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Erik Tormoen is Managing Editor of Minnesota Monthly. He studied journalism at Northwestern University. etormoen@greenspring.com
Corey Yeager sits in his "sacred space" next to his family dogs, Champ (top) and ESPN

Therapist Corey Yeager’s Book Turns the Reader Inward

The Minnesota-based psychotherapist for the Detroit Pistons basketball team reflects on his own life of self-searching

Pao Houa Her’s Photography Finds Greater Truths

With an exhibit opening at the Walker this month, Pao Houa Her continues a conceptual journey through the lens of her camera
Local queen Julia Starr performs at a Flip Phone event at First Avenue (Instagram: @julia_starr__)

Dragged Up Memories: A History of Twin Cities Drag

The development of Roxy's Cabaret marks an occasion to consider Twin Cities drag—from vaudeville to the fabled Gateway District and beyond
"Paulie Go!" premieres as part of this year's Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

Weekend Best Bets: May 19-22

Things to do around the Twin Cities: Art-A-Whirl, VeeCon, GrillFest, and more

Hmong Tradition Inspires Skyline Mini Golf at the Walker

The rooftop mini-golf course is set to reopen in May, and a new hole comes by way of some young designers with the Asian American Organizing Project

Meat vs. Plant-based: Where Do We Stand in 2022?

Plant-based meats are popular—but with Americans’ appetite for meat having grown, too, where might that leave Minnesota's farmers?

Q&A: Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis’ New City Council President

The country’s first Black, openly transgender city council president reflects on love, pragmatism, and her journey here

Fran Lebowitz on Minnesota, Airplane Delays, and Internet Arguments

The ever-acerbic subject of Scorsese’s ’Pretend It’s a City’ takes a moment to remember Jesse Ventura ahead of her speaking engagement at Minneapolis' State Theatre next week

How the DNR Is Re-examining Conservation Funding

As younger folks leave hunting and fishing behind, the way we fund outdoor upkeep needs to change
Erinn Liebhard has been teaching virtual dance from her basement

How Social Dance Has Continued to Groove

As Twin Cities dance studios rekindle communal dance, exercise caution, and avoid closure, the question remains: Does anyone actually like virtual dance?

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