It came as no surprise that the Star Tribune’s new ownership, Avista Capital Partners, dismissed a call from its Guild for an independent investigation into the rather serious charges asserted against publisher, Par Ridder. The presumption is that it did do knowing full well that the legal process is both glacial and unlikely to produce … Read more
Jane Eyre, 1944 My wife likes costume dramas; I’m a fan of Orson Welles. Our interests meet this week with the DVD release of Jane Eyre. If you ask the both of us, Welles is ideal as Mr. Rochester. The big boy’s histrionics perfectly suit that literary madman (and over the years Rochester’s never been … Read more
Last weekend, I stopped by a certain tax accountant‘s office/art gallery to soak up the scenes. Among them: The Gap has really foisted this hoodie-and-tie trend upon us, which I don’t entirely dislike. It’s sort of like an updated version of the tie-with-tweed look, since it, too, is worn mostly by brooding wimpster types. (Don’t … Read more
where can a brother get some ribs? Sunday ended up with a rainy jaunt to the Albertville Outlets. With four kids to clothe in cargo shorts and ridiculously expensive paper-thin tees, I need all the break I can get, so northward we trip. I’m not a crowd-shopper, I reach my patience limit quickly. Needless to … Read more
Ok, that was brutal. And long. Jesse Crain may have taken the loss –and he was awful– but you can pin this one on the offense. Here’s the ugliest fine print from the boxscore, and the best indication of the difference between the the two teams in terms of hitting approach: Minnesota pitchers threw 236 … Read more
Am I too old to see the fairies dance? I cannot find them anymore. –Langston Hughes, from “After Many Springs” That the light would last forever. That a silent abracadabra was the appropriate blessing to be conferred on even the grayest new morning. That a dog was both a lantern and a life preserver. That … Read more
MUSIC Brooklyn-based Afrobeat and Cuban Krudas There’s no doubt about it; the must-see performance of the evening is Antibalas — though I must say that I’m looking forward to seeing the opening act — Las Krudas — more than the main show. Two black lesbian sisters and a white lesbian singing about female liberation — … Read more
As of June 4, the ubiquitous Andrew Zimmern will settle into a regular weekday gig at Hubbard Broadcasting’s FM 107. Zimmern will take the 1 to 3 pm slot, with The Satellite Sisters cut back an hour, 11 to 1, and Kevyn Burger also losing one hour, 9 to 11 am. GM Dan Seeman concedes … Read more
This from the St. Cloud Times about our gal Michele being one of seven Republican House members to vote against a bill that would require the IRS to notify tax payers if there was evidence their identity had been stolen. Why the hell would anyone vote against that? But then I read down a bit … Read more
The Twins thus far vs. right handers: .304 BA, .375 OBP, .451 SLG. And vs. southpaws: .240, .274, .343. That last number isn’t much helped by the fact that two of the Twins’ right-handed power guys, Michael Cuddyer and Torii Hunter, are hitting .207 and .208, respectively, against lefties. The real problem for Minnesota at … Read more