Three-for-one at Black Bear
Three events. Two days. One venue. The cleverly and aptly titled “Jokes, Pokes and Chokes” comedy, tattoo and wrestling convention comes together in a three-way dance of hilarity, pain and mayhem today...
View ArticleDuluth man makes his mark in music world with New Vintage Amplifiers
His work has been seen and heard at music festivals, clubs and arenas around the world, but you won’t find posters of him lining teenagers’ bedroom walls. Nic Patullo started New Vintage Amplifiers in...
View ArticleFunny story: Jim Gaffigan talks tour, life
Jim Gaffigan has conjured laughter from audiences in myriad ways — through movies, TV shows and even a book (“Dad is Fat”) — but the 47-year-old Indiana native is best known for his stand-up comedy,...
View ArticleReview: Everyone’s in on the joke at Gaffigan show
Jim Gaffigan took a diverse crowd tonight and made it do the same thing: laugh. A lot. The comedian performed to the approval of 1,991 spectators ranging from preteen to the most senior of citizens at...
View ArticleWild to practice in Duluth
It’s going to be wild in Duluth next week. Actually, it’s going to be “the Wild” in Duluth next week. The Minnesota Wild will practice at Amsoil Arena on Monday and Tuesday, an Amsoil Arena official...
View ArticleSprint through ‘Breaking Bad’ addiction ends tonight
The finish line is near. I can see the blue-hued tape draped across the end of mile 62. I, along with millions of others, will reach it tonight. What has been a five-year ultra-marathon for others has...
View Article30 guys who’ll be in the WWE Royal Rumble
One of my first memories of professional wrestling is the first Royal Rumble, which took place in 1988. I was 6 years old. Because of that and the excitement of the annual event, it long has been my...
View ArticleCM Punk apparently has left WWE, and I’m OK with that
News broke Wednesday morning that CM Punk, one of professional wrestling’s brightest stars, abruptly left WWE. Punk, who last week said in an interview with Ariel Helwani that he’s under contract until...
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