Lord, open my heart, said Moses, and give me the courage to surmount this hardship. Untangle my twisted tongue, that I may speak, and be understood. —The Koran, 20:26-28 I’m still standing outside the Yukon Club, wearing that ridiculous hat, teetering in the bright sunlight. I can barely stand up. I have to think hard … Read more
This weekend, the thing I care mostly deeply about is the Macy’s Day of Music, which is really part of Minnesota Orchestra’s Sommerfest, in case you got fooled by the name. Check this cool lineup: The Melismatics play at 10 p.m., The New Standards at 11, Low (oh-my-god, oh-my-god) at midnight. The good thing about … Read more
Thales, the son of Examyas, has met a harsh fate in his old age. He left the court of his house at night, as he was wont, with his maidservant to view the stars, and as he gazed, forgetting where he was, he came to a steep slope and fell over. Thus the Milesians lost … Read more
A Scanner Darkly, 2006. Directed and written by Richard Linklater. Starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Rory Cochrane and Winona Ryder. From the files of street critic Guy Fresno: It all happened so God damn long ago. Wandering through the streets of Lansing, looking for something fun, something to score other than coke, … Read more
I heart Michael Ruhlman. He’s written some really nice books, including The Making of a Chef, The Soul of a Chef and most recently The Reach of a Chef. He’s also a guest blogger on megnut, food writer Meg Hourihan’s food site. I’ve just spent the last hour reading his posting: It’s a Wonderful Life … Read more
I am immune to all this heat that’s got everyone in a tizzy, so it’s not that that’s got me feeling so blue. Rather, I injured my foot on a routine five-mile run Tuesday night. At first I thought it was just a cramp. But when I tried to go for a run again last … Read more
Last of all arose the age of hard iron: immediately, in this period which took its name from a baser ore, all manner of crime broke out; modesty, truth, and loyalty fled. Treachery and trickery took their place, deceit and violence and criminal greed…The land, which had previously been common to all, like the sunlight … Read more
Remember me? Note to every girl born between the years of 1971 and, say, 1978 who ever rushed home after band practice to watch My So-Called Life (this being the hit TV drama on which Claire Danes got her start, if you’ll recall): Jared Leto (a.k.a., Jordan Catalano!) is in Minneapolis tonight to play First … Read more
Her, she could make an angel out of any ghost. He didn’t have that gift, unfortunately. He wished to somehow praise the light, but his night vision was so much keener, the details and sharp fragments of truth emerging from the darkness with perfect clarity. The smallest breathing thing will take but an instant to … Read more
I do not know much about The Divine Cocktail Lounge Show and Supper Club, but I do know that it’s emceed by an all-around great guy named Henry Allen, a writer/musician/performer who did duty with Theatre de la Jeune Lune back in the days when I worked there. In any case, tonight’s episode of this … Read more