Thomas Edison

Tesla

Oz the Great and Powerful loses the magic

James Franco disappoints while Mila Kunis delivers a spellbinding performance

Steampunk Illusions at Open Eye Figure Theatre

A trip to a Victorian world that never was

Scrimshaw brothers ready for a busy New Year's Eve

​As we usher out 2011, Saturday evening is our one last chance to celebrate the past year and, of course, bring in the possibly apocalyptic 2012. Or, in the case of the Scrimshaw brothers, Joseph and Joshua, there are four chances. The pair are part of a quartet of performances New Year's Eve at t ... More >>

Ikea's incandescent light bulbs go dark

Not such a bright idea anymore.​Thomas Edison had a really bright idea when he invented the incandescent light bulb back in 1879. But despite a culture war lit by Michele Bachmann over the dim fate of the glowing orbs, they are destined for the history books. That's why, pretty soon, you won't ... More >>

St. Paul Saints vs. Sioux City Explorers

Birthday Suits and Private Dancer at Turf Club tomorrow

You're the birthday, you're the birthday, you're the birthday boy or girl!

Monster Mash

Wet Hot American Summer

You scrubbed radioactive toilets. You fleeced tots at carnivals. You ground the beaks off baby birds. You sent City Pages your summer job stories--and we didn't even give you minimum wage in return.

Winged Migration

Dancing down the legacy of the Wright brothers

Puppet Regime

You won't believe what Quintron and Miss Pussycat can do with a marionette

Road to Nowhere

Grandaddy and Modest Mouse ride suburban alienation from the interstates to outer space

Reading, Writing, and Revenue

The Edison Project's formula is simple: Take a Minneapolis public school, add some entrepreneurial savvy, and watch the profits roll in. Trouble is, it doesn't add up.

Kids and Chiropractic Healing

An alternative approach to your family's aches, pains, illnesses, and wellbeing

That's Eatertainment

The Celluloid Plantation

Play it again, Melvin: Dooley Wilson (in Casablanca) and Melvin Van Peebles in Melvin Van Peebles: Classified X

various artists

Kerouac and In Their Own Voices