Month: February 2008

  • Return of the Great White Way

    The way it looks now, it’s hard to imagine that Hennepin Avenue was once a Great White Way of cinematic wonder, each downtown block blessed with at least one tempting marquee adorned with blinding lights. In my own early years of moviegoing, I was able to take my pick of many single screen palaces on…

  • The Three Pointer: The Best Yet This Season

    (AP Photo/Jim Mone) Game #55, Home Game #30: Utah 100, Minnesota 111 Season Record: 12-43 1. The Beauty of Teamwork It’s been a long time–certainly a year, maybe two–since fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves have seen this kind of 48 minutes from their ballclub. There have been some really nice wins thus far this season:…

  • Life is real! Life is earnest!

    WINE & DINEJoin Us for Dinner While movies like Ratatoiulle might have us questioning how good a dinner partner a food critic might make, we have to remember it’s merely fiction (the animation helps). The truth of the matter is, a good food critic is simply someone who knows and appreciates good food (and can…

  • Times Are Changing

    Well, everybody, there is a lot going on right now. Times are… changing. So, without further ado, here is my blog for the day: I am feeling guilt and sadness as the many writers who have worked so hard are out of their jobs, and yet my gut tells me that Mr. Bartel made a…

  • Cuban Cooking – not as spicy as the culture!

    Common myth: Cuban food is spicy. Wrong! Savory and flavorful? Right! The Cuban culture is certainly spicy; the people, the music, the politics, you name it. But when it comes to cooking we leave the hot peppers for other cultures. We stick to the sweet peppers, fried plantains, meat dishes with salsita, and plates of…

  • Innocence Lost

    Since taking office in 2003, Tim Pawlenty has done an admirable job of holding to his conservative values and staving off those in the legislature who would pluck that last bastion of political innocence. From saying no to an omnibus higher education bill last May to drawing the line at the appointment of a state…