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The Legend of Hidden Beach The Twin Cities' most infamous party spot has undergone a makeover—but try telling that to the regulars
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Pregnant Pause Governor Tim Pawlenty may have vetoed the legislation, but that hasn't stopped women from being surrogates
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"So my boyfriend and I went speed dating..." Our intrepid reporter enters the modern world of attention deficit dates
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Obento-Ya: Everyday chic in Japanese dining Healthy, quick, and tasty Asian lunch
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Moles Wanted In preparation for the Republican National Convention, the FBI is soliciting informants to keep tabs on local protest groups
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Daily Kos discovers Laurie Coleman's "Blo and Go," hilarity ensues
Sat Jul 5, 12:36 PM
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Sat Jul 5, 11:16 AM
Free Beer Friday: MGD Light and Samuel Adams
Fri Jul 4, 4:06 PM
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Fri Jul 4, 4:36 AM
Still looking for something to do tonight?
Fri Jul 4, 1:08 PM
Spoonbridge: It's Art, but Is It Good Art?
Thu Jul 3, 4:03 PM
Put 'em on the rack
Thu Jul 3, 2:58 PM
Park and seize
Thu Jul 3, 12:59 PM
Hot Three Way Action
Fri Jul 4, 4:23 PM
Alone in the Dark: Not as Scary as Axe Body Wash
Thu Jul 3, 12:13 PM
RNC host committee recruits steroid user to lecture us about Minnesota Nice
Wed Jul 2, 9:38 PM
Big Bet Politics: what craps and poker say about McCain and Obama
Tue Jul 1, 12:06 PM
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Broward-Palm Beach New Times
Sexual Healing
For Florida's sole remaining sex surrogate, love is a many splintered thing.
By Michael J. Mooney
City Pages
Your Friendly Neighborhood War Profiteer
It's not just giant companies cashing in on America's defense industry.
By Jeff Severns Guntzel
The Pitch
Supersizing Sonic
How a throwaway idea at the Barkley ad agency became the "Sonic Guys."
By Justin Kendall
Houston Press
Temples of Tex-Mex
A diner's guide to Texas's oldest Mexican restaurants.
By Robb Walsh
How F@#&ing Romantic: Nine bands perform Magnetic Fields's 69LoveSongs
By David Hansen
Published on February 13, 2008
Valentine's Day, the fatted calf of the confectioner, remains a bittersweet day for even the most cerebral primates among us. Stephen Merritt, the particularly evolved brain behind Magnetic Fields, is a primate of the highest order, and even he saw fit to spend a career reporting on the romantic sap and scorn that finds an arbitrary locus every February 14. The familiar faces filling the Turf tonight should satisfy the Lloyd Dobler in all of us as they launch an attempt at 69 Love Songs, Merritt's magnum opus of love and love lost. Expect Faux Jean to bring much pomp and circumstance to the maudlin masterpiece while the Como Avenue Jug Band retrofits jingling chamber pop to the washboard and gutbucket. Be ye singular or plural, the Turf Club provides the perfect venue for your forced march down lover's lane and any pithy remarks you care to make along the way.
Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., 2008
Thu., Feb. 14, 8 p.m., 2008
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