Cristina Córdova WINE & DINETake to the Streets I don’t like to walk and eat (too messy!), and I hate the taste of wooden sticks and skewers. Yet, there’s something about a bustling city street dotted with steaming food stands and vendors that makes me happy. I’ll take a stroll the crowd, even if I’m not moved … Read more
Greetings from a former actual subscriber to The Rake. I’m not sure how I ended up at Ann Bauer’s blog tonight, but I enjoyed several pages of it, and only quit reading as it’s long past time I was in bed! I’d like to challenge her on her attitude about cloth shopping bags, though. Although … Read more
In the wake of the Great War there was Dick Tuck, and Dick Tuck begat Donald Segretti, and Donald Segretti begat Karl Rove. Karl Rove’s further begetting remains undisclosed. Dirty tricks come to politics when politics become seriously political. Before Richard Nixon spends those Watergate dollars burgling Democrats’ offices and spying on their psychiatrists, Nixon … Read more
New this week: May Day Parade slideshow, Second Runway Show slideshow, Meet Local Filmmaker Jon Springer, and Campfire. FILMGlobal Lens, or Fast and Loose The Walker’s Global Lens series kicks off tonight with The Kite (Le Cerf-Volant) and All for Free (Sve Dzaba). Tour across four continents over the next 11 days, glimpsing into varied … Read more
Thanks for reprinting the 2003 WSJ Opinion piece. I remembered it, but couldn’t recall the source. I may print copies and hand them out the next time I go to any performance in the Twin Cities. A couple of weeks ago, Jorja Fleezanis performed Elgar’s Violin Concerto with the Minnesota Orchestra, which was conducted by … Read more
BOOKS & AUTHORSKeith Gessen and His Sad Young Literary Men In honor of Max Ross’s Cracking Spines defense of McSweeney’s, n+1 founding editor Keith Gessen is in town tonight to discuss his first novel with us. (We’ll just have to be sure to let him know that’s why he’s here.) Actually, side-pokes and literary journals … Read more
Now that I have been in Scotland for a bit I have begun to notice the great shadow the infamous creator of Braveheart still casts over this hilly northern country. If you venture into any bargain store in Edinburgh or Glasgow you will find many bric-a-bracs aimed at spend-happy tourists. These items range from the … Read more
The Corcoran Neighborhood Organization invites you to celebrate Cinco de Mayo today with Kalpulli Ketzal Coatlicue, an Aztec drumming and dance troupe. 6 p.m., Corcoran Park, 3334 20th Ave. S., Minneapolis; free. THEATER & PERFORMANCE Minnesota Fringe reconstructs Romeo and Juliet Five local performing arts companies — Brave New Workshop, Commedia Beauregard, Zealots and Mystics, … Read more
Although it was one of the last plays he wrote, Gem of the Ocean falls first chronologically in August Wilson’s 10 plays about the black experience in 20th century America. It’s not his best — Fences and The Piano Lesson both won Pulitzers — but Penumbra Theatre puts on a solid interpretation at the Guthrie. … Read more
Table Maestro, a personalized answering service and remote booking service for the restaurant industry, is going national this week — offering their services across the United States. I’m not quite sure what the differences are between Table Maestro and Open Table, but they claim to be the only ones doing what they’re doing. (Isn’t that … Read more