San Antonio Spurs (3) vs. Utah Jazz (5) This will be a war, very physical, but don’t for a moment believe it will be boring. Neither the Spurs nor the Jazz are a plodding team, both feature creatively intelligent big men and freakishly athletic ‘tweeners. The war will be in two places: on penetration and … Read more
Late Breaking: There’s an AAW Fashion Show featuring the aforementioned Foat Design (yoga wear and funky, earth-friendly knits) to the musical accompaniment of Faux Jean–which is a very fashionable band. (See ’em at left … I wonder if the foppish lead singer will don the Foat duds.). Check it all out on Saturday (tomorrow) at … Read more
The sight of Roger Parkinson, the sharp-edged former publisher of the Star Tribune, strolling through the newsroom yesterday inspired dozens of tongues to cluck the same two words, “interim publisher.” The innocent explanation for Parkinson’s appearance is that he was in town from Toronto as part of his duties with the local Humphrey Institute and … Read more
Just some things to chew on … Yesterday I caught a slip of the Today show in which Matt and two lady doctors sat and chatted about which “healthy” foods might or might not be reeeealy evil in disguise. They singled out some fish (swordfish, tilefish, king mackerel, shark) to avoid because of high mercury. … Read more
I wrote a post last week about the NY Times coming in to Minnesota and snatching a significant story about Minnesota doctors accepting money from drug companies…and then showing a greater propensity for prescribing those drugs to children. It was useful to me at the time for pointing out how lame our local gang over … Read more
While I wait for McClatchy muckety-mucks to respond to my questions I’ll slide along these interesting numbers from the company’s “10Q” report — breaking out the first quarter performance of the Star Tribune this year compared to 2006. It ain’t pretty. God help you if you ever rely on me for advice on your investments, … Read more
ART Yeah, Yeah… You Already Know About This One If art is your scene, don’t miss out on the Northeast Minneapolis Art-A-Whirl this weekend — an open-studio and gallery tour featuring over 400 artists, including potters, tile makers, painters, sculptors, musicians, photographers, glass blowers, printmakers, and textile designers. Plus you’ll get a lot of music … Read more
Yeah, well, you know…uh, boy…ummm, that was…that was…uh, that was….I’m sorry, give me a moment to compose myself…I, ummm, I’m just trying to, you know, I’m trying to get my head around this…I don’t know, it’s, uh, it’s just…it’s just really, really…I mean, seriously, Jesus, it’s really hard…that was…that was, well, I’m not really sure, … Read more
Another AAW snippet, for cruiser-set cyclists: Wheel Good Bicycles (503 1st Avenue NE floor 3) is showing some one-of-kind custom bicycle fender sets, all of which have been designed by local “celeb” artists. (See above, which includes fenders by Jennifer Davis and Ingrid Restemayer.)
Burch woke up one morning in a ditch in some low-lying country. He had no idea where he was and no recollection of how he might have arrived there. Whatever possessions he might once have owned –and he had a vague recollection of a backpack full of belongings– were nowhere to be seen. He was … Read more