Sherlock Holmes

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See 'The Spirits of Sherlock Holmes' exhibit before it closes

dynamosquito via Flickr.com​The University of Minnesota has devoted quite a bit of space to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective character, Sherlock Holmes. In fact, the U has the world's largest collection of Sherlock Holmes. Beginning in 1974, over the years the University has purchased ... More >>

Twin Cities theater: weekend rundown June 18-20

Michal DanielPutting our best men on it: Steven Epp and Bradley Greenwald in "Irma Vep"​​ The nirvana of the front-porch/back-deck, cool-drink-in-hand state of mind is certainly exerting its pull right now in these climes. But there's still plenty of time for culture (and you need something to t ... More >>

Park Square Theatre does Sherlock Holmes as theatrical candy

Petronella YtsmaNo shit, Sherlock: Craig Johnson as Oscar Wilde and Steve Hendrickson as Sherlock Holmes chew the fat​Friday night was the opener for Sherlock Homes and the Case of the Jersey Lily at Park Square, and it was impressively close to a full house for an early-summer night out. The show ... More >>

Edina Art Fair, $.99 Beer and Blue Jeans: A-List Extra

​This week's bonus blurbs includes a local artist craft fair, a huge street fest, and the cheapest date night we've seen yet.

$.99 Beer and Blue Jeans

​This week's bonus blurbs includes a local artist craft fair, a huge street fest, and the cheapest date night we've seen yet.

Minnesota Fringe's "Five-Fifths": this year it's a total mystery

Hmm . . . did Sherlock Holmes ever try his hand at experimental theater?​ This year's annual "Five-Fifths" deconstruction, delivered under the banner of the Minnesota Fringe, is happening tonight and tonight only at the Ritz. The idea is simple: take a classic work, divide it into five parts, and ... More >>

Five-Fifths of Sherlock Holmes

Hmm . . . did Sherlock Holmes ever try his hand at experimental theater?​ This year's annual "Five-Fifths" deconstruction, delivered under the banner of the Minnesota Fringe, is happening tonight and tonight only at the Ritz. The idea is simple: take a classic work, divide it into five parts, and ... More >>

Russell Crowe saves the day in State of Play

Robin Wright Penn plays Ben Affleck's wife in Kevin Macdonald's political thriller

The Popstream: Cindy & Bert, "Der Hund von Baskerville"

Finished with my woman 'cause she -- wait, hold on a sec, what?

'My Burger' learns that breakfast isn't for everyone

The skyway burger joint offers free coffee or orange juice with the purchase of one of its new breakfast options.

Theater Spotlight: Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure

The skyway burger joint offers free coffee or orange juice with the purchase of one of its new breakfast options.

Dirtbombs: We Have You Surrounded

The skyway burger joint offers free coffee or orange juice with the purchase of one of its new breakfast options.

In with the Old

With the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Larry Millett hijacks the parade of homes

Free Will Astrology

With the AIA Guide to the Twin Cities, Larry Millett hijacks the parade of homes

Would a Ventriloquist's Dummy Crack Wise on Mars?

How to translate a century-old sci-fi novel to a 20-foot stage

Free Will Astrology

How to translate a century-old sci-fi novel to a 20-foot stage

Teen Wolf

The hair, the rage, the lust. The six-to-eight-week wait for shipping and handling.

Observations of an Ass Sniffer

Now Let Me Out, I Have to Pee

Girl, Interrupted

Before Plain Layne disappeared, readers knew her as a fiery online diarist, an outspoken lesbian, and a beauty straight out of a Midwestern Botticelli. Afterward, they knew her as a hoax.

Billy Come Lately

A satirist's belated acclaim mirrors our own screwy self-image

The Big Red One

The radical truth emerges in a new Hollywood history

Lost And Found Sound

The radical truth emerges in a new Hollywood history

"Don't Ever Say (EXPLETIVE DELETED) Onstage Again!"

Audiences storm the stage. Actors suffer gastrointestinal distress. Backstage confessions of theater gone terribly, terribly wrong.

Sunken Treasures

The University of Minnesota calls its new underground library a triumph of design and function. Never mind the mold that feasts on pollution, a multimillion-dollar legal dispute, and those pesky health complaints.

Happy Loving Couples

A husband thrusts his wife toward madness at the Lakeshore Players; Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas make nice at the Jungle

The Rebirth of the Undead

Jake Esau brings Count Dracula and classic horror back to local broadcast television

Love and Death

In Mr. Death, documentarian Errol Morris trains his beloved Interrotron on execution technologist-turned-Holocaust denier Fred Leuchter

Sauce and the City

In Mr. Death, documentarian Errol Morris trains his beloved Interrotron on execution technologist-turned-Holocaust denier Fred Leuchter

Practice Makes Perfect

With its catchy plotlines and complex characters, David E. Kelley's legal drama courts success

The British Can Be Bubbly

With its catchy plotlines and complex characters, David E. Kelley's legal drama courts success

From New Delhi to New Brighton

With its catchy plotlines and complex characters, David E. Kelley's legal drama courts success

The Age of Plagues

It wasn't that long ago that medicine declared a victory over infectious disease. Now a raft of new and mutating bugs are at the door, and a declining public health system is in no shape to fight them.