Poor Michele Bachmann. Put upon again and again by the twin evils of gays and liberals. Thanks be to God she has Katherine Kersten to stick up for her. Now let’s put aside the easy target of Kersten herself (and the Star Tribune, who gives such a right wing lapdog a column,) and talk about … Read more
–Senior Citizen Center. Livingston, Montana The other night I dreamt I was in a boat floating in thick fog, talking to God. Look, He says to me, I’m just hoping to catch a few fish. I didn’t come down here to listen to you bitch. I wouldn’t think you’d need to fish, I said. … Read more
–Illustration by James Dankert Forgive me if you’ve heard this story before. I am a man of such unvarying moods and routine that it’s inevitable I’m going to repeat myself from time to time. I’m afraid I just don’t have an inexhaustible –however exhausting– store of life experiences that anyone in their right mind would … Read more
There has developed a little cottage industry in poo-poohing the Watergate scandal–and as a corollary, actually discussing whether Deep Throat was a hero or a villain in the annals of modern American history. (We won’t link to them, but they know who they are.) This is of a piece, we suppose, with various evil revisionists … Read more
I love Torii Hunter. He’s a genuinely fine character, and he had a tremendous game last night against the Diamondbacks. But, my God, why would anybody in their right mind throw Hunter a strike, let alone a hanging breaking ball? The man is up there to swing the bat, and he’s not exactly what I … Read more
Ok, this is one of those times when a press release actually came to our office and didn’t go into the junk mail folder. It seems the local radio arm of Clear Channel, those whipping boys of the alternative press, are giving $93,000 this week to the School Arts Project to provide funding for music, … Read more
We’ve been catching up on “House” reruns, which started immediately after the season finale a couple of weeks ago. We rashly made the pronouncement that it was “the best show on TV” after seeing just half of one show. We’re willing to stick with that assessment, but it’s interesting how the show really picked up … Read more
In room eleven there was an old snapshot with serrated edges taped to the mirror above the dresser, a photo of a dark-haired woman, her eyes closed and her head tilted slightly back, standing in a dark angle of shadow. Outside the shadow the sun was shining on an impossibly bright pastel world and a … Read more
Each of the Twins three Division titles has been sort of strange, and in almost exactly the same regard. Every year the team confounds expectations every which way, and still finds a way to win. I don’t know why I expected this year would be any different, but I know I wasn’t alone. I watch … Read more
God bless our man Chuck Haga, who like a friendly health teacher with a high beltline, a stylish combover, and a full quiver of PG-13 puns, has compiled a little refresher list of euphemisms for marijuana. Strib readers who receive their copies of the paper at their guard stations can thus be dutifully outraged today … Read more