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A U professor says humor — and certain cheeses — can help you be more creative
Improv comedy classes and certain kinds of cheeses may help you be more creative.
Home & Garden
Kovels antiques: Art nouveau style mushroom lamp blurs lines between art and nature
Plus: Furby Baby prices and Sears catalogs
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Find beaded beauty in designs of Native artists
Handmade beaded collectibles, both new and vintage, are gloriously colorful and intricate.
Music
Review: Jelly Roll an unlikely Nashville star at Mystic Lake Amphitheater
Jelly Roll's mix of country, rap and rock was part therapy, part church and all inspiring in Minnesota concert.
Eat & Drink
Second Union Hmong Kitchen opening on Lake Street in Minneapolis
The end of chef Yia Vang's rotating Lyn/Lake pop-up makes way for the next location.
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Home & Garden
Renovated 1937 Hutchinson movie theater with apartments above lists for $1 million
The building sat dormant for years until new owners came along and restored the spaces in a "wild adventure."
Home & Garden
How smoky air is affecting birds in Minnesota
The effect may not be immediate, but smoke can damage their sensitive lungs and leave them open to respiratory infections.
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WCCO-TV's Chris Shaffer gets a second job
The chief meteorologist to host a two-hour show on the rock 'n' roll station WDGY.
Taste
These are the 34 new Minnesota State Fair foods for 2023
The official new foods of the 2023 Minnesota State Fair are here. New options include pickles, cheese curd-stuffed pretzels, birthday cake doughnuts and even a little lutefisk.
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We really aren't losing our morals, researchers say
A study published in Nature says the belief that humanity's morals have declined is a false but common perception that has persisted across generations.
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