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December 12, 2016 10:21 AM

And now, an hour of Nick Offerman doing nothing

How could actor and comedian Nick Offerman outdo last year's online 'ad' for a whisky in which he sat in front of a yule log fire for 45 minutes?

by Bob Collins

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December 12, 2016 8:13 AM

The best hockey call of all time?

Remember the name: Max Wolpoff. Who?

by Bob Collins

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December 12, 2016 6:44 AM

Patti Smith’s perfect moment at gala honoring Dylan

It could have been a cringe worthy moment when Patti Smith lost the words at the weekend Nobel Prize gala, but it turned out to be a rather perfect moment of grace.

by Bob Collins

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December 12, 2016 4:27 AM

Even Bill Murray can’t save health care

The White House's video touting the website where people can shop for health insurance is a little like John Belushi's last attempt to rally his beaten frat brothers in Animal House. But as a "bit", it's got legs.

by Bob Collins

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December 12, 2016 3:28 AM

The sad demise of Muskie the trumpeter swan

Rescuers plucked the swan out of the St. Croix river and got it to a wildlife rescue center, but it was too late.

by Bob Collins

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December 12, 2016 2:09 AM

Minnesota’s new logo can do it all

'The new brand will increase recognition, build trust (especially around cyber security), and change the story about what it means to work for and do business with the State of Minnesota,' MnDOT said on its website.

by Bob Collins

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December 12, 2016 12:38 AM

A kiss in Times Square, a deadly fire, and a Facebook miracle

It was a moment in time captured by a random photographer. Saya Tomioka and her boyfriend, Griffin Madden, shared a kiss in Times Square after they'd emerged from 'The Book of Mormon.' The photographer showed them the picture and then dashed off. A random moment became meaningful, however, when the Oakland Ghost Ship fire claimed the life of Madden.

by Bob Collins

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December 11, 2016 4:03 AM

When John Glenn met Charles Lindbergh

Having just worked my way through Scott Berg's long biography of Charles Lindbergh, and being a huge fan of John Glenn since I was a boy, Bill Flanagan's commentary on Glenn (and Lindbergh) this morning was particularly riveting.

by Bob Collins

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December 9, 2016 6:05 AM

Former candidate provides an intervention for the DFL

Anyone who's ever covered the DFL knows that it can't get along. More than a few DFL chairpeople have decided that there are better ways to get the pain of a sharp stick in the eye than trying to herd the diverse interests in the party into a cohesive group with an actual strategy. Still, it was a touch surprising -- and a little entertaining, we're ashamed to say -- to read the blowtorch that long-time Minnesota pol John Gunyou took to the party today in his Star Tribune op-ed.

by Bob Collins