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Franco-American Relations, Indeed

Franco-American Relations, Indeed

French Ambassador Monsieur Pierre Vimont visits the Alliance Française in Minneapolis.
by Jill Schoepf, illustrations by Jill Schoepf
From Devil's Food to the Dark Side

From Devil's Food to the Dark Side

Susan Marks explores dollhouse murders.
by Anna Dilemna, photo from Our Wildest Dream: A True Crime Blog of Filmmaking
The Art of Coffee

Wake Up Call

The Art of Coffee

Kopplin's reaches for perfection.
by Eric Faust
The Men Who Sold the World

Gene Pool

The Men Who Sold the World

Dan and Mel Jass: Two generations of Minnesota madmen
by John Ervin, photos courtesy of Daniel Jass
Attack on the Border

Letter from Quito

Attack on the Border

Two countries react to the slaying of FARC leader Raul Reyes.
by Jenessa Stark, photo by Jenessa Stark
Simulated Madness

Games people play

Simulated Madness

Hoops junkies get a Final Four fix—without the beer commercials.
by Jeremy Stratton, Illustration by Mark Fischer
Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

higher power

Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep

Heeding capitalism’s call from above
by Alyssa Ford
Stupid Is as Stupid Does

Good Intentions

Stupid Is as Stupid Does

When it comes to resources, the Saudis got nothing on us.
by Tom Bartel, image courtesy sony pictures
“We Can’t Really Control it Yet.”

Kids These Days

“We Can’t Really Control it Yet.”

Inner-city students join a national competition in robot-building.
by Jay Gabler, Illustration by Ryan Peltier
Creep Show Couture

Day in, Day out

Creep Show Couture

She helps you get your Klingon.
by Christy DeSmith, illustration by Ulana Zahajkewycz
Xbox and Body Bags

LETTER FROM SAMARRA

Xbox and Body Bags

A soldier learns the arithmetic of war.
by Eric Horwitz, illustration by Mike Carina
Suffer the Children

Bread & Circuses

Suffer the Children

Pint-sized peaceniks take to the streets.
by Cristina Córdova, illustration by Jeff Peterson
Discounting the Value of Work

Good Intentions

Discounting the Value of Work

Working a double shift in a political fantasy land
by Tom Bartel
A Taste of Springs to Come

GASTRONOMER

A Taste of Springs to Come

Building a better Blizzard at DQ HQ
by Jay Gabler
“Open-Source Christianity”

HIGHER POWER

“Open-Source Christianity”

Soft-peddling the gospel in Linden Hills
by Jill Schoepf, illustration by Kris Ann Riedmann
Childhood ... for Grownups

Childhood ... for Grownups

Portrait of a phone phreak and true-blue kid-at-heart
by John Ervin
My Friend Larry

Good Intentions

My Friend Larry

Don’t let a little thing like a broken head bother you.
by Tom Bartel
Jet Trash

Jet Trash

Finding new homes for airport flotsam
by Beth Hawkins, illustration by Dan Murphy
Take a Hit

Take a Hit

This is your brain on O2.
by Christy DeSmith, illustration by Evan Simonet

An Ocean Away

Catching up over coffee at the Darfur City Hall
by Emily K. Bright
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