Mae West

Third Thursday: Bejeweled

Get real: Is 3D a cure-all for an ailing film economy?

DreamWorks says 3D helps "emotionally immerse" the audience

The Autograph Man

What ever happened to Buddy Holly's fishing license?

2004's Top Dozen Dishes

If you read this list and subsequently eat your newspaper and/or hat, don't come crying to me

Single Malt: Innumerable Bottles

The rarest single malt scotches in all the world can be found in Minnesota, if you only know where to look

Go West

Jodi Kellogg prepares to fill Mae West's feather-bedecked dress

The Gay '40s

A man named Flaming Youth cruised the tearooms, drag weddings hit Lake Minnetonka--and everyone remained cloistered in the closet: An excerpt from Ricardo J. Brown's memoir of gay life in old St. Paul

The Plaisir Principle

Or, Cannes 2001: How to love the movies without hating yourself

Theater of the Absurd

When the Shubert inched down Hennepin Avenue a year ago, Minneapolis politicos promised a bright future for the historic theater. They didn't mention stingy legislators, taxpayer bailouts, or the specter of the wrecking ball.

Liberating Liberace

The most fabulous musician of all time helps America see queerly in a new video collection

The Alchemist

Brian McElrath's Zinfandel-Balsamic Vinegar Truffle is so potent and rich it seems almost meaty.

Funny Business

From Buck Privates to The Bank Dick, 10 vintage comedies show off a studio's Universal appeal.

Come for the Cigars, Stay for the Cake

Paper Trail

How five loudmouth newsies built an information dynasty.

MUSIC: Golden Throats 4: Celebrities Butcher the Beatles

Artists of the Year

Makers who mattered in 1995