I gotta tell ya, it is a real, “Where to begin?” situation following the no-ups and all-downs of the Star Tribune lately. Indecision over where to begin may explain why what follows is even more scatter-shot and incoherent than usual. 1. As expected, Guild employees of the Star Tribune voted overwhelmingly yesterday to accept the … Read more
It’s not that I lack a soft-spot for watercolors. But when a girl’s got a teensy budget to mind, such as I do, that bit of cash seems so much better directed when spent on … well, let’s just call it wearable art, for politics sake. (I’m all for supporting those NE Artists!) Far as … Read more
DINING A Rake’s Tour of World Flavors: Milan Chef William Salvador, born just north of Milan, brings a taste of authentic Italy to Minnesota. TreVina features a menu where everything is made from scratch, from breads and sauces to gnocchi rolled by hand to steaks and fresh fish butchered in house. Enjoy dishes with distinct … Read more
Food & Wine has launched a Chowhound meets MySpace kinda thingy called Food & Wine Across America. Does it feel like they’re using locals to ferret out story ideas? Well, check it out … there’s an interactive map and everything!
I’ll have to do some more digging around to figure out what exactly happened, because I left the room for what seemed like five minutes during tonight’s game, and when I came back Jesse Crain was gone and the Indians had tacked six unearned runs on the board. I used to think I had a … Read more
Pressured by a small group of colleagues inclined to take the buy-out offer presently on the table, Guild employees at the Star Tribune are expected to accept company terms in a 4 p.m. meeting/vote today. A similar vote yesterday fizzled when Guild members had too many unanswered questions to vote. The offer from Avista Capital … Read more
This is just in–from Scarborough Research. For the uinitiated, this is the R&D group that Advertising Agencies use as the God’s (…as we understand hewm..) Truth. “This analysis demonstrates a very simple but compelling point: the more time consumers spend on the road, the more likely they are to have the latest media and information … Read more
Lots of great (or intriguing) DVDs coming out this week: Pan’s Labyrinth, Army of Shadows, La Revue des Revues, something freaky called Woodenhead, and Darren Aronofsky’s baffling Fountain, which I walked out on because it was so incomprehensive. And stupid. But today marks the 102nd birthday of the great Joseph Cheshire Cotten (thanks to Steve … Read more
BOOKS & AUTHORS Nonfiction, Neoliberal Globalization, and Social Change David Bacon spent 20 years as a factory worker and union organizer before becoming a photo journalist in the mid-80s. Since then, he has published numerous essays and photo essays documenting farm labor, immigration, and the impact of the global economy on workers. Bacon represents American … Read more
Being a fellow of modest dreams some days all I want to be is the Readers’ Representative for a big city newspaper, like the Star Tribune. If my dream came true I’d write something like this: . . . Hi, everyone. By now you’ve probably heard of big changes at this paper you’re reading. It … Read more