OK, so you probably can’t be a Food Network star, but you can be in the presence of an infamously uncensored one. Anthony Bourdain is coming to Solera on Tuesday, November 27, for an evening of Spanish wine and tapas, during which he will answer questions [beware!] and autograph copies of his new book, “No … Read more
9/26 UPDATE: Albright is out, and Gillespie is in…”temporarily.” Hope that doesn’t mean he’s going to decimate the opinion pages, then return to his regular newsroom vagaries…. Here’s the memo: “Editorial Page changes by Chris Harte, Publisher and Chairman September 26, 2007 – Susan Albright, our editorial page editor, will be leaving the Star Tribune, … Read more
Unfortunately, I forgot my digital camera at home today – it holds all the substandard pics I snapped during MNfashion Weekend. I’ll report more on the affair (and my associated quest for commerce) tomorrow, perhaps in the p.m. But, in the meanwhile, check out this week’s big fashion event, which you can still buy tickets … Read more
THEATER & PERFORMANCE Double Your Pleasure Theatre Limina invites you to “double your pleasure, double your fun,” tonight at its 2nd Annual Burlesque Show and Fundraiser. Two years, two purposes, two nights, two babes at a time (and so much more). “Order up your favorite cocktail, and watch our bawdy babes shake their bitchin’ booties. … Read more
A commenter asks Ms. Rybak and me to say something about the sorry state — make that “the perpetually sorry state” of Twin Cities radio, since people have been complaining about how dull, dim-witted, choked-with-advertising and uninspired local radio is since I started paying attention to it back in 1989. It’s not like it has … Read more
The Minnesota Zoo is excited to announce the arrival of two Lynx kittens. They are still getting used to their new exhibit, spending more time outside each day.
Beautiful! Beautiful! We have what is, as far as I know, our first local Somali horror flick coming next month. Check out the trailer. And if I’m wrong about the first-ever-local-Somali-horror-flick claim, please educate me.
Here’s my theory: the brains behind Parasole Restaurant Holdings (owners of Manny’s, Chino Latino, Good Earth, Muffuletta, Figlio, Salut, and Pittsburgh Blue; and originators of Oceanaire and Buca di Beppo) have buried enormous, powerful magnets beneath all their restaurants. Then they abducted the entire citizenry of our state, one by one, and implanted corresponding metal … Read more
I guess the next top chefs and models just weren’t enough. Now we’ve got a new cable pay-per-view show setting out to find America’s Next Hot Porn Star. Just what we’ve all been waiting for… Porn invariably becomes the ultimate exploiter of every medium. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
THEATER REVIEW by Danielle Kurtzleben Everyone was excited for the opening of Frank Theater’s The Pillowman. The Star Tribune on Friday ran an article on lead actor Jim Lichtseidl: “Funnyman Jim Lichtseidl exercises his dark side with a meaty role,” read the subheader. The Pioneer Press also ran an interview with Lichtseidl and Luverne Seifert, … Read more