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Banksy to Louvre: You just got served

Akon: Konvicted Liar

CD Review: Mason Jennings, In the Ever

Timberwolves point guard Sebastian Telfair suspended

Left for Red

William F. Buckley rehabilitates the image of Senator McCarthy; Tony Hiss defends his family name

Balkan Beat Box

William F. Buckley rehabilitates the image of Senator McCarthy; Tony Hiss defends his family name

Savage Love

William F. Buckley rehabilitates the image of Senator McCarthy; Tony Hiss defends his family name

Meat Locker

Your clip-and-save guide to the best specialty butchers in the metro

9/11-Another Minnesota Connection?

Nancy Hanlon says she met and talked with one of the 9/11 hijackers in a Rochester, Minnesota bar just weeks before the attack. Is it true? There's no telling for sure. Is her story plausible? Yes.

License to Ill--Revoked

Nas's 'Stillmatic' carries on a feud with commercial success

Artists of the Year

Framed, penned, screened, danced, sung, shot, delivered: City Pages lauds the artistic creations of 1999

Sound Check

Framed, penned, screened, danced, sung, shot, delivered: City Pages lauds the artistic creations of 1999

The Culture of Childbirth

Framed, penned, screened, danced, sung, shot, delivered: City Pages lauds the artistic creations of 1999

Virtual Electronica

Framed, penned, screened, danced, sung, shot, delivered: City Pages lauds the artistic creations of 1999

HURRICANE CMJ

Framed, penned, screened, danced, sung, shot, delivered: City Pages lauds the artistic creations of 1999

The People, Yes

A collection of Minnesota photographs from Jerome Liebling reveals his hard brand of humanism.

The Red Eye's Beyond the Owing looks at smothering debts, mothers

Play achieves a respectable fraction of its ambitions

Dearling Physique prepare for new album (free mp3)

Download the track "Oh This Currency" off of their forthcoming EP.

Target Field concessions a home run for the Twins and fans

Foodstuffs from around the Twin Cities really step up to the plate

Garrison Keillor took in a Broadway show as Times Square was evacuated

What? Me worry?​"Prairie Home Companion" host and erstwhile St. Paul bookstore owner Garrison Keillor was nowhere near Lake Wobegon Saturday night. No sir, he was taking in a Broadway show near Times Square in New York City when the guy he cheerfully refers to as the "Incompetent Bomber" fai ... More >>

Tim Pawlenty calls a Ground Zero mosque unpatriotic [UPDATED]

Photo: marcnTim Pawlenty butts in on New York City's business​Updated: Rep. Keith Ellison trashes Pawlenty's "unseemly" pandering to extremists. Details after the jump. Muslims, evidently, are unpatriotic. That's the word from our ever-turning-rightward governor. He was asked by RealClearPoli ... More >>

Street food takes over the Twin Cities

In search of the best meal on wheels

Lil Wayne to record whenever "logistically possible" upon release from prison

​Yesterday, Rolling Stone reported that upon his release from Rikers Prison this Thursday, Lil Wayne will record on the private plane flying him home. After that story hit the wires, undisclosed sources filled Gimme Noise in on some of the other transient locations - all of which are presentl ... More >>

Minnesota led nation again in voter turnout

Minnesota, where all the voters are above average.​While state Republicans slag on Minnesota's election process, some new numbers suggest we have a lot to be proud of: No other state's voters went to the polls in greater numbers than us. On the downside, that means the recount in the governo ... More >>

Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer

Edina Cinema, starts Friday

Niklas Backstrom: The Wild's stone-cold secret weapon

Goalie is cool as ice between the pipes

Gastro Non Grata Pre-Valentine Fricasee III

Go Gastro this Valentine's Day.​Gastro Non Grata's third annual "nose thumbing" at next month's most hated Hallmark holiday takes place on February 13 at the Triple Rock Social Club (doors at 6, show starts at 7). Chowgirls catering will serve up samples of Indian Lamb Curry with Cinnamon-Sc ... More >>

City Pages' Jessica Lussenhop named among "Best Young Writers on the Internet"

Jessica Lussenhop was one of a dozen writers chosen.​City Pages staff writer Jessica Lussenhop has been chosen as one of the "Best Young Writers on the Internet" by the Business Insider. Lussenhop was one of a dozen young journalists selected for the list, joining staffers at The New York Times, T ... More >>

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Jessica Lussenhop was one of a dozen writers chosen.​City Pages staff writer Jessica Lussenhop has been chosen as one of the "Best Young Writers on the Internet" by the Business Insider. Lussenhop was one of a dozen young journalists selected for the list, joining staffers at The New York Times, T ... More >>

112 Eatery is chock full of delicious dishes for less than $12

112 Eatery's menu features over 35 dishes for $12 or less. Which one will we choose?​Isaac Becker has much to be thankful for, and he knows it. The restaurant game can be brutal, and when you're fortunate enough to survive, you count your lucky stars. "When people eat here, we want them to ... More >>

First Ave., The Entry, and Cabooze named among world's top rock clubs by Pollstar

​Earlier today, the concert tour industry trade publication Pollstar announced their listing of the world's Top 100 Club Venues for 2011. Three Minneapolis clubs made the worldwide list, with First Avenue ranking 6th, the neighboring 7th St. Entry finishing 82nd, and the Cabooze coming in 94th. Th ... More >>

