At age seven, Guillermo del Toro bought his first book — a collection of horror stories.Today, the award-winning filmmaker — best known for his film, “Pan’s Labyrinth” — has a large...

The Guthrie Theater welcomed William Shakespeare’s tragedy “King Lear” to the stage for the first time in over 20 years, earlier this month. Directed by Joseph Haj, the play will run through April...

Vince lent Kristen a spare quarter outside a Metrodome payphone. The favor set in motion their fledgling romance.The Palyans, two University of Minnesota alumni who met in the late 1980s, have now been...

As of Oct. 28, you no longer need to be awake at an ungodly hour to visit Paisley Park.Prince’s palace is now open for more of a regular schedule. The show can start and end by late afternoon. I’ll...

A historian, a NASA astronaut, a TV personality, an NPR blogger, a creative director, an entrepreneur and an environmental journalist walk into an auditorium. What do all of these people have in common?For...

There was a point six years ago when a man named Adam Livermore entered photos into a Minneapolis hairstyling competition.He wasn’t picked as a finalist but kept the copyrights of his images.Declaring...

“Don’t Think Twice” — Mike Birbiglia’s newest film venture — will be released in local theaters on Friday, after enchanting viewers on its countrywide screening tour.Birbiglia’s first...

Walking into Circus Juventas a week before summer show time, the scene is reminiscent of any other heavily youth-casted community play. Parents paint sets, the best brushes daub on stage makeup and Soffe-clad...

Summertime in the Midwest means thriving fields and colorful plates.At a farm-to-table restaurant, it means fresh eggs and — since the season is now over — hopefully no asparagus in late July.I...

One street. Two-and-a-half thousand attendees. Too many tacos. As if. On Sunday, nine local Latino restaurants participated in the third annual Taco Tour on Lake Street; Harriet Brewing hosted an after...

No one notices anything odd because she’s just a normal person. She won’t read you right now, anyway — she’s buying flowers. A&E sat down with Echo Bodine — medium/psychic/healer/author/teacher/ghostbuster/all-around...

On Sunday morning, the grounds surrounding Coffman Union were uncharacteristically silent, save for the casual dog-walker enjoying the solace of a quiet campus stroll. A group of about 10 people milled...

Florals for spring are so passe, but summer produce encapsulates the season time and time again. Here are some simple recipes to make the most out of your next farmers market haul. At some points, I felt...

It’s common knowledge that ramen is the quintessential college food, but are you ready for an upgrade? And, no, I’m not talking about adding shrimp flavoring. Coming on the heels of the Americanized ramen...

To an outsider, the prospect of competing in the 48-Hour Film Project may sound cumbersome — but for some, it’s a task worth taking. Over the course of a weekend, participants write, film and...

Festivals have become synonymous with a certain kind of wardrobe, but Minnesotan folks still have some originality left in them. In what could have been a crop-top wasteland, 14,000 people gathered to...

On the afternoon of June 15, there was only a kind-of-long line outside of Shake Shack at the Mall of America. Having opened June 9 in the “Culinary on North” area of MOA, the restaurant boasted...

On a Friday morning, the Mall of America is still quiet. “Crayola Experience,” however, is already bustling. As a young boy uses motion-sensing technology to dab crayons on a screen, a group...

  Kate O’Reilly and Jenn Schaal were Twitter friends, finding companionship in favorites and understanding in retweets. When the two women finally met in person, their conversational propensity...

Following a parade of greens, the acai berry is the newest (and prettiest) star of the superfood craze. Tasty and good-looking, the Brazilian treat is incredibly popular on the West coast. Acai berries...

When you think of your prom, what comes to mind? A dress that’s fallen into obsolescence? A painful corsage pin? The date you pretended to like for the sake of a good picture? Last Friday night at...