Minneapolis Star Tribune

There isn't a magic pill or potion for dieting. Everyone knows this, even as they nibble on grapefruit, cabbage or meat in a desperate attempt to lose weight. Yet in...

Minnesota Wild enforcer Derek Boogaard's YouTube fight clips are legendary. So because Boogaard makes his living with his fists, he has decided to give back to his community the way...

As opening act for the Police, Fiction Plane was all set to play this year's Bonnaroo fest, the coolest gig on the tour. But the band got stranded for eight...

For an overweight, doughnut-scarfing, beer-swilling, lazy idiot, Homer Simpson sure knows how to run a marathon. His sitcom, "The Simpsons," presents its 400th episode on Sunday, capping 18 seasons with...

With each of his many strides into the end zone last season, Bears rookie Devin Hester opened the door a little wider for special-teamers in this year's NFL draft. "Thanks...

Bradley Bayou has dressed Hollywood stars who would look good wearing suspenders and a barrel, stunners such as Salma Hayek and Halle Berry. But he also has created very flattering...

Did you ever wish someone had given you a life primer when you were in your 20s? Melissa Kirsch did, but by age 27, she hadn't been able to find...

If one believes the recently published "A Practical Handbook for the Boyfriend," written by Felicity Huffman (yep, that Felicity) and her best friend, Patricia Wolff, a man's emotional checklist is...

Did you ever wish someone had given you a life primer when you were in your 20s? Melissa Kirsch did, but by age 27, she hadn't been able to find...

With his hands and imagination, Minnesota artist Bud Chapman dabbed landscapes so believably unbelievable that golfers searched deepest Africa for a creation that existed only in his mind. His inspiration:...