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Major League Baseball's screwball economics

As another baseball season begins, MLB faces an unstable future — and you're picking up the tab

Legs McNeil on Joey Ramone, punk in 2012, and not trusting music critics

Legs McNeil is a legendary rock music historian, author and journalist. He co-founded and wrote for Punk Magazine back in the mid-'70s, is a former senior editor for Spin, and founder/editor of Nerve magazine in 1992. He is renowned as co-author of Please Kill Me: the Uncensored Oral History of Pu ... More >>

Jesse Ventura says Obama is basically the black George W. Bush

SEE ALSO:-- Jesse Ventura got his ass kicked in a California bar, fellow SEAL says-- Jesse Ventura loves puns, doesn't like Democrats, Republicans, or third parties-- Jesse Ventura's TSA search lawsuit thrown outJesse Ventura insulted Barack Obama with one of the worst slurs imaginable -- he called ... More >>

It's election night in Minneapolis

Cleveland LeaderTwo special elections for legislative seats happen tonight in Minneapolis. ​"Election 2012" doesn't just refer to November 6.Ready or not, two Minnesota legislative seats, both in Minneapolis, are actually up for grabs tonight. One is House District 61B, which includes the south Mi ... More >>

Pete Dexter lets it bleed

Hard at work on his eighth novel, Deadwood author still packs a punch

Teenagers who drink soda pop are more violent, study says

Don't let your kids do Coke.​A new scientific study on food and diet--and what would we do without them?--says that teenagers who drink at least two cans of pop every day are remarkably more violent, and more likely to carry weapons, than kids who don't. And that's not the only surprising th ... More >>

Try futuristic vending machines for free in Peavey Plaza tomorrow

There's nothing quite like scoring some poor sap's chips for free after they get stuck in the vending machine. Well, downtowners can have that experience as many times as they want tomorrow in Peavey Plaza, where a huge bank of state-of-the-art vending machines are going to be on display and dispen ... More >>

Madonna turns 53 today, and her influence is felt now more than ever

​Today is Madonna Ciccone's 53rd birthday. And while the eternal Material Girl has wisely ceded the pop spotlight of today to the younger generation of starlets, her influence is still felt in the way modern female musicians are viewed, regarded and accepted. In the early '80s, Madonna broke down ... More >>

Bachmann keeps Elvis Christmas music on her iPod, and other CNN debate weirdness

All seven Republicans, on the right.​The Republican "debate" on CNN last night wasn't really a debate at all, it was a two-hour press conference in which seven candidates took turns trashing President Obama. No one expected anything different, really. All seven of them just wanted to cram int ... More >>

Owl City and Big Boi collaborate on new record

​We're still sifting through the onslaught of interviews and other coverage that took place over the week of SXSW, but this caught our eyeballs: Apparently Owl City's next record is going to feature some sort of collaboration with OutKast's Big Boi.

SXSW getting on your nerves? Some ephemera to stoke your ire fire

​If you're reading this it's almost guaranteed that you're sick of hearing about SXSW. Right? Maybe not. But probably. Unless you're in Austin, in which case you're not paying attention. Whatever your geographic situation: a less-than-musical exploration into Austin, TX.

Diet Pepsi's new look: Tall, sleek, and skinny, just like a supermodel

PepsicoDoes this soda make me look fat?​In honor of New York Fashion Week kicking off this week, Pepsi unveiled a new tall and sleek Diet Pepsi can design. In the company's official press release, chief marketing officer Jill Beraud commented, Diet Pepsi has a long history of celebrating women t ... More >>

Super Bowl recipes from Snoop Dogg and Glee cast [VIDEOS]

PepsiLearn the secret recipe of Snoop's Eight-Layer-Dip​The Super Bowl is fast approaching. It is the day of the most traditional American sporting event that allows an entire population of environmentally aware, health-conscious, wannabe-locavore Americans to forgo their sensibility and enjoy a y ... More >>

University Buffet, a Chinese food glutton's paradise, opens near Capitol

Lu LippoldOne of the many shrimp options at the buffet​My fortune cookie at the University Buffet said, "Think about your own mistakes rather than blame on other's faults" (sic). Had I not received this advice, I might have tried to blame someone for the soggy wontons in the soup or that weird ... More >>

'Strait-Jacket' screens Sunday at the Heights Theatre

​It's Mommie Dearest meets Whatever Happened to Baby Jane this Halloween at the Heights Theater's screening of Strait-Jacket (1964), a gothic thriller written by Psycho author Robert Bloch. Joan Crawford stars this mother-daughter story that, unlike her Oscar-winning 1945 classic Mildred Pier ... More >>

13 best KISS commercials of all time

​The band KISS seems to have been in more commercials than any other band in history. Proudly they revel in their ability to move product. In fact they could be credited for so much marketing in the music business with endless KISS tchotchkes, the KISS coffeeshop, KISS coffins, TV shows, and uh, ... More >>

Worst Wines of the Year (so far...)

