ART & LECTURE Contemporary Practice of Ancient Women’s Ritual Inspired by a short story by writer Leah Lax, Janice Rubin began documenting the contemporary practice of the ancient and secret Jewish ritual bath, mikvah. The resulting underwater photographs are both sensual and enigmatic, haunting and evocative. But The Mikvah Project is not a one-woman show; … Read more
I post the following strange sighting from the summer. This grainy video was captured icognito in the lobby of Colonial Church in Edina. I shot it on a morning when that Mommies (mainly) send their brood off to a camp called, stranger still, Pyro. It was recommended by a Mom to my wife. Now don’t … Read more
The Literary Review of Canada gives us “The Rise of the Pyjamahadeen: Who says blogging in your parents’ basement is unhealthy?” — Warren Kinsella’s review of Blogosphere: The New Political Arena, by Michael Keren.
It takes a while to load up, but I’m a huge fan of nudes.
Sharp Brain brings us The Ten Habits of Highly Effective Brains.
Larry Craig isn’t the only one. Check out Maxim’s Top Political Sex Scandals.
hang in there little buddy…. During last night’s Top Chef, I seriously had no idea who was going home. It could have been anyone. But first … LOOOOVED the quickfire challenge. The chefs got $10 and 10 minutes to buy something from one designated aisle at the market. I feel this all the time, when … Read more
Deborah Caulfield Rybak, the Star Tribune’s media reporter officially resigned Tuesday after months of deliberations. Rybak took on the media beat in 2004, after coming to the paper in 2001. Earlier in her career she spent 10 years at the Los Angeles Times. When the Strib announced its most recent round of buy-outs this past … Read more
ART Practice What You Preach With so many great art galleries and artists in town, it’s easy to get wrapped up in the high-profile exhibit spaces and lose sight of some of the most productive and interesting venues — the colleges. While we occasionally make our way to one or two of the numerous (and … Read more
You’ve seen this image before. Of course you have. If nothing else, at least a cheap print in a college dorm. (I had one myself. I mean, it’s beautiful, albeit cliché at this point.) It’s Gustav Klimt’s Gold Portrait, stolen from Viennese Jews in 1938 and now the most expensive painting ever sold — and … Read more