EXPLORATION A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City Imagine your country is at war. No, not the way you know war. Not overseas. In your own country. Right here. On your own land. Perhaps you take up arms. Perhaps you don’t. It doesn’t matter. You’re losing. It’s stay and fight (and die), or … Read more
Dale’s Huge Save Well, well, well. Brian was eliminated from the final four in tonight’s Top Chef. On one hand I am sad that he didn’t get to advance and showcase some of his other skills, but on the other hand I am glad to know that his restaurant gets to keep him for a … Read more
How could I have forgotten? Wayzata’s Bumbershute boutique is pitching in THIS VERY EVENING at the first-ever Wayzata Runway Show + Shopping event at the Northcoast restaurant (7 p.m.), where fall fashions from Valentino Red, John Galliano, and Just Cavailli will parade down the runway. For more information, call Kathryn at Bumbershute, 952-475-2685. And, Alexis … Read more
Well, first of all, I missed the first couple days. My boyfriend was sick, and contagious as all get out; so, I found myself nursing a sore throat and a serious case of fatigue, not to mention a general malaise. Then, I got stuck in a hail storm on my way back home last Thursday … Read more
According to Time, a section of a bridge under construction in southern Vietnam collapsed Wednesday, killing at least 34 workers and leaving dozens more trapped or injured.
Watch a trailer for 24 Weeks, 3 Days, a documentary about Minneapolis artist John Grider making a large-scale mural with stencils.
Garrison Keillor warns us against the evils of bottled water, TVs, and iPods.
The New York Times reports that, for the first time, women in their 20s who work full time in several American cities — New York, Chicago, Boston and Minneapolis — are earning higher wages than men in the same age range.
I’ll be honest with you, I don’t know what a dream is anymore. I got a lot of shit kicked out of me. Have you somehow made your peace with this world? I’m curious: without getting all religious or flaky on me, can you tell me how you did that? Once upon a … Read more
STYLE & THEATER Fashion 47 Though she loves classics, Diane Paulus has a penchant for finding inspiration in the more theatrical aspects of pop culture. The New York City-based director recently staged Turandot in a professional wrestling ring, but she’s better known for her production of The Donkey Show, a disco adaptation of A Midsummer … Read more