Katy Read at the Star Tribune reports: “(The) first hotel built on Lake Minnetonka in a century opens May 1.” Via MinnPost

Dustin Nelson at Bring Me the News reports: “Chef Yia Vang’s Vinai has acquired another accolade. The Minneapolis restaurant has been named among the best new restaurants in the world by Condé Nast Traveler in its newly released 2025 Hot List.” Via MinnPost
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/minneapolis-eatery-named-one-of-the-best-new-restaurants-in-the-world

May the force be with you! How to save every tired TV superfranchise, from Star Wars to Game of Thrones
Does anyone know what Marvel multiverse we’re in? And will anything ever happen in Westeros again? The world’s biggest fantasy franchises are in trouble … but we have ways to make them must-see TV once more
Luke Holland
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/apr/25/may-the-force-be-with-you-how-to-save-every-tired-tv-superfranchise-from-star-wars-to-game-of-thrones

Warfare to Sinners: 10 of the best films of 2025 so far
Nicholas Barber and Caryn James
https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20250423-the-best-films-of-2025

Tom Hardy Netflix thriller ‘puts Wales on world map’
Rebecca Miles & Gareth Bryer
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8dg7zrvdj2o

Han Kang Nobel prize lecture book sells 10,000 copies in first day online in South Korea
Korean retailers report strong sales for Light and Thread, featuring speeches, essays and poems by novelist
Ella Creamer
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2025/apr/25/han-kang-nobel-prize-lecture-book-sells-10000-copies-in-first-day-online-in-south-korea

California passes Japan as fourth largest economy
Christal Hayes
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly80zlk1lyo

Warhol print accidentally thrown away by Dutch town hall
Vicky Wong
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cnv58ejyrpzo

Inside the fortress that inspired Hamlet
Laura Hall
https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20250416-inside-the-fortress-that-inspired-hamlet

Exploring the desert secrets of a lost Nabataean world
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0l621p6/exploring-the-desert-secrets-of-a-lost-nabataean-world