Starting with the Cannes Film Festival in May, the film awards season is finally coming to a close with the Academy Awards. It’s been an exciting season, with every contender and pretender experiencing...
Heading into 2026, there are so many existential questions that Hollywood has to grapple with. Between Netflix and Paramount, which will become the new owner of Warner Bros.? With the May 1 deadline for...
Does the combination of increased prices and that end of the year credit card bill suggest that it’s time to change your shopping habits? Would you like to live more sustainably and rescue things from...
Given its frosty start, we may be in for a “real” Minnesota winter with lots of cold, snow and ice. North Star State wisdom says winter goes faster if you get out and enjoy it.
The options below...
When reviewing this annual list in its final form, I’m always amazed at how disparate each entry appears on the surface. In one corner is a wistful comedy about an aging movie star, while the other features...
The sounds of laughter, music and clinking coins echoed through the Woodbury High School cafeteria as families gathered to celebrate the Hmong New Year, an annual tradition rooted in history but increasingly...
There are three certainties in life: death, taxes, and that James Cameron will defy all the doubters. 20th Century Fox was reluctant to make a sequel to Ridley Scott’s “Alien,” only to be swayed...
Word Scramble 50: Hanukkah
Oy Gevalt! Bubbe dropped the supplies for the Hanukkah party. It would be a mitzvah if you unscramble them before sundown.
Words
EEDDLIR
ZAOLM VET
KALEST
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On Dec. 21, Woodbury will have only eight hours and 57 minutes of daylight (and even less if it’s cloudy). No wonder so many folks decorate with lights at this time of the year.
The Christmas carol...
Congratulations are in order for Timothée Chalamet for finding a sports movie that he can believably headline. It’s seemingly a rite of passage for any leading star in Hollywood, spanning all the way...
Gary Cooper: Jay Kelly. Cary Grant: Jay Kelly. Clark Gable: Jay Kelly. George Clooney: Jay Kelly. Not since “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent” has a movie been about the actor playing the character...
Woodbury-area high school choirs, bands and orchestras have all the “fa la la’s” you need this winter season. The performance list below includes schools attended by Woodbury residents and schools...
