Joe

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Minneapolis

This is my least favorite genre of criticism: Trying to talk people out of the good time they just had. (Neil deGrasse Tyson has made a career of this. Wilson is coming from a better place & her takes do lead to good conversations. But nothing wrong with Nolan's film.) www.npr.org/2026/07/29/n...

'Odyssey' translator Emily Wilson says Nolan shouldn't have written the movie himself

The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.

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Minnesota law once barred retirement homes from serving alcohol without an extra license. Thanks to Anita LeBrun, who championed the “Grandparents’ Happy Hour” bill, that changed. “We raise our glasses not just for happy hour, but for independence.”

This grandma fought for a bill to allow happy hour at retirement homes

Anita LeBrun said she hoped to enjoy a drink with her friends, but it was also a matter of independence.

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There are too many FM stations in the Twin Cities to easily figure out which station you’re listening to on an old school analog dial tuner radio.

An old school analog dial tuner radio

Just got evacuated from AMC Rosedale. Not sure what’s going on. Was in the middle of Hadestown and the movie just stopped and the lights went on. Apparently is was all theaters. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Concert updates here: MN Yacht Club is going on as planned (air expected to clear by midday Fri). Tonight's Lowertown Sounds show in Mears Park has been called off. No word yet from Live Nation on tonight's Creed & Bush twofer at Mystic Lake Amp. www.startribune.com/boundary-wat...

Live: Events across Twin Cities canceled as wildfire smoke chokes state

Wildfires have spread across thousands of acres in Superior National Forest, forcing the closure of the BWCA. Smoke from the fires is blanketing the state, including the Twin Cities.

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