Verlyn Klinkenborg of the New York Times comments here on our state’s pathology of politeness and the tentative nature of most female writers. As a Minnesota writer and a woman who tends to err on the side of brashness, I’m curious what others think. . . .
Take this simple test in Australia’s Herald Sun.
Finally, people are beginning to question why Ann Coulter gets invited to television.
According to Zooillogix, “a military contractor known as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is utilizing robotic hybrid insects for surveillance and intel gathering.”
MPR has the story on Leonid Hurwicz.
Back about 20 years ago, I wrote an enthusiastic review of the traditional Cantonese cuisine served at the Keefer Court Bakery & Cafe. The little storefront at Cedar and Riverside started as an offshoot of a Toronto Chinese bakery, and the fare reminded me a lot of the food you can find in the restaurants … Read more
ART Art of the Catacomb Death, life, ritual, individual identity within the broader scope of the human condition. What else is there to talk about? Feel like talking a bit? Maybe just sit and admire — sit, look, listen. Inspired in part by the Paris Catacombs, Art of the Catacomb, a collaborative project between Denise … Read more
Sorry. It made me laugh. Of course, for something just as amusing, but a bit more tame, see here.
In this video, Al Franken explains why he’s running for office.
Minnesotan John Glaser makes the top story on Wired.com. Glaser has made quite an impression on the whiskey world with his boutique scotch, Compass Box.