Ah. . . .spring break. I don’t know what the words conjure up for you. For me, a college professor and parent, spring break means two things: a week of stupid, drunken antics that tend to leave my students hungover, pregnant, and/or diseased, and a week of sleeping in, being bored, and watching too much … Read more
How much of a story can be told by looking at a photograph? What is considered fact and proof? Is seeing truly believing? The documentary film Standard Operating Procedure breaks apart these questions by delving into the lives of soldiers stationed at Abu Ghraib prison, in Iraq. Academy Award winning director Errol Morris used photographs … Read more
AP photo by Richard Drew I have been waiting to blog because my topics have changed several times over the last few weeks. After settling into what is now my new place of business (Jacobs’ Trading Company), it dawned on me that before I blog about the self-serving topic of working at the same place … Read more
Creative Commons photo by Zachary Korb A couple weeks ago, a very quiet takeover of Downtown Minneapolis was staged. Thousands of librarians from around the nation — purse-lipped and padded-soled — convened for their annual convention. (Were it not for the laminated PLA badges that hung on yarn around their necks, they would have looked … Read more
It sounds like the Namaste Café might have an image problem. A couple of days ago, I emailed a friend and invited her to meet me for Happy Hour at the Nepalese/Indian restaurant and tea house at 2512 Hennepin Ave. S. "I have never even noticed Namaste," she replied. "They have wine?? It sounds so … Read more
As snowbirds throughout the southern half of the country point and laugh maniacally at the spawn they left behind in this wintry hell known as Minnesota, we turn our attention to warmer climes. No, not Eldorado, Texas, where, until recently, polygamy was alive and far too pug fucking ugly and insecure to land anything but … Read more
Early April baseball in the Midwest can be a flat-out teeth-kicker. Baseball, of course, can kick your teeth in on a regular basis no matter the month, but shit like last night is brutal, even if it (literally) comes with the territory. Couldn’t they at least have given us a rain delay, so we could … Read more
BOOKS & AUTHORSWhat’s so Minnesotan about the Minnesota Book Awards? This evening, enjoy a special Raking Through Books featuring the nominees of the 2008 Minnesota Book Awards (on Saturday). How often do you get to discuss literature with some of the top writers our Cities have to offer? How often do you even get them … Read more
first published at www.realbuzz.com Tapes ‘n TapesWalk It Off As disgruntled as Tapes ‘n Tapes may try to sound — stretching their voices, writing somber lyrics, going heavy on guitars — the songs on Walk It Off, their second full-length album, easily remain within the realm of pop music. This is a good thing, I … Read more
Game #78, Home Game #40: New Orleans 122, Minnesota 90 Season Record: 19-59 1. Trying to Trade Baskets The Minnesota Timberwolves shot 73.3% in the third quarter last night, 11-15 FG, including 3-4 from beyond the 3pt arc. The worst shooting performances were Ryan Gomes and Chris Smith at 1-2 FG; Al Jeffeson was 2-3 … Read more