May 10, 2006
News
Another Day in North Minneapolis
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Police incident lands an 18-year-old North Sider in the hospital for three days |
Whom Would Jesus Endorse?
by G.R. Anderson Jr.
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Evangelical turnout helps Michele Bachmann take the GOP 6th District endorsement |
5th District: The Battleground That Wasn't
by Britt Robson
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In the crowded race to replace Sabo, Keith Ellison wins endorsement easily |
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Viewmaster
(Viewmaster)
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The Heart of the Matter
(Cover Story)
by Beth Hawkins
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If there were a problem with a life-saving medical device implanted in your heart, someone would tell you, right? Tom Hatch thought so. He was wrong. |
Music
Story of the Sea, Come on Down!
by Molly Priesmeyer
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Minneapolis rockers can't find their way to skid row—but there's a spot for them in front of the telly |
Somebody Stop Saying Amen
by Steve Perry
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Springsteen's latest is a buoyant, uneven affair—not a letter from God or "America" |
The Next Hip-Hop All Stars: Grill Laimbeer, Hairy Bird, and Fatrick Ewing
by Jon Dolan
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Danger Mouse brings the hip, Cee-Lo Brings the hop: Introducing Gnarls Barkley |
The Coup: Pick a Bigger Weapon
(CD Review)
by Keith Harris
Surf Dawgs at the Hexagon Bar
(In Da Club)
by Jim Walsh
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Coastal rockers ditch their Midwest modesty and dance like dorks |
Restaurants
Comfortably Gnome
(Dish)
by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl
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St. Paul tavern The Happy Gnome offers nearly a hundred American craft beers, snazzy imports |
Books
Gary Shteyngart: Absurdistan
by Craig Morgan Teicher
Etgar Keret: The Nimrod Flip Out: Stories
by Chris Barsanti
Columns
Spinsters
(Jim Walsh)
by Jim Walsh
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A coalition of independent record stores hangs on for dear life |
Savage Love
(Savage Love)
by Dan Savage
Free Will Astrology
(Free Will Astrology)
by Rob Brezsny
Movies
Balancing Acts
by Terri Sutton
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Vertiginous 'Joy of Life' gravitates to extremes but inspires moderation |
Inside the Lines
by Robert Wilonsky
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'Art School Confidential' plays it safe |
Performing Arts
Heaven and Birth
(Theater)
by Quinton Skinner
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A pair of plays are tangled up in gay |
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Spotlight: The Merchant of Venice
(Theater)
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