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September 10, 2010MPR's Bill Kling stepping down
Bill Kling's moving onBill Kling, the founder of Minnesota Public Radio and the only CEO it has known since 1966, says he's stepping down. Under his leadership, MPR grew into a behemoth of public broadcasting. It also spawned American Public Media, a production house that distributes a raft ... More >>
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April 20, 2010Michele Bachmann calls net neutrality an Obama censorship plot
Black is white. Peace is war. Up is down. Michele Bachmann is now asserting that the issue of Internet network neutrality, known as "net neutrality," is an evil Obama administration plot to censor the Internet. But it's exactly the opposite: Network neutrality (also net neutrality, Inter ... More >>
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February 10, 2010Dessa tops the local top 10 sellers at the Fetus two weeks running
A Badly Broken Code was also praised by Robert Christgau on NPR.
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February 9, 2010Britain introduces shatterproof pint glasses
Britain aims to curb violent bar brawls with new shatterproof pint glasses.
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February 9, 2010George W. Bush "miss me yet?" billboard derails day for MPR's Bob Collins
When the Drudge Report linked to a post about the billboard, his phone began to ring incessantly and comments below the post turned vile.
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January 18, 2010Lily Coyle's Strib letter to Robertson from Satan goes viral
Like so many people, Lily Coyle was appalled at the televangelist's twisting of history for his own ends.
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January 4, 2010Monty Python star credits imagination to childhood in Minnesota
Long before his quest for the holy grail, Terry Gilliam grew up in Minnesota.
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December 14, 2009Onion A.V. Club book features 13 horrible fast food ideas
The Onion's A.V. Club goes all end-of-the-decade with a book full of Top 10 lists.
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October 19, 2009No Bird Sing release "Devil Trombones" video
New Malone Mischke-directed music video for No Bird Sing's "Devil Trombones."
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October 12, 2009McDonald's planned at Louvre raising some hackles
McDonald's plan to open up shop at the Louvre: perilous or predictable?
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September 16, 2009Dead Al-Qaida suspect had ties to missing Minn. Somalis
U.S. Special Forces killed a man Monday in Somalia suspected of being a link between al-Qaida in Pakistan and the militia targeted for recruiting Minnesota Somalis to return to fight.
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September 9, 2009No Bird Sing reject hip-hop clichés on groundbreaking debut
Band functions without DJ or bass player
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April 1, 2009Pawlenty knocked out in NPR March Madness upset
Alright, who is going to cry foul in this one? There's gotta be some ballot stuffing going on. Our Midwest mullet darling wasn't supposed to die out like this.
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November 24, 2008Miller Farms feeding frenzy
A farmer opened its fields for free picking--a ... More >>Blogs
November 20, 2008What do Michelle Obama and Bachmann have in common?
Someone must be insane to think our next First Lady, Michelle Obama, and our crazy Rep. Michele Bachmann have anything in ... More >>Calendar
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February 7, 2007These Songs Will Change...Your Socks
How can the Shins' new album hope to live up to the hype?
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June 21, 2006Synonym for Shallow
A Shortz ode fails to solve the puzzle of obsessive wordsmithing
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December 29, 2004Artists of the Year
12 Rods, Jon Stewart, Howard Stern, Quentin Tarantino, Garrison Keillor, MF Doom, Lawrence Lessig, Randi Rhodes...
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April 14, 2004Real Life Rock Top 10
Special absurdity of the media present, ineffability of the aesthetic past edition
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October 22, 2003Real Life Rock Top 10
Placebo rediscover cro-magnon relics; culturcide revive 1985; Randy Newman says the past ain't what it used to be
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September 24, 2003Metamorphosis
Theater Mu's queer hero molts into adulthood; Kafka's guilt trip
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December 13, 2000Exile on Backstreet
With Black and Blue, the Backstreet Boys' grand cultural moment may have come to an end. And yes, it was so a grand moment.
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