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Fine Line Music Cafe is 25: Owner Dario Anselmo on its past and future

A quarter of a century in any business is no small thing, but 25 years in the music business is really a thing of beauty. For its silver anniversary, the Fine Line Music Cafe -- a longtime staple in the the downtown music scene and Twin Cities tradition -- is throwing itself a quiet little party. Fi ... More >>

Richard Carter McComb suicide tickles Star Tribune's funny bone

Richard Carter McComb: the man whose suicide inspired the Star Tribune's yuk yuks​An early candidate for worst lede of the year award goes to this Star Tribune story about the suicide of Lifelink CEO Richard Carter McComb.We're not sure which is worse: The cringe-worthy use of the world's oldest c ... More >>

Black Blondie tour kick-off show tonight

​Black Blondie are preparing to embark on a tour that will take them through the Southeast corner of the country this month, and to ensure a proper send-off they will be playing a hometown kick-off show tonight at the XYandZ Gallery (3258 Minnehaha Ave. S.) with DJ Turtleneck. Tonight's show is $5 ... More >>

There is no gold at the end of Fool's Gold

Pity the Fools of this terrible Matthew McConaughey-Kate Hudson mash-up

Dear Dara

Well-reasoned rants on mayonnaise, plagiarism, and the hoped-for demise of the pretend seaside

Hitting a Vayne

Mudvayne sip wine, contemplate nature, embrace the umlaut

Out With Clout

In corporations and churches, in classrooms and capital corridors, these 100 Queers have contributed to the "Good Life" in Minnesota.

Winter Special

Harold S. Kahm

the self-declared "oldest and least-known writer in Minnesota,"