Leadership

True Minnesota Sports Fans Embrace The Highs, Lament The Lows

If you didn’t freak out with joy when Kirby hit that game-winning homer in Game 6 in ’91 or sulk for at least 72 hours when Gary Anderson missed the clinching field goal in the ’98 NFC Championship, you’re not really a fan.

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5 Toys And Games That Should Never Require Batteries

Electronics creep into classic board games and beloved toys. The battery-powered lights and sounds often serve no purpose, and in many cases, actually thwart a kid’s imagination. Enough already!

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The Five Most Embarrassing Records In My Attic

Bob pulls down the cardboard box from the attic to unearth these cringe-worthy albums from his retro-rocking past.

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Great Opportunity In New Media: Modern Midwest Seeks Editorial Intern

Join our new lifestyle brand as we explore the best of Midwest living. Modern Midwest is filling an internship that combines storytelling, web editing and creative thinking into one great job.

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Skipping The Business Jargon, Even For Just One Day

Admit it: You’ve picked a brain. Sometimes you do a deep dive. You often promise to move the needle. What if we just skipped these awful phrases at work and just said what we mean?

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Relaunching Carl Sagan’s ‘Cosmos,’ Fox Tampers With The Universe

The Fox network treads on sacred ground when it relaunches a new version of Carl Sagan’s classic 1980 series. Fortunately, the project is in good hands. Oh, and guess what Sagan never actually said.

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Have You Guys Taken The Dialect Quiz Yet?

The New York Times dialect quiz roaring through social media streams has a lot of people talking (in their particular accents) about the pronunciations and phrases unique to where they grew up.

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My Life And The Keyboards I’ve Loved And Lost

Touching my first one was such a thrilling mystery. Later, my first true love taught me so much. Along the way, a few quickies just to meet my needs.

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The Design Of Power

American muscle cars from the 1960s marked the ascendancy of horsepower and speed. They also celebrated beautiful design. Just look at the expressive details on these vintage cars from a weekend classic car show in the Twin Cities.

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Sorry Ma, Forgot To Publish My Replacements Pictures

So the Replacements are doing a reunion tour. Time to break out these previously unpublished photos from their previous final show — the ‘Mats set at Taste of Chicago in 1991.

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