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Seems I’ve become a fan of the Westminster Town Hall Forums. You probably already know about the Forums, but if you don’t: These are series of speakers, sponsored by our favorite Presbyterian church on the mall, that tackle all manner of contemporary subjects. Last year Westminster embroiled itself in the arts, inviting such heavy-hitters as … Read more

All right, oldsters. Indulge me for a sec by turning down The Current or, for all you true contrarians, the Jazz 88. Today’s offering comes in the form of a love letter to dear, little Radio K. Remember when? Remember the dreary radio days of post-REV 105, when there was no such thing as The … Read more

Here’s where I give props to some competitors: It seems a couple’a folks over at Minnesota Monthly are having some success with Before The Mortgage, a recently published anthology of essays about adult life before taking on any real responsibility. There’s a public reading tonight at Magers & Quinn bookstore, 7 p.m. And yes, I … Read more

Well, since I’m yet to give an official nod to National Poetry Month, we’ll make this a books-n-reading-themed Secret o’ the Day. Most important (at least in my mind): The May issue of The Rake hit stands today, and is also posted online. What’s not online, however, is the Literary Supplement we produced to celebrate … Read more

Never mind the science, here’s the politics. Not content with denigrating the science behind any cogent understanding of evolutionary biology or global warming, now the Bushies are taking on medicine. Despite the clear scientific evidence that marijuana has medicinal uses such as combating nausea in chemotherapy patients and pain and anorexia in AIDS patients, Bush … Read more

Does anybody else remember a fellow named Dan Bussey? I’m not even sure if that’s how he spells his name. But in any case, he was this guy–sported a long, curly mullet, if memory serves–who used to plan and execute all these dance parties for the 16-plus sect at places like Waterworks (in Centerville, near … Read more

Oh Lordy. Once again, there’s so much great stuff going on tonight. I love spring. There’s The Rake’s own Gallery Grooves–a seen-and-be-seen affair taking place at Artistic Indulgence. Free wine, free cheese, plenty of pretty people to kick-it next to. Kevin Barnes from KBEM will be there, and he’s promising to spin some Fred Hersch, … Read more

There’s some all right stuff going on tonight: Jamie Lidell’s at the Varsity; Karen Armstrong–you know, that nun-turned-palatable pop theologist–will be speaking at Wayzata Community Church; Rebel Reels, short films by and about the world’s swelling population of Rebel Girls–such as myself, I’d like to think–are screening at The Center for Independent Artists. (Today’s rant: … Read more