For a couple weeks I’d been hearing rumors of a directive … or something … to the Star Tribune editorial page from Chris Harte, the ex-Knight Ridder executive, (way back in the early ’90s), and as far as anyone knows the only Avista member with any actual newspaper experience. At first hearing the information was … Read more
When the rain started falling in August, it did more than just water the tomatoes. Sadly it washed away many of the season’s hopes for farmers in Southeastern MN. Many farmers found their homes washed away or their fields under contaminate water. Luckily enough, there is a sweet connection to the area with many local … Read more
From The Guardian Unlimited (London), an observation that GWB’s new “Freedom Institute” bears a remarkable resemblance to the Derek Zoolander Center For Kids Who Can’t Read Good and Wanna Learn to Do Other Stuff Good Too.
Flooding in southeastern Minnesota last month caused heavy losses to some of the small farms that practice sustainable farming. Now some of the Twin Cities restaurants that serve locally and sustainably grown foods are lending a helping hand. Dine at any of the participating restaurants next Saturday, September 8, for their One Big Night Out, … Read more
If you scroll down to the end of the article, you might find a familiar name. I’ll give you a hint: He plays Owen.
POETRY We Build to Last Author and poet Bill Holm was in Iceland during the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge. He heard about the sad affair on Icelandic state radio. His response? A poem. When Holm returned to the Twin Cities just a few weeks ago, Scott Beyers — audio engineer, producer, and publisher … Read more
How was your lovely Labor Day weekend? Mine? Horseshit, but thanks for asking. Though it pains me to admit this, and though I should be ashamed of myself, I spent the weekend watching baseball. Over at On the Ball, Britt Robson, David Brauer, and I discuss the disappointing season to date. Go over there and … Read more
Michael Jackson, the world’s foremost beer critic, has died at age 65. Jackson wrote some of the best guides on the subject. Read his books and you’ll be off to
Over at the website The Movie Box they have the R-rated “Red Band” trailer of the Coen Brothers new film, No Country For Old Men. Country has already garnered raves at Cannes, and this trailer is both a thriller, and a chiller… not to mention in good condition (as opposed to those gauzy YouTube trailers).
The name Côtes du Rhône is a regional appellation for wines coming out of France’s Southern Rhone Valley. The area is huge: about 171 villages, with more than 100,000 acres of vineyards in a space 60 miles long and 30 miles wide. What’s more, there are a number of varietals grown in the Côtes du … Read more