Lifestyle

A classic on race and inequality
Harper Lee wrote one novel, but it remains for many one of the best books they've ever read. Lee's biographer and the actor who played Scout in the movie talk about "To Kill a Mockingbird," the latest selection of the Midmorning Book Club.
Current DJ Mark Wheat fills us in on the latest buzz from the South By Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas.
The case for settling
In a provocative new article, journalist Lori Gottlieb argues that it's time for single women in their early 40s to stop waiting for Mr. Perfect, and accept Mr. Good Enough, if they want to get married and have families.
Words to heal
An award-winning poet and physician describes how words help him understand and express human suffering.
The home front
Winter's coming to an end, and that means spring home improvement and repair projects are right around the corner. Have no fear! Midmorning's home repair guru can answer your questions.
Minn. bill would outlaw software that snaps up concert tickets
A Minnesota House panel has voted to outlaw software that buys up big blocks of popular concert tickets, a problem highlighted by last year's sold-out Hannah Montana performance.
Later bar-hour push for GOP convention hits early last call
The push for later bar hours during the Republican National Convention has reached an early end.
Women rule
A speech by former White House Press Secretary Dee Dee Meyers. She recently discussed her new book, "Why Women Should Rule the World" at the Commonwealth Club of California.
Think congestion is costly? Consider vehicle crashes
A new national study done for AAA finds the Twin Cities ranks eighth out of 26 comparable cities in the cost of vehicle crashes.
The world of wine
From Merlot to Mourvedre, Chardonnay to Chenin Blanc, wine writer Mike Steinberger has it covered. He joins Midmorning to answer your questions about wine.