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  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Weekday extended happy hours: a round-up

    Few things in life are more disappointing than arriving to a bar just in time to get your drink order in for the end of happy hour. Who can leave work, park, and order all before 6:00? Here's a roundup of some of our city's happy hours that last into the wee hours, and a few that are never-ending.

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    WCCO Duck Dog Story: Newsroom source predicts "heads will roll" and reveals how mistakes were made [UPDATE]

    James Schugel isn't the only one at WCCO who screwed the pooch on the duck/dog story.​New details have emerged regarding the WCCO-TV story broadcast last Thursday that falsely claimed local dogs were being sold as meat for human consumption in New York City's Chinatown, and it doesn't look good f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2011

    Pillsbury A Mill now one of America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

    WikipediaThe Pillsbury A Mill today.​Some people look at the Pillsbury A Mill building across the Mississippi from downtown Minneapolis and see a run-down heap of brick and stone. Developers look at it and see a cash cow. But the National Register of Historic Places looks at it sees one of Ameri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Favre Sexual Harassment Court Papers: Just the good parts

    Brett Favre retires, and gets sued the next day.​In the summer of 2008, two Long Island massage therapists scored a payday: They landed another season of work at the New York Jets training camp. It must have seemed like a dream job at the time, working on the beat-up gladiator bodies of NFL stars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 6, 2010

    Palomino's Last Call party and final week of happy hours

    Soon the palomino shuts its doors.​Palomino825 Hennepin Ave.612.339.3800Happy Hours and Details:Sunday - Thursday, all day opening at 11 a.m.Friday - Saturday, 4-6 p.m., 10 p.m.-close$5 Signature cocktails, $4 House wine$4 Draft beers$4 Tuscan white bean dip, $6 Sicilian meatballs,$6 Potatoes gorg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Oak City Brooklyn Center: Happy Hour of the Week

    A beacon in Brooklyn Center​Oak City, Brooklyn Center2590 Freeway Blvd., Brooklyn Center763.503.3561Hours: Daily, 3-6:30 p.m.Sunday - Wednesday, 9-11 p.m$2 Rock shrimp, Buffalo wings, Walleye fingers, Waffle fries & Cajun ranch sauce, Chips & salsa$3 Mini burgers with fries, Onion rings$4 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    The best pumpkin treats in the Twin Cities: Forget pie--think cheesecake, waffles, and beer

    Liz PotasekThis pumpkin could be beer or cheesecake or something equally delicious.​The season of pumpkin is upon us: that magical time just before Halloween through Thanksgiving when pumpkins are baked, pureed, and served up in a variety of forms. Our search for pumpkin-flavored edibles at local ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 6, 2010

    "Dangerous By Design" ranks Minneapolis first in pedestrian safety

    Photo: Andrew KelsallMinneapolis want you to walk​You want to die trying to cross the street? Move to Florida. At the very least, head south of the Mason-Dixon line. If you don't want to take your life in your hands while out for a stroll, just stay right here in Minneapolis. That's what the g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 7, 2010

    As Tall As Lions

    Photo: Andrew KelsallMinneapolis want you to walk​You want to die trying to cross the street? Move to Florida. At the very least, head south of the Mason-Dixon line. If you don't want to take your life in your hands while out for a stroll, just stay right here in Minneapolis. That's what the g ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 27, 2010

    Peter Correale

    Photo: Andrew KelsallMinneapolis want you to walk​You want to die trying to cross the street? Move to Florida. At the very least, head south of the Mason-Dixon line. If you don't want to take your life in your hands while out for a stroll, just stay right here in Minneapolis. That's what the g ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    McLaughlin Group yells about Pawlenty's presidential prospects

    "What are the odds that Tim Pawlenty will win the GOP presidential nominiation in 2012? Eleanor Clift!"

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Insane ex-husband won't get his kidney back

    The completely crazy New York man who tried to get his kidney donation back from his ex-wife failed. Everything in the world is right again.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Get ready to play the Sarah Palin drinking game!

    The completely crazy New York man who tried to get his kidney donation back from his ex-wife failed. Everything in the world is right again.

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    In Appreciation of Cecil's

    The completely crazy New York man who tried to get his kidney donation back from his ex-wife failed. Everything in the world is right again.

  • Blogs

    June 3, 2008

    Special Drinks of the Week: the Clinton Concession edition

    The completely crazy New York man who tried to get his kidney donation back from his ex-wife failed. Everything in the world is right again.

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2008

    Hillary Clinton and Eminem both love White America

    The completely crazy New York man who tried to get his kidney donation back from his ex-wife failed. Everything in the world is right again.

  • Blogs

    July 17, 2007

    The Klaxons roll into the Varsity running on fumes

    The completely crazy New York man who tried to get his kidney donation back from his ex-wife failed. Everything in the world is right again.

