Cristina Córdova Under the shadow of the I-35W bridge collapse — but totally unrelated — came the launch of a new website, Minneapolis Picks — your total shopping guide. Don’t be misled by the shopping reference, though; this isn’t just trendy tops and shoes. The site covers everything from independent stores, to restaurants and services, events, and … Read more
Get out that ipod, and upload the latest Flak Radio segment — or upload all of them and catch up. James Norton, former producer of The Al Franken Show, and Taylor Carik, journalist and man-about-town, interview guest hosts, discuss Flak Magazine stories and crazy stuff they find on the internet, and end each segment with … Read more
Our favorite, foul-mouthed, tattoed puppet, Sailor Martin, stars in this remix of the 1962 horror film The Manster.
Watch and listen as Cheeney explains why it’s a bad idea to invade Baghdad. Hey, I buy it. Now why didn’t he? What he knew back in 1994, he seems to have forgotten.
Why let Homer have all the fun? Join the Simpsons family. Simpsonize yourself at simponizeme.com. Just upload your photo and watch the transformation. If you don’t like what you see, you can make a few changes — add glasses, perhaps a tattoo, change your body type, give yourself a groovy do. Careful, you could waste … Read more
FESTIVAL AfriFest It’s a first-ever kind of weekend, folks. I always enjoy first-evers, even when they’re a bit on the lame side. First-evers are always interesting when you focus on the response, or lack thereof. And, hell, some of them are just great. Enough! This weekend is the first-ever AfriFest, and I think it’s about … Read more
FILM Schmooze Time Oy! Another month gone by?! It really can’t be; but, oh, it is. Cinema Lounge strikes again. See five short films and meet the filmmakers. Ask them anything you like, and you might just get an answer. Tonight’s films include Urban Lull (At Once Charmed), by Micah Dahl; A Satisfied Life, by … Read more
BOOKS & AUTHORS Raking Through Books Join us this evening for our Happy Hour Book Club. Come celebrate the Great Minnesota Get-Together in literary style. Four authors gather to share their insights on all things State Fair–from crop art to 4-H cakes, from Pronto Pups to Midway prizes. This evening’s authors include Linda Koutsky & … Read more
BOOKS AND AUTHORS Dan Mathews IS Committed If you like to challenge the status quo, you’re in for a real treat tonight. Dan Mathews, the force behind PETA, is in town tonight to share his memoir, Committed: A Rabble-Rouser’s Memoir. Mathews writes about growing up as a poor, gay, punk-rocker in conservative Orange County, California … Read more