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Arts & Entertainment

Battle royale: “The War Z” and “DayZ”

by Simon Benarroch
Published October 23, 2012
Forget the pub crawls and apocalypses: This year’s real zombie war rages in the gaming world.

“Routine” mixes it up

by Simon Benarroch
Published October 18, 2012
A new video game terrorizes with curveballs.
While writing "All the Wrong Questions," Handler sought to deliver the high drama of a noir detective novel for a readership of pipsqueak private-eyes. "What's the third grade equivalent of walking into a room and someone turns the light on and has a gun on you?” Handler said.

Interview: Daniel Handler

by Martina Marosi
Published October 18, 2012
The man behind Lemony Snicket, “A Series of Unfortunate Events” and his latest series, “All the Wrong Questions,” gives all the right answers.

Culture Compass: You better Belieb it

by Simon Benarroch
Published October 18, 2012
A&E plans your weekend. You’re welcome, pussycats.
Joyce Lyon, co-curator of the “shadows traces undercurrents” exhibit and a University associate professor, reflects on her work.

Mapping the invisible

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published October 18, 2012
“shadows traces undercurrents” showcases the work of 29 international and local artists visually “mapping” unseen communities and issues.

The best medicine

by Spencer Doar
Published October 18, 2012
The 10,000 Laughs comedy blow-out finishes with Tim Harmston.
Professor Mark Pedelty has published his third book, “Ecomusicology: Rock, Folk, and the Environment” and still finds time to play in a band called The Hypoxic Punks.

Professor sees greener musical pastures

by Joseph Kleinschmidt
Published October 18, 2012
A University professor writes in a new book that music and the environment go hand-in-hand.

Journey into the mind of William Shatner

by Simon Benarroch
Published October 18, 2012
Can Mr. Shatner defeat himself?

Hoppy October!

Published October 18, 2012
Expand your beer palate this autumn with tasty taps brewed around the Twin Cities metro.

U cuts state reg. for controlled substance research

by Emma Nelson
Published October 17, 2012
The step was originally put in place to prevent substance misuse.

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