The introduction to this week’s Poem Worth Reading is taken from Bart Schneider’s forthcoming novel, the highly Minneapolized The Man in the Blizzard: "Sometimes I wonder why Americans are as afraid of poetry as they are of al-Qaeda. Screw the ones who’ve decided that poetry’s an effete enterprise. Let ‘em party with the homophobes. It’s … Read more
when you reach somewhere that is nowhere and you talk with sadness to someone younger, beautiful, longing with peace in her eyes you feel calm and your worries vanish like water through the fingers of a fist gripping fear
SPECIAL EVENTFête de la St. Jean-BaptisteJoin in on this celebration of the summer solstice at Fête de la St. Jean-Baptiste, a French-Canadian holiday in honor of St. Jean-Baptist, the patron saint of of Quebec. For Quebecians this holiday is sort of like our 4th of July – minus the ridiculous number of fireworks related injuries. … Read more
After six million three hundred and seven thousand two hundred minutes, Rent’s lease on life will expire in the Big Apple this fall. In the Mini Apple, aka Minneapolis/Saint Paul, it will expire in a few days. Through June 22nd the touring company of the iconic musical will be at the Ordway Center for the … Read more
The response from critics was so harsh it allegedly kept David Lean away from the director’s chair for 14 years. Pauline Kael’s oft-discussed review is so scathing it makes you wonder if Lean put gum in her hair or something. And while The Bridge on the River Kwai, Lawrence of Arabia, and Doctor Zhivago were … Read more
Okay, I really intended to get this post up days ago, or at least sometime before Sunday (today), because today is the day of the weekly Kingfield Farmers Market, which runs from 9 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. at 43rd and Nicollet Ave. S., but life got hectic, and I had to go to Chicago for … Read more
If an exhibition inspires imaginary conversations with William Blake, William Gibson, and Terry Tempest Williams in the same breath, it seems safe to assume that there’s something going on: something that just might live up to art’s potential to intrigue, confound, and, ever so slightly, alter the way you perceive the work at hand – … Read more
ART Yuri Arajs: Reclaimed Memory Longtime Minneapolis staple, Yuri Arajs, will soon take leave of us to return to his homeland of Canada. And while I am sad to see him go, I can honestly say he’s been a true inspiration as a curator, artist, and community supporter — to me personally, and to countless … Read more
Sometimes catharsis doesn’t come easily. While Obama and McCain supporters moved on to the general election long ago, poll after poll right here in Minnesota shows a Democratic party still mightily divided. Whether it’s DFLers undercutting Al Franken with comedy routines past, or voters threatening to stay home during the general election, the damage to … Read more
Mother of Tears is bad. Unfortunately, "bad" is a word so far past its usefulness in describing the horror genre, that I may as well call it a cherry red bicycle. I mean, are we talking bad-good or bad-bad? Good horror is an all together different animal, some unusual mixture of great execution and that … Read more