I always thought it would be interesting to attempt to tell the story of your life purely in index form. I tried it once, without a whole lot of success. I’m sure there are others out there like me, though, people for whom the indexes of thick biographies are often better and more fascinating reading … Read more
Anachronistic is the best word to describe Married Life, which will be arriving at Landmark’s Edina Cinema on March 21st. The film’s frustratingly whimsical tone washes out its better, darker moments, leaving little to say about marriage. Based on the 1953 pulp mystery novel Five Roundabouts to Heaven, the film follows the relationships and ethical … Read more
I’ve been hanging out lately at a great little place called Fireroast Mountain Cafe, which besides having wonderful soups, sandwiches, and pastries, serves a perfectly brewed cup of Puerh, which is a rare and wonderful thing. A fermented tea that contains microbes — like yogurt of kefir —Puerh has an earthy, amber, slightly caramel flavor. … Read more
(Pictured: The tiny "Ursaab" 92001 which reminds me of a small plane stepped on by an elephant.) I give to you, again, a post from Kurt Nelson, skier, writer, road pilot, with a few thoughts on automotive flight: Born from Jets: You have all seen the advertising for Saab, touting their long heritage in aeronautics … Read more
Copyright 2007 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) Game #57, Road Game #27: Minnesota 84, Cleveland 92 Season Record: 12-45 1. The Price of Youth What a discouraging game. Wanna bet that the Cavaliers had a scout at Target Center for the Wolves win over Utah last Tuesday? Coach Mike Brown seemed … Read more
A note to all three of you who read my blog, 🙂 I always get a knot in my stomach when I hear people talking about people in the public eye like they know them so well. People love to to tell stories about people who come from families that are in the limelight, but … Read more
In case you haven’t already noticed – we have started a new group blog here at the Rake called Chef’s Table. It isn’t just for chefs, though – it’s for restaurateurs, servers, gourmets, gourmands, wine sellers, cheese mongers, etc. – anybody who is an active participant in the Twin Cities’ lively food scene. It’s a … Read more
We’re into our final two weeks of performances, so rather than give an account of each, I’ll offer thumbnail impressions of some of our performances to date: FEb 14, VOA Women’s Correctional Facility (Opening Day) The VOA is normally a high-energy audience: lots of commentary and back-talk to and about the actors as the show … Read more
How it is that I…how is it…or, rather, why it is that I…that I seem to keep…or, really, that I do keep, that I keep ending up…that every single night I look at the clock, I look at the clock and it’s two o’clock in the morning, it’s three o’clock in the morning and I…I … Read more
THEATER & PERFORMANCEEurydice Sarah Ruhl, Sarah Ruhl, Sarah Ruhl. We’ve been writing up, and seeing, our fill of plays by this hotshot. Still, we’d be fools not to note the occasion of the regional premiere of Eurydice, the play that made Ruhl a certified superstar (thanks to last summer’s extended Off-Broadway run). This production marks … Read more