Summer and travel. For those of us fortunate enough to be able to afford to get out of the Cities, to the cabin or "up north," summer and travel make an unbeatable combination. Of course, camera phones and digital cameras come along for the ride. Looking at the Museum of Russian Art‘s current show of … Read more
SPECIAL EVENTCreative Context Join l’etoile magazine and The Guthrie for this special Rakish edition of Creative Context, a monthly post-show party in The Guthrie’s Target Lounge, hosted by influential women in Twin Cities arts and media. This month’s host just happens to be awesome chick and publisher of The Rake, Kristin Henning! The event will … Read more
Eric Austin, the talented chef behind the late, lamented Big E’s Soulfood on Eat Street, has resurfaced in South Saint Paul with a new upscale restaurant, the Bourbon Street Steakhouse, in the dining space formerly occupied by TreVina Italian Steak House. It’s a more suitable venue for fine dining than the little storefront on Eat … Read more
ABOVE: This is how I prefer to see a Land Rover. Don’t believe that stuff about their ladder frames. Even the bodies break.NOTE: I have been receiving personal e-mails related to my recent Edina Mom post. What I find most enlightening about this gentleman’s well-crafted commentary is that God in Edina, it appears, remains in … Read more
So I have a friend who’s kind of a conspiracy theorist. Which is fine, because conspiracy theorists can sometimes help one see the broader picture. Global warming is a scam put on by Ben and Jerry’s to sell more ice cream, which in turn helps the Canadian GDP because – unbeknownst to anyone who isn’t … Read more
Hordes of Jihadists, radical liberals and ancient clown-shaped abominations with fantasies of disrupting the Republican National Convention by rising from beneath the streets of Saint Paul like so many crap-coated Lovecraftian elder-beings wept bitterly as public works employees welded downtown manhole covers shut during the last week. Thanks to the astute foresight and planning of … Read more
FILMBearded Child Film Fest I can hardly imagine a more fitting venue for the Bearded Child Film Fest than the Bedlam Theater, with its carnie-friendly vibe and its rep for, well, bedlam. After an 8-year warm up in its founding city of Grand Rapids, MN, the Minneapolis debut of the Bearded Child Film Festival will … Read more
I was patiently standing in the ticket line at the Fringe Festival. Then the middle aged man right in front of me abruptly took off his pants. When he began to twist and turn and fidget with his belt, I nervously stepped back. Personally, I didn’t think that when I signed up to cover the … Read more
It seems sometimes like every debut rap album is long-awaited, highly anticipated. We heard the usual phrases a couple weeks ago on Muja Messiah‘s premier release ("They said this would never get done…I made it happen. I was part-time hustlin’, now I’m full-time rappin’ "). Likewise, in the liner notes to their new CD, the … Read more
Sharon Mollerus/Creative Commons Sawtdee To commemorate the lives lost in last year’s bridge collapse, Supenn Harrison, owner of the Sawatdee restaurants, has invited all of Minnesota’s Buddhist monks to participate in a commemorative service and alms offering in the parking lot of Sawatdee Bar & Café, 118 N. 4th St., Minneapolis next Saturday, August 16. … Read more