When the tinny tinkle of “Joy to the World, the Lord is Come” begins playing on the cell phone, everyone in range in the Star Tribune newsroom knows who’s getting a call. It is Katherine Kersten, the paper’s unapologetically religious and fiercely conservative metro columnist. Since May 2005, the Star Tribune has been engaged in … Read more
You have to get out of the house. That’s what he always says, on those rare occasions he’s home and not on the road. Or he’s on the road, on the phone, from his hotel. You have to get out of the house. Spoken truly like someone who has no idea how difficult it is … Read more
Back home in New York, librettist Michael Korie has a current Broadway sensation—and a Drama Desk nomination—on his hands with the Grey Gardens musical. So why isn’t he already basking on some tropical isle? Instead, he and composer Ricky Ian Gordon (his Upper West Side neighbor) are wintering here in Minnesota, putting the finishing touches … Read more
After making a splash at galleries in New York, Los Angeles, and Berlin, Minneapolis-based artist David Rathman is returning to the Twin Cities for a show of new work at the Weinstein Gallery, his first local exposure since an exhibition at the Walker Art Center in 2003. Raised in Montana and schooled at the Minneapolis … Read more
Planning to snuggle up with that special someone—or hell, just anyone—on Valentine’s Day? Nothing says lovin’ like some cozy new (to you) furniture from Craigslist! Just remember that competition is stiff, so hopeful soon-to-be former owners try to show off their wares in the most attractive light possible. Also, “BO” means best offer, not body … Read more
We asked a quartet of men-about-town, each dapper in his own way, to demonstrate. We sent them off to different women’s retailers—a department store, a discount chain, a boutique, and a consignment shop—and, all in all, were surprised when they all turned up with styles that stressed comfort, grace, and even downright conservatism. Kevin Friedland … Read more
Despite a thin frame and a tendency to shiver uncontrollably, I’ve always been one to appreciate the cold. You won’t find me on the slopes or skating across a patch of ice, however, nor will you catch me clad in some ultra-light nylon parka. I simply don’t see the point in layering, instead preferring old-style … Read more
Winterthur was originally the country estate of Henry Francis du Pont (yes, those Du Ponts), a collector whose taste and connoisseurship for American antiques were so exquisite that Jackie Kennedy prevailed upon him to help re-do the White House. Having amassed a collection of 85,000-plus objects—furniture, glass and metalwork, ceramics, and textiles—the man simply had … Read more
Walker regulars are likely already familiar with Kara Walker’s work, as she is one of a few artists, including Matthew Barney and Robert Gober, with whom the museum has established an ongoing relationship. Naturally, then, the Walker offers the first full-scale survey of her work, which frequently employs the eighteenth-century art form of black-paper silhouettes … Read more
Apparently years touring in a rock ‘n’ roll van can result in more than permanently rumpled clothing and an affinity for gas-station cuisine. In Dan Monick’s case, it gave him an eye for photography; his work has been included in such manuals of cool as Paper, Swindle, and Fader. Currently based in Los Angeles, the … Read more