Author: Christy DeSmith

  • The Royal Robes (A Retake)

      The above outfit is worn by the title character in the just-opened play, God Save Gertrude, a punk rock-meets-theater riff that was penned by a local ‘wright and is, in fact, loosely inspired by Hamlet’s mother (cuz Ophelia is played out, donchyaknow). I suspect the character, a singer, has something in common with Patti…

  • Dress Up to Get Down

    The directive was simple: Pick an outfit for your sweetheart to wear to a hypothetical romantic dinner-on Valentine’s Day, or any other occasion, for that matter. We proposed this to three reasonably fashionable folks, all with different ideas about what flatters the female form. Our guys-an intrepid television reporter and the owner of a women’s…

  • An Economic Stimulus of the Mind

    So, am I right on this? The government wants to send me six-hundred bucks? Well, that’s the sort of policy I can get behind, friends … But at first, when I heard the news, I thought: Now, g’on ahead and feed that to your wee, pup of an investment portfolio. But that sort of defeats…

  • I Wouldn’t Care for This Health Care, No!

    Get with the program, health-care providers of America, and get a clue about the prices you ascribe to your services. While you’re at it, we wouldn’t mind if you went so far as to tell us the costs upfront. Yes, yes; I know the industry if rife with corruption–er, negotiated discounts–and, in fact, the prices…

  • Apologies, Promises, and News

    Sorry I’ve been slow to update, but I wanted to send alert of this upcoming fashion show LATER THIS WEEK (Thursday) that’s titled, appropriately, Avoid The Grey. The show is being produced by Cliché, a fabulous Lyn-Lake area boutique. The intent, even more appropriately, is to inject some color into our beige-um-gray winter palettes, and…

  • Doing Lines: When Actors Fail to Recall

    Peer Gynt: It’s a fairly good Guthrie production, in my humble view–although it would’ve been smart, even merciful, of the director, had he condensed the meandering fourth and fifth acts. But what I’m more interested in discussing here is the review penned by Star Tribune critic Rohan Preston, in which he derides lead actor Mark…