Eerie statue of Jason Voorhees from “Friday the 13th” gives Minnesota divers a scare
There’s always been something a little unsettling about the murkiness of what lies beneath our lakes. The depths. The darkness. The weird fish. It all plays off our fears of the unknown.
I know...
From book to film, important “The Hate U Give” takes on police brutality in...
It sold 100,000 copies in its first month of publication. It's a New York Times Best Seller. And we love it here in the Twin Cities as well: It was the selection for June's Books &...
Best Coworking Spaces in the Twin Cities
The Twin Cities is known for its pool of creative talent. And these days, specifically in my own field of digital marketing and other creative industries, as long as you have a laptop, you...
Old firehouse to become new wine bar
People have long wondered about the empty lot behind United and Children's Hospital: Hotel? No hotel? Will the historic firehouse (St. Paul's oldest standing municipal building ) be saved? Will this project die the way...
Latest Prince book gets a queen’s touch
(The Artist Formerly Known as) Prince (Prince Rogers Nelson) (Love Symbol) meant a lot of things to a lot of different people. Many people, for example, consider him to be an icon of which few...
Do they drop bombs here? Why Minnesota roads are the way they are
If you have lived in Minnesota for any amount of time, you have eventually come to the realization that there are only really two seasons here: The first season is called survival, aka winter,...
Sign of the times: 21 new words added to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2018
If you’re still confused on how to properly use words like “dank” and “lit” casually in conversation, well... I can’t help you because every time I make an attempt, my younger 20-something coworkers tease...
Spark joy in your life — why you need to watch “Tidying Up with...
If you own a Netflix account, it's likely you have noticed one show pop up again and again: Tidying Up With Marie Kondo.
You might recognize the name Marie Kondo from her massively-popular book. Marie...
That’s all for humans: Google’s DeepMind AI is crushing pro gamers
Humans had a good run as caretakers of the planet (for better, or, as many would argue, for worse), but our time is slowly drawing to a close: This week, humanity took one step...
Now India (7 Minutes to Sunrise)
The first sounds of the morning are of tuk-tuk and taxi engines as they come to life, their honking horns alongside the footsteps of the city's informal working class taking to the...
