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How undercover animal rights activists are winning the Ag-Gag war

Behind the scenes of the death match between big agriculture and animal-rights supporters

New Timberwolf Lazar Hayward says he can see dead people... literally

When the Timberwolves' tragi-comical string of injuries continued with forward Josh Howard blowing out his ACL last month, they signed a familiar face to replace him -- Lazar Hayward, who spent the 2010-11 season with the club.SEE ALSO: Call a whambulance: Kevin Love blasts T-Wolves management in in ... More >>

Wisconsin has the craziest gun law in America, according to ProPublica

A ProPublica analysis published in the wake of the Newtown school shooting looks at the seven "craziest gun laws in America," with top honors going to a law enacted last year in Wisconsin.SEE ALSO: Andy Parrish's response to Newtown school shooting: Arm teachersThat law allows people to carry concea ... More >>

Mason Jennings on BYUtv's Audio-Files program

Minnesota's own Mason Jennings is featured in the latest episode of Audio-Files, a program about music that comes from Brigham Young University in Utah. With a slight spiritual focus the episode works to show Jennings as a most centered and revealing personality while discussing his own musical appr ... More >>

Luke Ridnour's Sealy-esque moment propels T-Wolves to .500 at the All-Star break [VIDEO]

​It was a scene reminiscent of the late Malik Sealy's defining NBA moment: a banked-in 3-pointer lifting the Wolves to a stunning last-second, one-point victory over Indiana at the Target Center back in December 1999.Last night, with a .500 record on the line, Luke Ridnour's picture-perfect floate ... More >>

Anoka-Hennepin school district blasts Rolling Stone article [UPDATE]

​In response to an article in the most recent issue of Rolling Stone, officials in the Anoka-Hennepin school district issued a lengthy statement lambasting reporter Sabrina Rubin Erdely."The article in Rolling Stone presents a grossly distorted portrayal of the Anoka-Hennepin School District, its ... More >>

We Are the Willows tour diary, Vol. 16

​It's been a couple weeks since my last entry and in that time, I've been less of a musician and more of a doting uncle, or a mediocre but proud best man, or a sleep walking kamikaze.  Hopefully that will all make sense if you read this.

Should Minnesota have a state dessert?

​The Wisconsin legislature is circulating a proposal to make the cream puff their state dessert, which got me to thinking: Why doesn't Minnesota have a state dessert? Our state fruit (the Honeycrisp apple), state grain (wild rice), and state mushroom (the morel) all seem to be relevant sourc ... More >>

Rapper Prof keeps the party hopping

Cocky Minneapolis MC ready to drop new album GAMPO

Four Loko banned in New York

"Blackout in a can" gets banned.​Following on the footsteps of regulators in Michigan, Oklahoma, and Washington, the New York State Liquor Authority has banned the sale and distribution of alcoholic energy drinks, like Four Loko and Joose, as of November 19 (Utah's state-run alcoholic beverage ... More >>

Minnesota ranks No. 28 in U.S. penis size. The good news? We're ahead of Wisconsin

We're going to avoid cliches here folks. We are not going to talk, for example, about the stiff competition.

Minnesota Timberwolves, punishingly bad, slouch into spring

The Wolves are slashing ticket prices and filling seats. Unfortunately, they're also nearly unwatchable.

Amy Klobuchar gets a call to prayer from Orrin Hatch's Blackberry

Minnesota's senior senator offers a brief moment of humor at the National Prayer Breakfast.

Owl City announces North America dates

Electro wunderkind to tour the U.S. this spring.

Mischke show notes: Aug. 31, 2009

Join the conversation with TD Mischke on today's 'In The Stream' live from 2 p.m.- 4p.m.

Twin Cities lead nation in volunteering

Congratulations, do-gooders-- you are legion.

Minnesotans still rock the vote

We're still on top of the nation when it comes to the percentage of residents casting their ballots on Election Day.

Rancid

Timberwolves soar and plummet

As a 103-102 win at Utah followed by a 110-87 home dud can attest, the Wolves continue to befuddle.

State senator asks for investigation into $15,000 AG doors

Friday's five most fascinating stories printed on wood pulp.

The Dance of Beyonce and Crunch

If you like Crunch then you better put a ring on him...

Minnesota consuming less porn than other states? Doubt it.

The study used credit card receipts from a major online adult entertainment provider to see which states are buying the most porn. Minnesota ranked in the bottom 10. Seriously?

Bikes vs. Cars

Plenty of Do-Gooders Here

Breakfast of Champions 4/17:

Nomad Anniversary Party

It's McCain in the North, Huckabee in the South

Media Rescue Mission: The Movie

Free Will Astrology

Backwoods urchin and itchy nymph hook up at Sundance.

Opposition is a commodity in Sundance documentaries

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance documentaries

Wolves versus Jazz Comment Thread

The Three-Pointer: Tough Transition or Simply A Shambles?

The Idiot Gets His Swerve Back

8/3: Morning Communique

Spotlight: Dames at Sea

Guys dressed up as women in a seaworthy spoof of a spoof

New Family Movie Act protects your right to ruin your film collection

Savage Love

Extreme Sundance

T&A and the ol' Ultra-V make for the ideal American film festival

Nuke 'Em!

Xcel energy spearheads a high-stakes plan to store nuclear waste on a tiny, dirt-poor Indian reservation in the Utah desert

The Offense of Marriage Act

MTV celebrates our most sacred institution

Last Tango In Utah

Searching the slopes for signs of independence at the Sundance Film Festival

Learning to Fly

The Wolves' shaky start is nothing to fret about. Yet, anyway.

Made to Be Broken

Xcel comes begging for more nuclear waste storage

The Sundance Shuffle

Hollywood shifts to the slopes for another week of reeling opportunities

Passing Into Greatness

Everything's going the Timberwolves' way. But is everything enough?

Team Dream

What's this "women's game" business, anyway?

The Great Green Whistlestop Tour

Losing It at Sundance

The Amerindie film fest continues to inspire madness and money--and occasionally, art.