  • News

    July 4, 2007

    Par's Download Blues

    The ink-stained Benedict Arnold gets his comeuppance in court

  • Movies

    June 20, 2007

    'Knocked Up' Player Hits Homer

    Writer-director Judd Apatow gets personal

  • Unknown

    May 2, 2007

    Crisis in Suburbia

    Writer-director Judd Apatow gets personal

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2007

    The 10 Hottest Hairless Celebs in History

    Writer-director Judd Apatow gets personal

  • Restaurants

    November 15, 2006

    Fine Living

    The Twin Cities' newest sushi spots are just fine, but they also offer mad-crazy rolls

  • News

    July 5, 2006

    Songs That Fall from the Sky

    Meet the Handsome Family: The story of the band that forgot time

  • News

    June 29, 2005

    My Summer of Love

    Minnesota filmmakers remember the warm-weather flicks that got them hot (or bothered)

  • News

    June 8, 2005

    Lost in the Deep Throat Media Blitz: Carl Bernstein's Kid Tabbed Felt in 1988

    Last week a former high-ranking FBI official outed himself as the most famous anonymous source of all time--17 years after Carl Bernstein's young son told fellow summer campers on Long Island that W. Mark Felt was DT

  • Movies

    April 6, 2005

    Film Fest Coverage II: The Sequel

    The M-SPIFF's second week brings 'The World' and more

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2005

    Reality Show Veteran With Brain: Film at 8

    The M-SPIFF's second week brings 'The World' and more

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2004

    Still complicated: the De La Soul interview

    The M-SPIFF's second week brings 'The World' and more

  • Music

    September 1, 2004

    Northern State: All City

    The M-SPIFF's second week brings 'The World' and more

  • Art

    September 1, 2004

    Reading Between the Lines

    MCBA's "Artists' Books" exhibit turns aesthetic concepts into a novel idea

  • Restaurants

    May 19, 2004

    Intoxicating

    Uptown's newest fun palace proves you shouldn't drink where you eat

  • Arts

    March 31, 2004

    Stardust Memories

    Uptown's newest fun palace proves you shouldn't drink where you eat

  • Books

    March 10, 2004

    How Green Was My Lawn?

    To be middle-aged and miserable in the suburbs: Chang-Rae Lee's 'Aloft'

  • Music

    March 3, 2004

    Real Life Rock Top 10

    American musical taste gets bland; Robert McNamara gets angry; the President gets naked

  • Music

    November 26, 2003

    My Favorite: The Happiest Days of Our Lives

    American musical taste gets bland; Robert McNamara gets angry; the President gets naked

  • Music

    April 10, 2002

    To The Break of Daylight

    Aesop Rock's new EP reconstructs his old fables

  • Movies

    November 28, 2001

    Size Matters

    Aesop Rock's new EP reconstructs his old fables

  • Movies

    October 3, 2001

    American Ugly

    L.I.E. peeps on the shadier side of suburbia

  • Music

    September 19, 2001

    Various Artists: False Object Sensor

    L.I.E. peeps on the shadier side of suburbia

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    The Mask

    The secret lives of hip-hop supervillain MF Doom

  • News

    August 16, 2000

    Let the Good Thymes Roll

    Dog day afternoons: Teeny handbags, lutefisk jokes, and the virtues of loose tea

  • Movies

    February 16, 2000

    Packing Heat

    Boiler Room is the boom era's gangster flick

  • Restaurants

    January 26, 2000

    And Forty Bottles of Rum

    Boiler Room is the boom era's gangster flick

  • Music

    September 23, 1998

    Sucka Punch

    Boiler Room is the boom era's gangster flick

  • Feature

    June 4, 1998

    Out here

    Even lesbians can learn to love Long Island.

  • Movies

    March 11, 1998

    Sex and the Senior Citizen

    Tweedy Old English Guy Seeks Garden-Variety Teen Hunk: John Hurt in Love and Death on Long Island.

  • Books

    February 4, 1998

    Bird Hunt

    Tweedy Old English Guy Seeks Garden-Variety Teen Hunk: John Hurt in Love and Death on Long Island.

  • Feature

    December 3, 1997

    Boogie Nights

    Tweedy Old English Guy Seeks Garden-Variety Teen Hunk: John Hurt in Love and Death on Long Island.

  • Movies

    April 2, 1997

    Breeding Familiarity

    Tweedy Old English Guy Seeks Garden-Variety Teen Hunk: John Hurt in Love and Death on Long Island.

  • Arts

    June 19, 1996

    Love Hurts

    Tweedy Old English Guy Seeks Garden-Variety Teen Hunk: John Hurt in Love and Death on Long Island.

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