St. Louis Cardinals 4, Detroit Tigers 2. Cardinals win World Series 4 games to 1. This is a movie blog, I know. I also know that I shouldn’t feel so damned sad about a bunch of millionaires losing a baseball game. But I do. So if there’s any Tigers fans out there, including my Mother, … Read more
I went to the Mall of America the other day with my girlfriend to buy some shoes. Of course we had to stop at Banana Republic and some other stores. When the stop got a little long I wandered over to Brookstone and partook in my one of my favorite pastimes: sitting in a massage … Read more
Sorry, folks: I didn’t get an opportunity to see a preview of a (good) movie this week (plus I thought Antoinette was opening today… duh). Of the three major films beginning this weekend (and no, I don’t count Saw III or Catch A Fire in that bunch): Running With Scissors (area theaters): Shallow mental-illness flick … Read more
Well, since the highly anticipated Soap Factory Haunted House has been cancelled… And a decent ticket to the Bob Dylan concert is hard to come by at this eleventh hour… Might I suggest these alternative, but no less indulgent, ways to celebrate the weekend before Halloween? For one, the Antiques Show and Sale, put on … Read more
Whom the gods wish to destroy, they destroy. Euripedes was a nit-picker. The gods can destroy you on the installment plan, incrementally, step by fucking step. And, yes, madness is in their bag of tricks, but they have bigger, more wicked tricks up their sleeves than mere madness. Let’s say you’re me. But, no, let’s … Read more
Owing to the tremendous response I received to my previous post “Granola,” it seems a further disucssion of mobile foodstuffs is merited. In my previous post, I decried the propensity of talk radio hosts to demean various foodstuffs and I signled out granola. I must admit that in the intervening years between colllege and the … Read more
For those of you disappointed with Factotum and who seek to enjoy the real taste of cheap hooch and hard times (not to mention great beer with a movie), you need to check out the Phil Harder’s collection of vintage film footage of 1950s Minneapolis, its derelict set, and their haunts. A Night of Film … Read more
It’s going to be a good day if you’re wanting to hear writers read from or talk about their works. Robert Bly’s at the University of Minnesota’s Wiley Hall to read some of his poems. Katherine Lanpher’s at the Fitzgerald to plug her new book. But my sincerest recommendation goes to a thrid event: Iranian … Read more
just a few bites of info… Did you see our local pals from the Oceanaire Seafood Room mentioned in the New York Times article about the sudden proliferation of $40 entrees? The star of the article is a 1 3/4 ounce lobster dish from The Modern in NYC. It is priced at $42. When you … Read more
Just two things and I’ll leave it at that. If you didn’t see the Textile Center‘s Artwear In Motion runway show this past weekend, you can still check out the clothes at the center’s gallery (through Saturday). And the Jackson’s Juke Joint series lives on and on and on past the Viking Bar… it’s tonight … Read more