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October 2007

Features

The How-To Guide to Your Health

The How-To Guide to Your Health

From bone health to better sex, local experts offer easy-to-use advice on the health topics that matter most to you. Plus, the Slacker’s Guide to Living Forever!

Reinventing Block E

Reinventing Block E

Critics have decried the design of the downtown Minneapolis complex from the start. Now, five years after it opened, we suggest a makeover.

Den Mother to the Dead

Den Mother to the Dead

The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s office is charged with investigating unexplained deaths. But Roberta Geiselhart is equally concerned with attending to those left behind.

Who Pulled The Plug On Lake Superior?

Who Pulled The Plug On Lake Superior?

The largest lake in North America is changing in ways that scientists never anticipated, heating up the climate-change debate and raising questions about its future—and ours.

Levain, Again

Levain, Again

Levain is back as a café—but does it still please the palate?

Making a Scene

Making a Scene

There’s more to Peter Rothstein than Theater Latté Da.

Chaos Theory

Can the area’s most anarchic theater grow up without settling down?

The Big Picture

What transitions in the leadership ranks mean for the local arts scene

Columns

A Likely Story: Shrinkage

It seems a bridge supports much more than traffic.

The Outdoors: Rocking the Underground

Is bad-boy caver John Ackerman saving Minnesota caves—or destroying them?

Media: Girl Talk

Fans of FM107’s Lori and Julia will follow the perky hosts anywhere—even the Big Apple.

1st Person Singular: Taxidermy

How a little love and a box of 20 Mule Team Borax can soften death’s sting. An excerpt from Kevin Kling’s book The Dog Says How.

Departments

Foreword: Seasonal Disorder

Summer is officially over. And to that we should all say, “Thank God.”

Mail: Your Letters

Comments from readers on the last issue of Minnesota Monthly

Talk: Net Gain

Puckish behavior, Oktoberfests, and a St. Olaf ghost story.

Talk: Mono and Me

One woman’s courageous battle with the kissing disease.

Talk: Reviews

Books and music reviewed

Talk: Cold Truth

Arctic explorer Will Steger takes on global warming and political spin.

Best Bets: The Agenda

Art, music, sports & more—the best events in October.

Counter Culture: Pulp Fashion

Pulp Fashion churns out chic invitations; plus, retail news in the Style File.

The Look: Fall Forecast

Trendwatch with Macy’s fashionista Laura Schara

The Look: Think Pink

Pink products that help fund breast-cancer research

Quick Bites: Wayzata Eatery

Rising above stale suburban dining with an elegant space and creative fare

Quick Bites: Café Maude

Small plates with big flavors perk up a sleepy south Minneapolis neighborhood

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