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Lifestyle

The new gadgets

The new gadgets

Twitter is buzzing with #CES signifying that the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show is in full operating mode. Ultrabooks, tablets and Google Ice Cream Sandwich are just some of the products debuting this year. Tech insiders and gadget geeks have converged in Las Vegas to bring us the latest trends in electronics involving cars, homes and applications on our phones.

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Americans prepare to ring in 2012, cast off a rough year

Americans prepare to ring in 2012, cast off a rough year

Times Square was awash in hopeful sentiments as it prepared to welcome hordes of New Year's Eve revelers looking to cast off 2011 and cheer their way to something better in 2012.

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Jane Kirtley on the state of the media 2011

Jane Kirtley on the state of the media 2011

University of Minnesota media ethics and law professor Jane Kirtley reviews the biggest and most important developments in the media world, press freedom around the world, and she looks to the future.

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DNR warns frozen lakes remain dangerous

Typically at this time of year in Minnesota you can count on being able to walk or drive out on our state's frozen lakes and ponds. But not this year.
by Cathy Wurzer

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A chef learns to hunt

A chef learns to hunt

As a chef and food writer, Georgia Pellegrini seeks to get closer to the source of where our food comes from. In her new book, she describes her journey into the wild to track down and kill the ingredients for her meals.

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Polaris sales up as power sports vehicle industry suffers

Polaris sales up as power sports vehicle industry suffers

It's been a lousy year for snow, and that's just one of the troubles plaguing companies that make snowmobiles and other power sports vehicles. But Minnesota-based Polaris has defied the downturn and expects sales to jump 30 percent this year.
by Martin Moylan

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DNR warns of unsafe Minn. ice conditions

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is urging anglers and others to check ice conditions before heading out on the lake this weekend. Unseasonably mild weather is making for unsafe ice conditions across the state.

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