MinneaPolitics posts an interesting video of a student getting… “arrested” at a Kerry presentation. (Wouldn’t it be nice if people with video cameras would stay still when shooting?) Talk about quick action — there’s already a t-shirt for sale: “Don’t Tase Me, Bro.”
According to truthout issues, “A military watchdog organization filed a lawsuit in federal court Tuesday against the Pentagon, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and a US Army major, on behalf of an Army soldier stationed in Iraq. The suit charges the Pentagon with widespread constitutional violations by allegedly trying to force the soldier to embrace … Read more
According to the Minnesota Monitor, former City Pages/now Daily Mole editor Steve Perry has offered Par Ridder a job with The Daily Mole. How about that!
Larry Havluck, featured in the latest Owen video, plays one of his most amusing songs in a downtown skyway.
Circus Reform Yes! just posted a video against wild animal circuses. “This Friday, September 21st 2007, the Minneapolis City Council will be voting on the Animal Protection Amendment, prohibiting the cruel use of wild animals in traveling circuses.” Have a look at the issues, and defend your view.
C’mon, isn’t this every over-educated, artsy, navel-gazing intellectual’s dream? Well, I know it’s mine. First, the New York Times announced on Monday it would stop charging for certain “select” (read: everything with wit, context, opinion, or Thomas Friedman’s byline) articles. And today, they not only run a terrific piece on the legendary Alice Waters, there’s … Read more
According to TMZ, “former CBS anchorman Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against the network, Viacom Inc., and three of his former bosses. In the lawsuit Rather claims he was made a ‘scapegoat’ for a discredited report on President Bush’s National Guard service.”
Local videographer, Chuck Olson, brings you Corn Guy TV — with a little guest appearance by yours truly.
It’s International Talk Like a Pirate Day!
I’m ducking out early this week, lasses. Must recharge my batteries, sleep in, be still in an emptied apartment, bleach the teeth, and maybe go for a long, late-morning run. But before I check out, lookit this most promising of MNfashion Weekend events: Loves Labourers, where a six-some of designers and artists take paint brushes … Read more