rakemag Ugh. Ash Wednesday. The day on which my Catholic guilt really kicks in. Even though I no longer go to church like I used to, I still feel inclined, every year, to sacrifice something for Lent. What on earth will it be this year, when I’ve already given up so much and seem to have … Read more
Lookin’ for something to do on Fat Tuesday. Well, the Turf Club has an ai’ight bill. Starting at 10 p.m., the lineup includes The Brass Kings, Molly Maher, Jon Rodine, and, my favorite on this list, Charlie Parr. The shindig’s sponsored by Mercy Seat–a punk-rock ministry out of Northeast Minneapolis.
Since there’s not much that could get me out to, say, a bar or a theater thing evening (I’ve got an interview to do anyhow), I think I’ll just skip the suggestions this time around. But I did have a very fine weekend taking in various arts-and-entertainments. On Saturday, I went to the comparatively unfunny … Read more
This weekend: Brave New Workshop‘s new show opens (it’s as close as I get to comedy and a boyfriend favorite to boot!) and Stuart Pimsler Dance Theater’s very smart-sounding To The Ends of Love, at the Guthrie. Daytime hours will be spent, in part, shopping for new bookshelves. I’m takin’ my snobby ass to Danish … Read more
This is my first Valentine’s Day with a sweetheart who actually requires of me an acknowledgement of the occasion. “Don’t forget about Valentine’s Day,” he said last week. He then added: “I like chocolate.” Me, I’m not a huge Valentine’s Day person. I couldn’t care less about getting flowers or candies or strawberry-flavored lubricants as … Read more
Oh shit, I almost forgot to plug this very special, twentieth anniversary installment of Blue Velvet on the big screen. I point you to Schilling’s blog for the full endorsement.
Reflections and random scenes from Friday’s 10K Arts Party: I ran into the Sock Puppet Lady, whose work is featured in the Feb. issue of 10,000 Arts And here’s me, sandwiched between a couple of Live Action Set players
Of course, the really kool kids will be down at First Ave this evening, blowing their ears out at The Shins concert. But neither you nor I are quite that cool (at least not cool with a “k” cool), so what are our options? By chance, there is a hip (yes, hip) theater production opening … Read more
Very calm now, I am going to type about how I can’t take this cold much longer, but then leave it at that. Better to hole up indoors and distract yourselves by looking at pictures of the pretty girls in all the Fall 2007 fashion collections, which are being presented in NYC right now at … Read more
I went to see The Swan last weekend.