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It's here! Our MASSIVE Pride Weekend edition of Weekend What’s What is live! Read it now on the site! http://letoilemagazine.com/?p=71003

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Today’s long-awaited reopening of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden tops the list of things to do today. For more, check out the latest edition of Weekend What’s What! http://letoilemagazine.com/?p=70859

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If you haven't checked out our Instagram story, you really should as it has a ton of great events happening tonight in the cities.

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It’s a beautiful sunny day in the Twin Cities. Get out there and enjoy it with the latest edition of Weekend What’s What. Read it now on the site! http://letoilemagazine.com/?p=70859

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It's a very busy weekend in the Twin Cities. Plan it out now with the latest Weekend What's What. edition of Weekend What’s What. http://letoilemagazine.com/?p=70468

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We here at l’étoile devastated at the news of the passing of the one and only Mary Tyler Moore. To understand why we’re all so sad here in the Twin Cities, you have to look at her greatest work, her iconic namesake sitcom; which would revolutionize television to this day. 

For more on why we love Mary Tyler Moore (and The Mary Tyler Moore Show), click here. 

Now turn on the Hüsker Dü, head to 8th and Nicollet, and twirl, damn it! 

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The Kitten’s Name Was Mimsie

A recent post about Mary Tyler Moore by MN 70’s got me thinking about the famous MTM logo the company used at the end of each show.

In the standard version of the logo, as first used on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Mimsie appears in a crouched position, looks up at the camera, and meows once. Mimsie would not meow for the camera crew, so they eventually used footage of her yawning, run in reverse, with the sound effect added. By the 1980s, there were many different variants of the logo, with Mimsie often appearing in different painted “costumes” corresponding to the style and theme of the particular programs. For the detective series Remington Steele, a Sherlock Holmes-esque stalking cap and pipe were added; The White Shadow featured a basketball with Mimsie; Hill Street Blues painted a police uniform hat onto Mimsie’s head; St. Elsewhere used a surgical mask; in contrast, Newhart kept the original, unadorned footage, but replaced the sound effect with Bob Newhart’s voice-over of “meow” in his trademark deadpan style.

A parody of the roaring Leo the Lion mascot (who appeared at the beginning and ending of the Metro-Goldwyn Mayer films) the “MTM” kitty concluded each episode with a sweet but timid “Meow.” According to her biography After All (Dell Publishing, 1995) Mary Tyler Moore recalled how MTM was very similar to MGM Studios corporate name. With that in mind, producer Allan Burns said “MTM’s a small company so we could have an orange kitten meow in the same setting as their lion. A few days later, a visit to the local animal shelter produced the kitten that would roar. After her foray into show business, the kitten lived the remainder of its life in the San Fernando Valley home of an MTM staffer.” Mimsey was born in 1968 and died in 1988.

post information via Daily Kitten, Wikipedia, and youtube video by mcydodge919

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The latest edition of our guide to the best events in the Twin Cities is live. 

Read it now at LETOILEMAGAZINE.COM

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Wishing a happy "Toi Toi Toi" to everyone at @mnopera as they open #dasrheingold tonight @the_ordway. Look for our review on Tuesday. (at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts)

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Oh Wotan. Even Loge knows you can't keep Rhinemaidens down #dasrheingold @mnopera

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To Valhalla! #dasrheingold @mnopera (at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts)

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Denyce Graves!!!! @mnopera #dasrheingold #ComeThroughErda

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That video work tho… @mnopera #dasrheingold

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Alberich is cursing #dasrheingold… & #readingforfilth! @mnopera (at Ordway Center for the Performing Arts)