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Guy Tillim: Avenue Patrice Lumumba

Weekend Checklist: Owl City, Hot Chip, Dirty Projectors, Kid Rock

The prodigal son Owl City will be perform a sold-out show at the Varsity Theater on Friday evening, but if you are older than 14, Hot Chip will rock the First Avenue stage in Downtown Minneapolis. MaLLy will perform a free show at Northrop Plaza, but make sure you show up in time to catch the infect ... More >>

The Gaslight Anthem, King Tuff, Wake Up Madagascar, and more

Wake Up Madagascar

The Cedar's African Summer music series begins tonight

The Cedar Cultural Center has long ago established itself as one of the best world music venues in the country, and in fact, was named just that earlier this year in a nationwide poll. Tonight they launch a new music series, African Summer on the West Bank, which will go a long way towards assuring ... More >>

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2011

The Confession, The Sun Comes Up, The Lost Thing

Would Andrew Zimmern eat human flesh? [VIDEO]

Travel ChannelTo eat foreskin, or not to eat foreskin...​On tomorrow night's episode of Bizarre Foods, Minnesota local Andrew Zimmern travels to Madagascar, where he is forced to ask himself, "Would I eat human flesh?" He and his wife are honored guests at the ritual circumcision of a five-year-o ... More >>

Rogue Chocolatier offers free shipping through January

Rogue Chocolatier70% cacao, 100% delicious​If you enjoy high-quality chocolate that's made locally, here's your opportunity to stock up on the best of the best. To celebrate winning the Good Food Award, Rogue Chocolatier is offering free shipping on all web orders over $20 for the remainder of ... More >>

Pizzeria Lola serves up a slice of class in south Minneapolis

Pizza joint opens in former Xerxes Market space

Halloween trick or treats--for adults!

River Chocolate Company Premium chocolate sauce could totally change the trick or treating landscape.​Why should kids get all the fun? Sure, a Snickers bar hits the spot once in awhile, but with age comes greater appreciation for food and beverage. While the rugrats are loading up on low-grade giv ... More >>

Top 5 rum cocktail recipes

Rum infusing in Madagascar​We are feeling just terrible about missing National Rum Day last Monday (we were a little distracted by it also being National Bratwurst Day, and we don't recommend mixing the two) but you don't really need an excuse to drink a beautiful cocktail. With the summer winding ... More >>

DIY-on-the-Fly: pink peppercorn and thyme soda

Steve Neuharth​ This delicious sipper made with pink peppercorns--which aren't really peppercorns, they are dried berries from Madagascar--has layers of flavor; clove and anise bring spice, thyme infuses green herbs, and the pink peppercorns add floral-scented pepper. Topped with club soda, this ... More >>

MSPIFF: Your passport to 58 countries via 145 films

Festival kicks off its 28th year in the Twin Cities

Pardon My French, Volnay Bistro bring Paris to the Twin Cities

Local French cafes will make you say, "Ooh la la!"

Obama's front-page reign

The Cutting Edge of Dinosaur Science

International Guitar Night

Cedric the Entertainer

The Smallest Chocolate Factory in the World

Colin Gasko has started a business that some would call insane—making chocolate from raw, unprocessed beans

Raising Cane

If C&H is the only sugar in your kitchen cabinets, you've got some sweet surprises in store

Freaks Like Us

Buxom firestarters and dog-faced men: Frontier theater on the fringe

Pupsicles

Freeze-drying: It's not just for pets anymore

Dead Can Dance

A new Ellipsis Arts CD investigates the living music of the world's death rituals

Tarika: D