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Former Miss America Kate Shindle takes the Orpheum stage this week in the Tony-winning, LGBT-themed musical “Fun Home.”

Jon Leuer, the former Orono and University of Wisconsin star, has seen his career go to another level since signing a four-year $42 million deal with Detroit.

It wouldn’t be a Vikings season if we weren’t scoreboard watching and wondering if they will make the playoffs. So what are the Vikings’ chances? Glad you asked. Let’s take stock of the situation: What is the current state of affairs? After being as high as 94 percent likely to make the playoffs earlier this season, the Vikings are all the way down to 28 percent after falling to 6-6. If the playoffs started today, the Giants (8-4) and Buccaneers (7-5) would be wild card teams. Washington (6-5-1) is also ahead of the Vikings... Читать дальше...

Mumbai-born author, cooking instructor and restaurant consultant pushes the lowly spud to its creative limits.

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Younger Americans can’t imagine the intensity of hope, fear and admiration that surrounded the Cold War-era space race and its heroes.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Gael García Bernal bring sexiness to high-toned roles.

The Gophers have had a very good volleyball program for decades, but they didn’t become a bona fide national powerhouse until the early-to-mid 2000s. That was when Mike Hebert — a legendary coach at the U and one of the best humans you will ever meet — guided the program to its first Final Four in 2003. The next year, his Gophers were even better. They carried a 28-4 record into the NCAA tournament to earn a No. 1 seed and then breezed into the regional (round of 16), which they were hosting at the Sports Pavilion. Читать дальше...

Collectors of vintage holiday decor create a festive midcentury modern vibe.

Every week following the Access Vikings game preview podcast, we’ll delve deeper into matchups to watch for the upcoming Vikings game. However the Vikings decide to attack the Jaguars defense, they’ll need the interior trio along the line to play well on Sunday. The strength of the 2-10 Jaguars’ fourth-ranked defense may be right up the middle, where former Broncos defensive tackle Malik Jackson and linebackers Paul Posluszny and Telvin Smith form a young group’s current backbone. They’re a lone bright spot for Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley... Читать дальше...

Center Joe Berger, who missed last week’s game because of a concussion, went through stretching exercises before today’s practice but then left the field with head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman. Berger was limited in Wednesday’s practice but was held out of Thursday’s practice. His status for Sunday’s game at Jacksonville is uncertain. Meanwhile, safety Harrison Smith (ankle) was not at practice again today and is still not expected to play. The Vikings will issue their injury report after practice. Читать дальше...

In the Friday morning skate, Nino Niederreiter was back with Erik Haula and Jason Pominville and Zach Parise was back with Eric Staal and Charlie Coyle.

Gemalto will buy unit and absorb about 450 3M employees.

Need a little help getting into the holiday spirit? Take a look at readers' favorite holiday keepsakes and what makes them so special.

A new collection of writings from influential urbanist Jane Jacobs has lessons for us today.

Actor Ryan Gosling's forte is taking a seemingly standard role and blindsiding the audience.

Petition asking for sanctuary status a national trend on college campuses post election of Donald Trump.