Twice since I began this blog, someone has told me, “It’s painful to read your entries on red wine. I love the taste. But I can’t drink it; I get a terrible migraine if I take even a sip.” One, a male, said he’d been this way all his drinking life. But the other, a … Read more
The week’s big event is MNfashion Weekend, starting Wednesday (well, sort of) and lasting through Sunday. I made a guest appearance in yesterday’s Strib to talk about the lineup, and to recommend some of the happenings. But, of course, there has been at least one update since I wrote the piece: I’ve since learned that … Read more
The Independent’s Robert Fisk writes that the wanton destruction of archeological sites in Iraq is nothing less than “the death of history”.
by Danielle Kurtzleben You can’t blame a movie studio for wanting to get more butts in the seats. The posters for The Jane Austen Book Club have the tagline, “You don’t have to know the books to be in the club” above an open book, its pages curved into the shape of a heart — … Read more
THEATER & PERFORMANCE Inside the Gate In 1988, after twenty-one years of being governed by a hearing president and board of trustees, students and faculty of Gallaudet University — a campus specifically created for deaf people — protested the hypocrisy of maintaining a hearing “insider” at the helm. Their efforts and achievements — among them … Read more
Yeah, they bug me too … like when I’m sitting on a sticky hay bale trying to shove a cider-brined brat with apple-onion relish into my face at my favorite orchard, and there’s nothing but the buzzing and the swatting. But. Have you heard about the bee paradox? It’s a full-blown mystery worthy of some … Read more
Is anyone surprised that the absurd quarterback situation bit the Vikings today, resulting in a 20-17 overtime loss to the Lions? There are precious few positions that are absolutely crucial in team sports. But quarterback ranks with hockey goalie and starting pitcher as a spot where a markedly subpar performance almost always dooms your ballclub. … Read more
Monday, September 17, the Campus Club at the University of Minnesota will host Jazz88 FM’s monthly RestauranTour benefit dinner. It’s a winning combination – a talented chef, Mary Cashman (formerly of the No Wake Cafe), an interesting menu: heirloom tomato salad, fig-stuffed chicken roulade, and apple galette with thyme whipped cream, a reasonable price ($50 … Read more
This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen in a long time… and so simple, too. (Granted, you had to have seen the message I was sent to fully appreciate my enthusiasm.) Send your friends a message, “Subterranean Homesick Blues”-style.
There was a brief flurry of activity yesterday as a rumor blew around town that Ramsey County Judge David Higgs was ready to announce his decision in what we here at Slaughter Central like to refer to as Le Affair Par. It proved a false alarm. But the mere thought of another round of Par … Read more