After a reasonably successful short (Lena’s Spaghetti) in the Telluride Film Festival, Director Joseh Greco set out to make “a film about mental illness that was not only true to [his] experience, but also universal” — an emotionally honest look at schizophrenia. I’ll spare you all the plot details, which on paper (or screen) might … Read more
The Military Times is reporting that 6 Nuclear warheads were accidentally flown from North Dakota to Louisiana on August 30. The best part of the story is that no one noticed the warheads were missing until the flight landed. D’oh.
Dah car ees guut. The pic is smoll. I have always been a bigger fan of vertical speed than the horizontal kind. Nothing beats a hurl down the hill under one’s own power. As we approach winter I will be waxing about this most excellent of all sports. (Ski racing in paticular, the last remaining … Read more
So I’m talking to my friend Schneider today and he asks, “Are you watching Wine Library TV?” “Damn,” I think to myself. “I guess it’s time to bite the bullet and get cable.” First I find out there’s this show on HBO featuring dysfunctional couples having real sex; not good sex, mind you, and never … Read more
Sorry to have disappeared for the past several days. I’ve been nursing some frightful, flu-like symptoms that, sadly, have kept me off my game. But I would like to acknowledge that, yes, I’m aware that New York Fashion Week is in swing. No, I am not among the attendees … But from what I’ve seen … Read more
This is absolutely brilliant — so simple, and so beautifully base. Check out the Shakespearean Insulter, “thou lumpish hell-hated popinjay!”
This morning’s rumor has Jeff Kiernan leaving his job as news director at WCCO-TV for an upgrade in Boston. As the hacks says … “Developing”. (Update) It is now confirmed. Kiernan, news director for ‘CCO since 2003, will exit here on the 19th and begin work on the 24th in Boston for the two CBS … Read more
JStruan asks: Warner Bros. Cartoon or Porn? via Courtney Mault
SEMINARS Unsatiated Appetites Are you in marketing? Communications? Public relations? Public affairs? Advertising? Brand management? Web publishing? Or just generally interested in the digital world and American consumption? The fabulous thing about the Internet is its vast span — the scope, the range, the access to information and communication. But you have to know how … Read more
It’s funny. Not too long ago, I was with a group of people who were bemoaning the lack of “real” delis in the Twin Cities. Then, as if magically, two contenders appeared. First, the New York Deli & Bar opened in June on the south side of downtown Minneapolis. And on Monday, September 10, former … Read more