It is a fact that I have never made a decent pancake. My children could tell you this. For years, when they’d have friends sleep over and I’d offer—in the morning—to whip up my special whole wheat-and-yogurt pancakes, I’d get an urgent “No! That’s alright. We’re not hungry.” Then they’d sneak off to devour a … Read more
It’s winter. You’re cold, you’re broke, and you spent the entire month of December eating too much. You made a few New Year’s resolutions, and you want to keep them. You don’t need a bunch of fine dining recommendations. You need soup: warm, filling, and cheap, it’s the perfect antidote to cold, fat, and broke. … Read more
Dear scantily clad women shivering on 1st Avenue at bar close, waiting for the cab the bartender called for you 45 minutes ago, Thanks to U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum, no longer will you have to wait to get home and get your swerve on with that friendly soul who was so kind as to … Read more
There’s going to be another inquiry into why the bridge fell. On top of the NTSB, the Legislative Auditor, and the Governor Pawlenty-hired consultants, we’re going to have the Minneapolis law firm of Gray Plant Mooty looking into things on behalf of a bi-partisan State House-Senate committee. One wonders why we need another such investigation. … Read more
Game #24, Home Game #12: Golden State 111, Minnesota 98 Season Record: 3-21 First, a confession: An interview for another story I’m working on lasted much longer than anticipated, and as it turned out, I walked into Target Center at halftime, with the Wolves holding an 8-point lead. Thus, I only saw the collapse and … Read more
MUSICMorrison’s Down in the Hallow Precious time is slipping away for a chance to see classic rock icon Van Morrison perform. On the heels of the release of his greatest hits album he is back in the cities for one night only to play a show at Northrop Auditorium. —Kate McDonald 7:30 p.m., Northrop Auditorium, … Read more
Let’s suppose you –the hypothetical, perhaps wholly imagined You– stumble in here to Yo Ivanhoe on an occasional, one-time, or even purely accidental basis (one of those Google mishaps, say), completely unaware that this little futility closet is in fact a mere, very minor adjunct to a giant media empire (Rake Media Worldwide), which produces … Read more
This month, all sorts of lucky boys and girls are sporting shiny new electronic doodads, freshly delivered from Santa and other thoughtful gift-givers. It’s good timing: A hot-pink Motorola RAZR or aquamarine laptop does much to cut through the gray midwinter cloud cover, not to mention spruce up many a gloomy coffeehouse interior. In fact, … Read more
Don’t think all the Hillary Clinton hullabaloo has gone unnoticed by the likes of me. Truth be told, I’ve been very busy at work this work, whereas my inner life has been consumed by a rage caused, for one, by the MPD’s horrific, paramilitary-style antics, but also by the revelation that certain political conservatives hate … Read more
Regarding Fidel Castro: My Life: A Spoken Autobiography (available January 8)— we’re curious about what the old man has to say, and we’re hoping for wardrobe and grooming tips, along with colorful yarns about outlasting ten American presidents. Plus, how can you resist a two-colon title? … As long as we’re pimping atheists and communists, … Read more