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Minneapolis sixth-horniest city; St. Paul considerably less aroused, study finds

A new study by Men's Health magazine finds that Minneapolitans are pretty damn horny. St. Paulites? Let's just say there probably isn't as much Viagra being sold on that side of the river.Minneapolis graded out as the sixth-horniest city in land; St. Paul clocked in 29th place, one spot ahead of Mad ... More >>

One Direction return to Minnesota on 2013 U.S. tour

Just so we're all caught up, One Direction is a British boy band. They are an extremely popular British boy band who got a springboard from the talent competition The X-Factor. So popular, in fact, that they can fill New York's Madison Square Garden with little more than a couple of grins from their ... More >>

Twin Cities one of the best metros for recent college grads, says Rent.com

​A new study from Rent.com finds that the Twin Cities is one of the best metros for college students who want to find a job, make money, and have an affordable place to live. The study looks at the top 25 markets with the most rental listings, and then compares figures for unemployment, cost of li ... More >>

St. Paul has the 10th most hot single babes

​For its latest listicle, "Where the Hot Babes Are," Men's Health Magazine asked all the single ladies in the U.S. to put their hands up, and counted the 10th most in fair St. Paul. According to their calculations, the Saintly City beat Minneapolis by a long shot for the number of well-educated, ... More >>

New poll: Bachmann, Pawlenty unpopular with Minnesotans

​The ill-fated presidential campaigns of Michele Bachmann and Tim Pawlenty cost them the support of Minnesotans. That's the conclusion that emerges from recent polling conducted by Public Policy Polling, a respected polling firm based in Raleigh. Sometimes, familiarity really does breed contempt. ... More >>

Chris Serres explains leaving Star Tribune business pages to be union activist

Chris Serres doesn't want to be a spectator anymore.​Chris Serres, veteran business investigative reporter for the Star Tribune, is on his way out the door. But Serres isn't the typical victim of newsroom budget cuts or low morale. Instead, he's following his passionate political beliefs. S ... More >>

Minneapolis is the best American city for finding employment

mattlawsFind work here.​All you people without a job, take note: Forbes magazine has named Minneapolis the best city in the country for finding a job. We can hear you sharpening pencils for those job application forms right now.

Telekinesis, The Love Language and Red Pens at the Entry, 3/2/11

Photos by Anna Gulbrandsen​Telekinesis/The Love Language/Red PensMarch 2, 20117th Street Entry"There's something about Minneapolis," exclaimed Missy Thangs, the keyboardist for the Love Language, halfway through the group's rousing set at the 7th St. Entry on Wednesday night. "There sure is," fr ... More >>

Def Leppard and Heart coming to Minnesota State Fair

Photo by Nikki Miller​Time to enter into the musty depths of your closet and find that old acid-washed jean jacket and tattered rock tee (or just head to Hot Topic, I guess) -- you're going to have the perfect place to wear that stuff this summer. As if the State Fair weren't already the ideal sp ... More >>

Katy Perry coming to Xcel Center July 9

Photo by Tony NelsonKaty Perry at First Ave in March 2009​Following the same skyrocketing success arc as pop phenom Lady Gaga, who played the Fine Line and came back a year later to sell out two nights at the Xcel Center, Katy Perry is upgrading from filling the First Avenue Mainroom in 2009 to pl ... More >>

Tom Emmer's recount ship is sinking

Arranging deck chairs on the Titanic?​Tom Emmer's Team Frivolous did the right thing Saturday, withdrawing almost 2,600 frivolous challenges to recounted ballots in Hennepin County. On Sunday, the Great Withdrawal continued as they took similar action on the work of their overzealous troops i ... More >>

Superchunk at First Avenue, 12/1/10

Photos by Alexa Jones​SuperchunkWednesday, December 1, 2010First Avenue, MinneapolisIt was a dicey afternoon for Superchunk as they arrived here from Raleigh and lead singer/guitarist Mac McCaughan's guitar did not arrive with them. After much chatter on Twitter and a few phone calls they found a ... More >>

We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 6

Photos by Peter Michael Miller​The last couple weeks have sorta been like one weird vacation.  I haven't played a ton of shows, and I think I've found myself on the beach about three times.  I've been at a drug abuse awareness festival.  I saw all the sights in Washington, D.C.  ... More >>

Minneapolis is the 7th brainiest city in America (this time)

Photo: debairdBrains: Minneapolis has more than New York City.​Minneapolis is the 7th brainiest city in America. Which is odd, because it was only a month ago that we didn't even break the Top 20. Did we get that much smarter in just a few weeks? Sadly, we did not.

