We asked the captain what course of action he proposed to take toward a beast so large, terrifying, and unpredictable. He hesitated to answer, then said judiciously: "I think I shall praise it." —Robert Hass, from Praise Every once in awhile he would experience a disorienting moment –these instances were almost like seizures– in which … Read more
Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by D. Clarke Evans/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #35, Road Game #18: Minnesota 82, Houston 113 Game #36, Road Game #19: Minnesota 88, San Antonio 105 Season record: 5-31 1. The Emergence of Gomes Let’s begin with the good news. In terms of being a complete, synergistic basketball player working to … Read more
A friend forwarded this classified ad to me in an email: OLDS 1999 IntrigueTotally uncool parents who obviously don’t love teenage son, selling his car. Only driven for 3 weeks before snoopy mom who needs to get a life found booze under front seat. $3,700/offer. Call meanest mom on the planet. I thought for sure … Read more
We stopped in last night at Musashi, the new Japanese restaurant in the former Olive Garden space at 6th and Hennepin, downtown, and took a seat at the sushi bar. When I asked for omakase, the sushi chef who greeted us gave me a puzzled look. "Teppanyaki?," he asked – or something that sounded like … Read more
THEATER & PERFORMANCEHeads Will Roll, Blood Will Flow William Shakespeare’s epic revenge tragedy, Titus Andronicus, opens this weekend. Directed by Paul von Stoetzel, and starring Charles Hubbell, this Cromulent Shakespeare Company production tells the brutal, yet beautifully poetic story of revenge between Roman General Titus and Tamora Queen of the Goths. Expect a great deal … Read more
I haven’t a clue how to fix most of our huge national scourges. Global warming, gang violence, reality TV. These issues are just too big and ghastly and amorphous. What’s one person to do? But hunger. Now there’s a solvable problem. People are hungry, you feed them. Even tiny efforts make a difference. And every … Read more
MUSICLearn about the Bird and the Bee, LA Style The middle of January may be the best time to warm up to The Bird And The Bee’s stylish, airy continental pop sounds. Steeped in bossa nova, solid-gold AM pop and classic new wave, this fetching boy/girl duo from LA are favorites of both critics and … Read more
Typically, it is heat that frightens me. Perhaps this is because I grew up in Minnesota, but sweltering temperatures seem more sinister — thick and canopy-like and unavoidable — whereas cold has always struck me as surmountable. Until now. It was just last week, on what I assumed then would be the coldest night of … Read more
It’s almost time for those beautiful little pink stone crab claws to hit the market. The first time I ever put claw to mouth was in a kitchen cooler with my friend Wade, the guy behind the fish at Oceanaire. We stood in the chilly box furtively dipping the black-tipped gems in a little mustard-mayo … Read more