Richard Chin

Newspaperman. richard.chin@startribune. Often out on a quiet spree, vainly fighting the old ennui.

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

My search for @StribGoingOut for a jukebox in the Twin Cities that plays actual records led me to a guy in Newport who fixes them, and a pizza joint in Chaska that plays 45s for a quarter a song: https://t.co/xwZuQ1qT8O

[Laura McCallum @LauraMcCallumB]

Now that I'm on the #minnesotalife beat, I get to edit @rrchin stories like this one on an @Iceman_Hof weekend that includes an invigorating dip in Lake Superior and a shirtless hike into the Lutsen Mountains in your shorts. Who's up for it? https://t.co/9ZHcfvzZka

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Is it worth $850 to spend a weekend shivering? That's the goal of a "Wim Hof Weekend" being planned later this month in northern Minnesota: https://t.co/iLwApEWaRX

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

A story and a video about a self-playing accordion (and piano and banjo): https://t.co/m46a595xdy

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Rigorous testing by the @stribgoingout team has discovered a better way to scrape ice from your windshield. It's shaped like a cone: https://t.co/e5nRLmKMvN

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Some people are making thousands of dollars letting their yards go to the dogs thanks to a Airbnbn-style yard rental program: https://t.co/Pkqk1BN7iX

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

The @minnorch put up its version of a burning yule log video on Youtube: a musician making bassoon reeds in front of a fire with Sibelius playing in the background. More than an hour of this. One hour. Nearly 400 views. Let's push that up, band nerds: https://t.co/WOv89n0bj1

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Here’s to the losers: An art exhibit at @StOlaf is devoted to people who tried and failed to become president https://t.co/QPPJHpZHMd

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

My menu for my election watch party: popcorn, red wine, guacamole, corn chips, short bread cookies. What are you eating or drinking? https://t.co/NBItrWHEUS

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Stressed about the election but still planning a results watch party Tuesday? The @StribGoingOut recommendations for anxiety reducing comfort foods so you'll have something to chew on besides your fingernails: https://t.co/NBItrWHEUS

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

In the last couple days since I wrote this article, at least one prediction market, PredictIt, has swung from favoring a Trump win to giving the edge to Harris: https://t.co/cfGOCIDwqV

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

The polls say the presidential election is a dead heat. But online bettors are leaning to Trump. Who’s right? https://t.co/UM4QxhHXkq

[UMN Medical School @umnmedschool]

Our researchers tested inebriated Minnesota State Fair patrons, and found the more intoxicated you are, the higher your pain threshold.

Read about the experiment ➡️: https://t.co/VMy0yBPl7V.

#MNstateFair | #Alcohol | #Pain

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Scientists @umnews show "He's feeling no pain" is an accurate way describe a drunk person. The U-M researchers subjected volunteers in various degrees of inebriation at @mnstatefair to pain tests. https://t.co/DjrlYJ3XFc

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

A micro-theater in Anoka is showing silent movies accompanied by a 100-year-old mechanical orchestra called a "photoplayer," a movie-going experience that may be unique in this country: https://t.co/0ERWN8UtAX

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Wrote about this mysterious guy who shows up in Minneapolis parks and shows movies off the back of his cargo bike. Which also has a grill for roasting marshmallows: https://t.co/OJcSkM7KQt

[Como Zoo @ComoZoo]

We are thrilled to announce the birth of two critically endangered Amur tiger cubs on August 29th. These cubs—a male and a female—are the first tigers born at Como Zoo in more than 41 years, marking a historic and exciting moment for the zoo and its conservation efforts.

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Why are Minnesotans less likely to see and report UFOs? Could it be our weather? https://t.co/4JRYqSfOYw

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Should you pray to sink a putt? Does God care if the Vikings ever win a Super Bowl? The @StarTribune get some answers about religion and sports from a @BethelU golf coach and lead campus pastor: https://t.co/zedVpPE5a4

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

Also, "Tequila."

[Richard Chin @rrchin]

You'll have a very Minnesota experience if you go to the @StarTribune stage at the @mnstatefair Friday at 1 and 2:30 Friday. An accordion quartet led by Dee Langley playing "The St. Paul Waltz," made famous by Minnesota band leader Whoopee John Wilfarht.