NBC is taking heat for broadcasting Seung Cho’s photos and videos. As scoops go, the package Cho sent them is about as good as it gets. But the dilemma was obvious. Do you present the ravings of a homicidal madman to population of the planet, knowing full well that you are then the principal agent … Read more
FOOD Leave the Bikini Behind and Stuff Yourself Brazilian-style Eat light all day, so you can stuff yourself at the grand opening of Fogo de Chão, a traditional Brazilian churrasquería. Their fixed-priced menu offers fifteen cuts of meat, sliced tableside by a server dressed as a Brazilian gaucho. Yes, it’s a bit pricey, and yes, … Read more
When this year’s Pulitzers were announced earlier this week I was gratified to see the Wall Street Journal win what many minds regard as the best of the best; the Pulitzer for public service reporting. The category implies a relevance much broader than, say, Pulitzers for editorial cartooning or even novel-writing. But two ironies jumped … Read more
Somewhere after the Red Lake shootings the numbness settled in for good. I hope everyone younger than me can still react with unalloyed shock at another campus massacre. But I’m sorry, and I truly am sorry, the cycle of these things has become too frequent for me to be shocked anymore. From the first reports, … Read more
If you’re a resolute glass-is-half-full sort of character I suppose you could find something to bitch about from last night’s game. I’m not sure what, but I’d be delighted to hear from you all the same. I’m always delighted to hear from crackpots. Another entertaining and efficient Ramon Ortiz performance (fifteen ground balls). How often … Read more
FILM Eat, Drink, and Lounge for Cinema IFP’s monthly Cinema Lounge is a great way to find out about local filmmakers, meet them, and see their work. (It’s also a great showcase for those of you who do film.) Stop by the Bryant-Lake Bowl tonight for a frosty beverage, perhaps some sesame-crusted ahi tuna, and … Read more
A Small Appreciation of Bracey Wright First off, thanks to those who gave me feedback on how to handle this disheartening point of the season, when the only intelligent thing for the Wolves to do is lose. Which is a bittersweet bit of good fortune, because about the only thing this squad is capable of … Read more
Apparently struck by the rather dicey appearance problem of having your publisher accused of theft and a variety of other disreputable activities, the Star Tribune’s Guild officers this afternoon, sent the following letter to Chris Harte, of new owner, Avista Capital Partners. . . . . Guild colleagues, We will be sending this letter to … Read more
piquillo peppers are part of our flavor … Doesn’t this dreary day call for a trip to Solera? Their Restaurant Week menu deal is a tapas spectacular for a measly $32. It’s like a little schooling in Spanish flavors. I know a few ambitious home cooks who see the tapas menu as a little project … Read more