It was close, but “Mary Ellen”, one of the most ferocious leg-rasslers in Twin Cities history, beat out reader “Tom”, by 14 minutes in posting the Scarlett Johansson/Bob Dylan video of, “When the Deal Goes Down”. My thanks to both, and if we can coordinate a gathering at say Robin Marty’s every other week “Drinking … Read more
From the department of better late than never: The Rake‘s fabulous online editor, Cristina Cordova, was at Voltage this year, too, where she gathered the following video outtakes. This first one includes great footage of the night’s opening act, Dance Band, along with runway accompaniment by Annie Larson (you know, those jumpers I mentioned in … Read more
THREE quick mini media reviews: ONE: I caught most of Alberto Gonzales’ “testimony” on NPR while driving north last Thursday. As a product of the Watergate era and more televised Nixon press conferences than I care to remember, (the ones with the sweaty upper lip were the best), plus a few impromptu Spiro Agnew vs. … Read more
FILM Minnesotans Make History The Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival continues tonight with a collection of locally-made, locally-focused documentaries featuring eight profiles of remarkable Minnesotans. The Minnesota Documentaries Program, Change: Past, Present and Future, shows how some of our very own Minnesotans have elicited social change, and highlights changes we can make for the betterment … Read more
…until the bullpen (Version ’06) stepped in and put an end to the mess. Torii Hunter, who had 21 doubles in all of 2006, already has eleven. The Go-Go Twins: though they’ve been out-homered 23-9, Minnesota now has 46 doubles to opponents’ 25 (and 19 stolen bases to opposing teams’ four). Boof is going to … Read more
Okay, naturally I’m getting around to my playoff preview less than an hour before the first tip. What follows is my take on seven of the eight series (I went more in depth on my favorite matchup, Houston-Utah, in the post marked “A Little Bit of Everything” a few days ago.), listed in chronological order. … Read more
One hand, feebly –or perhaps enthusiastically– waving goodbye. Have we seen enough of Siddhartha? Yes, I believe we have seen enough.
I had a lovely time at Voltage … I’m sorry I didn’t say so sooner. You see, I was mightily impressed by the quality of the craftsmanship on display. By chance, I went to Voltage just after visiting with the owner of a fantastic local boutique. I was surprised to learn that s/he wasn’t going … Read more
I’ve been waiting months for this one. By agreeing to publicly discuss and examine their culpability in so profound a failure/lapse should be an acid test for any editor … and publisher, certainly those who have ever nattered about journalistic “transparency”. Sometimes your credibility rests on your ability to say you were wrong.
Everyone’s talking about the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival, and for good reason: once again, the good fellows down at Minnesota Film Arts have pulled a rabbit from their collective hats, working with few resources to provide one of the great festivals in the country. There’s a slew of intriguing films this year, but none … Read more