Honeydogs frontman Adam Levy's son Daniel passes away at 21

Adam and Daniel Levy​Honeydogs frontman and Minneapolis music scene mainstay Adam Levy lost his son Daniel, 21, over the weekend after a long battle with mental illness. It's been said that there are no words for a time like this, but words may be what bring us the most comfort.I did not know Dani ... More >>

Twin Cities Hip-Hop Awards, Father You See Queen, and more

Adam and Daniel Levy​Honeydogs frontman and Minneapolis music scene mainstay Adam Levy lost his son Daniel, 21, over the weekend after a long battle with mental illness. It's been said that there are no words for a time like this, but words may be what bring us the most comfort.I did not know Dani ... More >>

Willie Murphy

Adam and Daniel Levy​Honeydogs frontman and Minneapolis music scene mainstay Adam Levy lost his son Daniel, 21, over the weekend after a long battle with mental illness. It's been said that there are no words for a time like this, but words may be what bring us the most comfort.I did not know Dani ... More >>

Dennis Leaf-Smith of 112 Eatery: Chef Chat, Part 2

​We're celebrating the 112 Eatery's seventh birthday by featuring its chef de cuisine, Dennis Leaf-Smith. Yesterday, we learned how he cut his teeth as a young chef, first in local kitchens and then out west (click here to read part 1 of our conversation). Today, he tells us how he ended up ... More >>

Restaurant Alma's starters and sweets are a steal for less than $12

​To kick off 2012, we're highlighting 12 of the best dishes under $12 the Twin Cities has to offer. It's a chilly January evening, but the soft yellow walls, honey-colored wood, and blond exposed brick at Restaurant Alma make it feel warm and cozy. We're sitting at the bar chatting with owner ... More >>

Howler clears New York Times hurdle handsomely

Photo by Peter Van Hattem​It's time to stop claiming Howler as our own, Minneapolis. Once you have the erudite vocabulary and muscular verbiage of New York Times' Jon Caramanica exploring the niceties of a band's slice of indie rock, there's a strict no returns policy. Get ready for trend pieces, ... More >>

St. Vincent rebukes crowd during Pearl Jam cover, adds First Ave. show,

Photo by Tony NelsonSt. Vincent at the Walker Art Center​Those of you who didn't get a chance to see St. Vincent's entrancing sold-out performances at the Walker in October (and even those of you who did) now have another opportunity to see Annie Clark and company bring the songs of Strange Mer ... More >>

Man on a Ledge goes thud

Sam Worthington flops in center role

Victoria Jackson: Tea Party princess

From SNL to the rabid right of modern politics

Garland Jeffreys

From SNL to the rabid right of modern politics

Los Campesinos! at the Varsity Theater, 1/29/2012

Youa Vang​Los Campesinos! with Parenthetical GirlsVarsity Theater, MinneapolisSunday, January 29, 2012Los Campesinos! is an indie-rock band that hails from Cardiff, Wales -- which is pretty far removed from anything Latino-related implied by the name. The seven-piece ensemble drew a pretty big cro ... More >>

Cooperatives Working Together uses herd retirement to fix milk prices

A half-million cows were worth more dead than alive, and now we're all paying the price

Craig Finn talks solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes

Finn focused on reinvention

Gabrielle Hamilton tells the stories behind the stories of Blood, Bones & Butter (part 1)

Photo by Melissa HamiltonGabrielle Hamilton​Author and chef Gabrielle Hamilton is full of surprises. At last night's Talk of the Stacks at Minneapolis Central Library, the audience was anticipating the bravado and swagger of an author who had just written a provocative tell-all memoir, commit ... More >>

The Super Bowl Prostitution Hoax

Indianapolis mobilizes for an epic battle with an urban legend.

Gabrielle Hamilton tells the stories behind the stories of Blood, Bones & Butter (part 2)

​Earlier this week we spoke with Gabrielle Hamilton, author of Blood, Bones & Butter, and attended her Talk of the Stacks reading at the Minneapolis Central Library. Read part 1 to learn how the book came into being, and why her childhood began fancifully but ended decisively and spiraled int ... More >>

Cass McCombs Band at the Entry, 02/01/12

Photos by Reed FischerNo flash photography.​Cass McCombs BandWith Frank Fairfield7th St. Entry, MinneapolisWednesday, February 1, 2012In a torn flannel shirt over a henley, comfortably worn jeans, and Dr. Marten boots, Cass McCombs looks a lot like a mechanic lately. (Or Eddie Vedder, circa. 1991. ... More >>

Nirvana's In Utero studio site in Cannon Falls overhauled

Photo by Reed FischerOne of Pachyderm's forgotten classics: Gerardo's Mo' Ritmo​Pachyderm Studio was once an ever-expanding source of rural Minnesota trivia. The complex, tucked away behind some trees on a quiet country road near Cannon Falls, hosted many legendary recording sessions. Lore surroun ... More >>

Minneapolis 13th best city for social media jobs, study finds

Mpls' social media job market is very solid. ​Social media has revolutionized the way we publish and disseminate information. No longer are journalists ink-stained wretches trying to put together a story before a print deadline -- now we're more like carpal tunnel-plagued pixelheads trying to be t ... More >>