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Erik Tormoen studied journalism at Northwestern University. He regularly contributes to stories for Minnesota Monthly.

Let’s Talk About Sex: The Science, the Script, the Human Right

Why do we do ’it,’ fundamentally—have sex? Sex researchers, locally and abroad, are trying to drive home that it’s about a basic human right: pleasure.
The bibimbap at Kim's

The Dish: Kim’s

In Uptown, the celebrated Minneapolis chef Ann Kim opens her most personal concept yet

The Dish: Crasqui’s Inspired Take on Venezuelan

Chef Soleil Ramirez's adventurous approach to Venezuelan cuisine in St. Paul resembles an artist painting her past
The North Star flag

Minnesota’s New Flag and Seal Will Be a Matter of Taste

Both aesthetically and ethically, the state symbols are getting constructive criticism

Q&A: Chief Justice Natalie Hudson Takes the Bench

Hudson talks about her life and career, becoming the state’s first Black Supreme Court chief justice, and the mix of community and isolation within that status of ‘first’
Reed Sigmund returns as the Grinch in "Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas!" at Children's Theatre Company

Inside ‘The Grinch’: Actor Reed Sigmund Interprets the Antihero

Each version of Dr. Seuss' Christmas grump is a little different at Children's Theatre Company

Q&A: Surgical Oncologist on Breast Cancer Care Developments

National experts lowered the age at which to begin breast cancer screenings. Dr. Natasha Rueth, of Allina Health, says it was a long time coming.
Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse in rehearsal for "For the People"

Fall Arts: ‘For the People’ Blends Artistic Worlds at the Guthrie

Ty Defoe and Larissa FastHorse's comedic play taps Native American voices and connects to Minneapolis’ Dakota and Ojibwe heritages
From left: Frog Legs Provencal (background); the Short Ribs Bourguignon; and the 1789 (aka Vive La Revolution) cocktail at Maison Margaux

The Dish: Maison Margaux in the North Loop

Inspired by classic French cuisine and the famous Moulin Rouge, Maison Margaux is a sparkling new brasserie by chef David Fhima

The ‘Yes’ of Sue Z.

Sept. 13 was Sue Zelickson's birthday. For decades, she has been an inexorable dynamo of the Twin Cities culinary scene—but where does her drive come from?

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