A man’s Facebook plea for a liver donor attracted the attention of a high-school acquaintance he hadn’t spoken to in 20 years. In April 2024, after experiencing appetite loss and losing 15 pounds in a month, Steven Register, 42, was diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer, according to news agency SWNS. Doctors told the former … Read more
They’re going “back” in time. Local high-school seniors may be on the cusp of adulthood — dating, driving and applying to colleges – but they’re opting for very childish book bags for back-to-school. Backpacks festooned with Disney characters and other kiddie cartoons have become de rigeur for the final year of secondary education. “Everyone’s in … Read more
Nobody will leave writer Diablo Cody’s new horror-comedy “Lisa Frankenstein” shouting “it’s alive!” “It’s amusing,” maybe. The “Juno” scribe’s wacky contribution to the litany of riffs on Mary Shelley’s novel — from Boris Karloff to “Young Frankenstein” and “Frankenweenie” — makes the gothic tale into an 1980s teen sex comedy. movie review LISA FRANKENSTEIN Running … Read more
When Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic takes the court in June 2023 for his first NBA Finals appearance, his wife, Natalija, will surely be cheering him on nearby. Jokic, who won back-to-back league MVPs in 2021 and 2022, wears his wedding ring on his shoelaces every single game. The 28-year-old center said he stole the … Read more
Each weekend, Hermantown Hawks captain Blake Biondi would lace up his skates and take the ice to a packed crowd from his small Minnesota hometown. The thrills of performing and scoring top shelf in front of everyone he knows was a “larger than life” experience — games are broadcast on local radio stations and draw … Read more