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Hotdog, Target, that makes me mad!

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What’s the next featured designer for Target’s Go International line? Alice f#@king Temperley! Eek! I love this designer. And if the sample image at right is any indication, this line won’t be the disappointment that Libertine is/was. It’s supposed to hit stores September 16. But if past experience is any indication, you can look for … Read more

TC Dream Team

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Casey’s too cute to chop onions… Here’s the Big Lesson for the kids on Top Chef: Don’t Believe Your Own Press. The Dream Team of CJ, Tre, Brian and Casey sputtered out last night on the second version of the Restaurant Wars episode. You can’t even say they went down in flames, there wasn’t even … Read more

Wisdom from the Wedge

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On that theory that a rising tide floats all boats (to which I subscribe), I’d like to point you to a new food blog, Eat Local Challenge, which is sponsored by the Wedge Natural Foods Co-op. The point of this new site is to encourage people to get at least 80% of their food from … Read more

And this other thing!

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I just received the nicest voice message from Stu Ackman, whose wife owns the lovely Galleria shop Arafina. Turns out, Arafina is hosting an interesting talk on color trends as told by Erika Woelfel, chief colorist for Colwell Colour. It’s at 1 p.m. this afternoon and 6 p.m. this evening. Oh, how lowly is me … Read more

Make way for the Minnie Apple

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MNfashion Weekend events have just been announced. Mark your calendars for September 19 – 23, and be sure to check the trunk shows, happy hours, and workshops by Minnesota designers (and those who love them). This is the closest thing we’ve got to our own Fashion Week, my friends. And as the local fashion community … Read more

The Week Continues to Meld Movies and Music

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FILM AND MUSIC Dirty Country Documentary Comes to Minnesota On March 14th, 2007, Dirty Country made its world premiere at the 2007 SXSW Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award. Tonight, the wacko documentary makes its Minnesota premiere, with the very subject of the documentary, Larry Pierce, in town to answer questions and even … Read more

Gaping Void

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Great cartoons, great philosophy, great consumer culture blog, great explorations of marketing in the digital world — all by Hugh MacLeod, at Gaping Void.