Minneapolis-St.Paul just isn't that stressed out

Minneapolis is mellow -- comparatively​We hear lots of teeth gnashing over our spiraling homicide count, cuts to our police and firefighting budgets, pot hole-infested roadways and gimpy NFL quarterback. But the truth is, despite that stuff, the Twin Cities is one of the least stressful metrop ... More >>

America's Brainiest Metros list skips the Twin Cities

Minneapolis: Not a Brainiest Metro.​We've got our big, fancy universities and our hi-tech marquee names here in the Twin Cities, but it's not enough, people. Our neighbors in Rochester, Madison, Ames and Iowa City all made it onto something called the Top 20 Brainiest Metros list. We did no ... More >>

"Dangerous By Design" ranks Minneapolis first in pedestrian safety

Photo: Andrew KelsallMinneapolis want you to walk​You want to die trying to cross the street? Move to Florida. At the very least, head south of the Mason-Dixon line. If you don't want to take your life in your hands while out for a stroll, just stay right here in Minneapolis. That's what the g ... More >>

Lilith Fair moves to Target Center here, oblivion elsewhere

​The Lilith Fair was born of an odd doldrum in popular, female-fore music; the bulk of headliners for their first three seasons - before they suspended the festival for eleven years - were cut from the cheesecloth of alternative radio-directed acoustic-type pop (think Joan Osbourne, Indigo Girls, ... More >>

Q&A: Megafaun's Brad Cook

Eau Claire transplant discusses band's Minneapolis "homecoming"

Bowerbirds give heartfelt performance at the Varsity

The band's strength truly lies in their subtlety, with melodies often just an afterthought to mood, and those considerable talents were on full display last evening.

Bowerbirds tonight at the Varsity

Bowerbirds play the Varsity Theater with opening act Sharon Von Etten

Pawlenty's still a mystery to most voters in new poll

Does this mean Tim Pawlenty will be out of the state even more, trying to boost his national profile?

Another Lake Harriet sailboat torched

After one boat was torched last weekend and several others were ransacked, police are investigating another instance of arson on a boat.

Miami Herald editor, former Star Tribune editor to head Pulitzer board

Miami Herald Executive Editor and former Star Tribune Editor Anders Gyllenhaal is the new chairman of the Pulitzer Prize Board

Q&A: Annuals' bassist Mike Robinson

Dairy Queen management summed up in children's PC game

Quick! Make More Babies!

Concert Highlights for the week of May 30-June 5

3Q: incoming Star Tribune editor Nancy Barnes

Strib's Gyllenhaal headed to Miami

Happy Father's Day, Winstons. Love, drum-n-bass

Nightstand confessional

Local Music Yearbook '05

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

And the Lord said "deep-fry that puppy!"

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

And the Lord said "deep-fry that puppy!"

Rappers were hot. Smokers were cold. Rockers were on Myspace. And sometime after the last Katrina benefit, we wrote it all down for you.

Assume the Crash Position

The turbulence at Northwest Airlines has some people fearing the sky is falling. It could be the sound of ticket prices dropping.

Open letter from Rob Rule

The turbulence at Northwest Airlines has some people fearing the sky is falling. It could be the sound of ticket prices dropping.

Newspaper Wars, West Metro Edition

Guild members at the Star Tribune worry about their contract and wonder about their editor

Dude, Where's My Double-Necked Guitar?

You'll never play rococo riffs as well as these stoner bands

Eating Green

After a long night, party pride wins the day

Off Beat

After a long night, party pride wins the day

George W. Slept Here

After a long night, party pride wins the day

Sound Check

After a long night, party pride wins the day

Austin Powers

Reports from South by Southwest, where a Texas town becomes a mecca of indie music and film

Social Principals

A Nebraska minister who fought for gay rights in the Methodist church plans to visit Minnesota

Love! Valour! Courage?

Park Square players: Executive director Stephen Lockwood and artistic director Richard Cook.

Shades of Mediocrity

For better or worse, the Star Tribune's new owners will stay the course.

Money Train

Johnny Chung claims that when he went to Hillary Clinton's office seeking red-carpet treatment for some Beijing businessmen, the aide to whom he spoke told Chung that Hillary "had some debts with the DNC" for "White House Christmas parties," adding, "May