Bob CollinsMothers and fathers eager to avoid in-person blowback are texting chore and homework reminders to teens who are a mere staircase away. Read more →
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Archives for September 2017
Nobody gets upset when a country music star plays at Target Field, but country music hasn’t stolen baseball’s popularity.
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We do not get many opportunities to pause and reflect on the abilities of the human mind, but today is providing the chance to consider the possibilities of genius, particularly when you consider the relatively short time since humans mastered flight. Read more →
If Kimmel is making exposing a secretive and cynical health care repeal process part of his job, it’s only because too many of the nation’s journalists aren’t making it part of theirs. Read more →
The seeds of anarchy are being sowed in Hudson, Wis. A business owner painted her building pink, which is against the law in the river town.
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The insulting moment when Minneapolis City Council member Lisa Goodman handed her opponent her chewing gum has now been documented nationally. You must be so proud, Minneapolis. Read more →
Lynx star and league MVP Sylvia Fowles is making $109,000 this year. If the WNBA paid its players the same share of revenue that the NBA pays, she would be paid $1.2 million. Read more →
In lieu of flowers for her father, a daughter recommends people buy baseball tickets instead. Read more →
That was some fun a person had overnight when they invested time and energy and risked their freedom in order to set two tourist and event boats adrift in Superior Bay.
So what if it’s Justin Steinbach’s livelihood, eh, kid?
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It’s 2017 and old sportswriters and sports broadcasters are still railing against mathematics in sports. Here’s the most recent rant, caught on video. Read more →
The media keep misinterpreting data and then blame the data, says Nate Silver.
It’s not just hurricanes. It was also Hillary Clinton.
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Ginger Breitzman, 44, a Wisconsin mother, yelled at her son after he burned some popcorn. Her tirade included a generous helping of obscenities.
Is she protected by the First Amendment? Read more →
Along the lakes of Minnesota, the cabins are growing and, in one case, the neighbors are suing. Now, a judge has ordered the destruction of a lake home. Read more →
In putting together his Vietnam War series over a 10-year period, filmmaker Ken Burns said he hopes to start a national conversation on the war. That hasn’t happened yet, although we’re only three episodes in (the entire series is online). Critics have applauded the series but, anecdotally, the buzz hasn’t taken hold.
It’s not because people aren’t watching.
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In happened in the bottom of the fifth inning of the game and the players were so shaken, the game had to be stopped for awhile.
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