    October 31, 2001

    TV Counters Intelligence

    On TV's Alias, at Least, Espionage Remains a Matter of Frivolous Fun

  • Arts

    December 13, 2000

    The Year in Theater

    The best and worst of 150 nights spent in a dark room. Plus: Dramatic hypotheses, and thespians speak out.

  • Music

    November 22, 2000

    House Rules

    The best and worst of 150 nights spent in a dark room. Plus: Dramatic hypotheses, and thespians speak out.

  • Art

    August 9, 2000

    Off the Wall

    "Minneapolis 55408," features pictures of a neighborhood; "Summer Salon" showcases art to decorate a parlor

  • Restaurants

    July 5, 2000

    The Appearance of Value

    "Minneapolis 55408," features pictures of a neighborhood; "Summer Salon" showcases art to decorate a parlor

  • News

    April 12, 2000

    It's a Wrap

    The Mpls/St. Paul International Film Festival swaddles the Cities in cinema

  • Movies

    March 29, 2000

    Mouse Tracks

    The Road to El Dorado turns the rape of the Americas into a ride through the Magic Kingdom

  • Feature

    August 1, 1999

    The Art of Family

    The Road to El Dorado turns the rape of the Americas into a ride through the Magic Kingdom

  • Feature

    June 1, 1999

    The Final Cut

    Now that routine circumcision is discouraged by the medical establishment, will most parents abandon the procedure?

  • Movies

    October 28, 1998

    Rules of the Game

    Now that routine circumcision is discouraged by the medical establishment, will most parents abandon the procedure?

  • Arts

    February 4, 1998

    Pomp and Circumstance

    The Millennium Falcon: Geraldine McMillian sings the heartbreak of an Ethiopian slave girl in the Minnesota Opera's lavish production of Aida

  • Feature

    January 7, 1998

    Birds of a Feather

    Prosecutors were finally able to nail Tyson Foods--one of the three corporate behemoths that launched and sustained Bill Clinton's political career.

  • Music

    November 19, 1997

    Honky-Tonk Angel No. 638

    Nashville's newest cover girl Shania Twain hits the showroom floor.

  • Arts

    October 15, 1997

    Lars, Wong, "Beat," Bruno, and Youssef

    The New York Film Festival's new New Wave--and the industry's same old neglect.

  • Feature

    May 21, 1997

    Internet, Book, Video, Music

    Art Crimes, Susan Welch, Amiri Baraka, Edward Humes, Garry Wills, The Wife, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, Sweet Nothing, Boz Scaggs, dEUS

  • Music

    October 9, 1996

    Record Roundup

    Art Crimes, Susan Welch, Amiri Baraka, Edward Humes, Garry Wills, The Wife, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, Sweet Nothing, Boz Scaggs, dEUS

  • Feature

    August 7, 1996

    CULTURE TO GO

    Art Crimes, Susan Welch, Amiri Baraka, Edward Humes, Garry Wills, The Wife, Joseph Conrad's The Secret Agent, Sweet Nothing, Boz Scaggs, dEUS

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