​I sample over a thousand wines a year (yes, I spit many, for the sake of my health and liver), and very few wines are what I deem undrinkable. My dad, for example, loves his Tisdale Merlot, which is usually on sale at Morelli's in St. Paul for $2.00. I consider it drinkable, especially for ... More >>

Pharyngula's PZ Myers pissed at PepsiCo's ScienceBlog [UPDATED]

Should a sugar-beverage company be allowed to blog about its products on a respected science site?

50 Cent, Danielle Steel, KISS: 10 celebrity-endorsed perfumes that shouldn't be

The coveted Fifi "Jurassic Park" Award​Kim Kardashian, Usher, and Halle Berry were all on hand June 10th for the 2010 Fifi Awards, smelling like French harlots in a flower shop. Why? Because the Fifis honor, of all things, celebrity fragrances.That's right, an entire awards show just to honor vani ... More >>

Peter Parker talks about B96, Twin Cities love, and relocation to Boston

B Fresh Photography​Pete Mazalewski, more widely known as Mr. Peter Parker, visited the Twin Cities this past weekend to hit the turntables for SP Styles' River Rampage boat party. As his four-year-run as the old B96's night DJ (7-11pm) ended earlier this year, he did not let his career in acting, ... More >>

Steve Moore: Interview with the drummer at the wrong gig

Note: You can see Rick K. & The Allnighters performing from today through Sunday at Grand Casino Hinckley. More information can be found at the band's website, and on Steve Moore's website.The video of a shiny-jacketed cover band playing ZZ Top's "Sharp Dressed Man" at an outdoor pavilion in Te ... More >>

Fucked Up gets naked and muddy at SXSW

Fucked Up had barely hit a note before Damian "Pink Eyes" Abraham, an overweight hairy man, began bashing his mic over his head.

Tony Hawk throws in with Bemidji skate park boosters

It's one of three projects around the world this year to receive Tony Hawk Foundation's maximum grant of $25,000.

Top 5: Most memorable food/drink commercials of the decade

We sort through some top food and drink ads from the last decade. Check out our Top 5.

Pepsi a no go for this year's Super Bowl

Is it the end of an era? Pepsi opts not to advertise during the Super Bowl.

This Week's "Best of Hot Dish"

If you've been out with H1N1 this week, you missed gross Halloween candy, offensive iPhone apps, and more...

Pepsi's iPhone pickup app = totally offensive

"Can I buy you a Pepsi Amp?" isn't going to work on even the most desperate Cougar or Foreign Exchange Student.

Cold Weather Rules!

Guidelines for the dark season

Michael Jackson: A YouTube Compendium

A look back at a few of Jackson's most iconic moments.

Dr. Dre previews new album in Dr Pepper ad

Did Dr Pepper learn nothing from Chinese Democracy?!

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Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Besieged by politicians and media, Craig Newmark finds an unlikely ally: A victim's family

Craig Newmark speaks at victim's memorial in wake of Craigslist killings

Besieged by politicians and media, Craig Newmark finds an unlikely ally: A victim's family

Snickers goes Snacklish

Snickers has recycled its Snacklish campaign.

The Popstream: Kim Mitchell, "Go for Soda"

In which our Popstream correspondent goes delirious after an attempted caffeine-free weekend.

Pepsi rides O's coattails with new $1.2 billion ad campaign

Truvia taste test: not so sweet

Salvia, Ron Paul, and the illusion of democracy: My interview with Joe Rogan

Fake employee rights group attacks Al Franken in smear ad UPDATED

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High Living

Lake Street's Los Andes Makes the High-Altitude Cuisine of Ecuador and Colombia Accessible, Affordable, and Awfully Good

String Theory

Violin: Local music's killer app

The Freaks Come Out at Night

Gary Busey with a Ouija Board? Now that's Scary!

Asked and Answered

What's the wallaby on the label of that shiraz trying to tell you? What about the syrah label featuring a generic chateau? Dear Dara answers all your peskiest wine questions.

Asked and Answered: Dara Answers All Your Peskiest Wine Questions.

Free Will Astrology

Lord Have Mercy

'Jesus Camp' pitches its tent in the other America

Glover Compartment

Memories