Lifestyle

Appetites: Under-the-radar burgers
City Pages food writer Mecca Bos talked about some lesser known burgers she knows and loves around the burger-obsessed Twin Cities.
How to see the Perseid meteor shower (it's going to be twice as nice)
The meteor shower will light up the skies this week, peaking late Thursday into Friday. This year, we're in for an even better show than usual, thanks to an "outburst."
Who let the dogs in? More companies welcome pets at work
We'd all rather work with our dogs, wouldn't we? More employers are allowing pets on the job, although sometimes that entails navigating a different kind of office politics.
The Green Bay man lost his prosthetic after his canoe tipped during a July fishing trip. He says he wasn't overly worried about it because it wasn't his "everyday leg."
Aspen Ideas Festival: David Brooks and Arthur Brooks on finding meaning in our work
An Aspen Ideas Festival discussion about finding meaning in your work. David Brooks of the New York Times and Arthur Brooks of the American Enterprise Institute say we need to make ourselves useful and do skillful, competent work. And seeking money, power, pleasure and fame won't usually lead to a happy life.
Photos: A national park in the heart of the Cities
The Mississippi National River and Recreation Area is a 72-mile stretch of the Mississippi from the riverbanks at Dayton through the drop at St. Anthony falls to the flats south of Hastings.
Life on Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge: Lots of ups, few downs
Running Duluth's Aerial Lift Bridge is a great gig, but it's no game. Take a look behind the scenes at the daily ballet between giant boats and bridge.
Aspen Ideas Festival: Jane McGonigal on 'The Future of Imagination'
Futurist and game designer Jane McGonigal suggests we can make better decisions if we develop the ability to "remember the future" and "predict the past." She says Lewis Carroll was right when he wrote in Alice in Wonderland, "it's a poor sort of memory that only works backward." You'll hear her intriguing ideas in an Aspen Lecture given at the Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado.
For better or for worse, many restaurants are taking world foods and adapting them through a fast-casual, consumer-driven lens.