Lifestyle

Snowmobilers and cross-country skiers are a little depressed about the lack of snow this winter. But downhill skiers and snowboarders are doing OK. They don't need real snow, because ski hills can make the stuff. Lutsen Mountains ski resort has several feet of artificial snow on the ground.
Calling all Scrabble afficionados! An encore presentation of Midmorning features Katherine Lanpher's interview with Stefan Fatsis, author of Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players.
Tired of cooking during this busy season? Anticipating a houseful of guests? Food columnist and cookbook author Beverly Mills has advice on how to cook meals that don't require a lot of time to prepare. She's the author, with Alicia Ross, of Desperation Entertaining and Desperation Dinners. They write a syndicated column, also called "Desperation Dinners."
Minnesota's having another mild winter, and some people are suffering. They love the snow. They want to play in it. And they're trying to get by.
It's a fact of modern urban living. A recurring cycle. Artists migrate into a neighborhood because it's a cheap or at least affordable, place to live and work. The area undergoes a resurgence, attracts development, costs go up, forcing out the artists. Now Nordeast Minneapolis is looking to break that cycle.
University of Minnesota Extension horticulturalist Deb Brown talks about gardening books and answers your questions.
Judith Martin, aka Miss Manners and author of a nationally syndicated advice column, talks about her new book, Star-Spangled Manners: In Which Miss Manners Defends American Etiquette.
A Rochester artist has made it his mission to unearth the underground culture in his city. And so far he's been pretty successful.
Conversation with Lynne Rossetto Kasper on cooking the feast continues.
Lynne Rosetto Kasper, host of MPR's "The Splendid Table," stops by our studios to answer your last-minute cooking questions.