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Apparantly, Hiawatha Joe's is available for whoever wants it, if it hasn't been snapped up already. (Via Alexis on Twitter.) Anybody know what's going on here?
In answer to everybody who has said, when will the street that has Ingebretsen's, Hymie's, the Midtown Global Market, and the Heart of the Beast going to get it's own Web page? The answer is now. (Via.) What's your favorite Lake Street attraction?
With Clint Eastwood's newest movie opening Friday, perhaps it is time we had a new thread about it. As we know, it was written by local writer Nick Schenk, was originally set in Minnesota, and still retains some Minnesota flavor. First reviews range from fair to terrific, and the film was cast with some Hmong actors and has generated some excitement in the Hmong community. It has come with some criticisms, too: Hmong writer Sharon Her says that the movie is underresearched and doesn't represent the commuity well; Northwest Asian Weekly says the movie falls short in its depiction of Hmong culture; MPR looks at some of the mixed responses people in the Hmong community are having about the film.
Minnesota has a varied and noble tradition of spoken word, including the MN Spoken Word Association, numerous CDs of spoken word artists, and now a blog titled Minnesota Microphone, specifically devoted to spoken word artists and performances. (Via) What spoken word do you recommend?
I'm a local author, putting together a book about monsters - real monsters like bigfoot, giant bears, vampires, werewolves, or killer mosquitos. Do you know of any stories that you've heard of over the years? If so, let me know and it may end up in the book. I need to know location and approximate date of event. Thanks, Chris Larsen Author of Ghosts of Southeastern Minnesota
Our own Erica discusses the plan for health care reform in Minnesota (FAQs). Just how messed up is health care here, and will this plan help? What else needs to be done?
MinnPost tells of a forthcoming Minnesota Writers Hall of Fame (albiet a virtual one, as it will exist only online). We can guess that Fitzgerald and Sinclair Lewis will be on it. Garrison Keillor will undoubtedly also make the cut. Who else? Judith Guest? Louise Erdich? What about some lesser known notables, such as the group sex-obsessed Henry Sackerman? Who would you nominate?
Susannah Schouweiler at MnArtists discusses recent cuts in City Pages, including laying off the A-List editor and one of the two food writers, as well as the recent announcement that Quinton Skinner's theater beat is being cut by half. With all these cuts in arts coverage (and City Pages is hardly alone in this), where do you turn to find out what is happening on the local arts scene?
Mine would have to be Augie Garcia's lost classic "Be My Guest" about the River Road Club in Mendota, although I have also always been partial to The Replacement's "Skyway." What are your favorites?
Afterglide locates a very odd Craigslist offer.
Breaking Down says Minnesota is not a state for drivers.
The Deets enjoys some fine local fried food.
Overheard examines the value of Timberwolves tickets.
According to Star Tribune columnist Pat Reusse, on Joe Soucheray's KSTP show (reported here), Minnesota Twins owner Carl Pohlad is dead at age 93. If anyone hears any more about this, please comment. [Update: Star Tribune confirms.]
The Strib does a story on salaries for the local arts community, and reveals that Guthrie Artistic Director Joe Dowling pulled in $682,229 in salary and benefits last year: Even discounting a one-time bonus of $100,000, his compensation surpassed that of his peers not only in New York but also at nonprofit theaters elsewhere in the United States. So, Joe Dowling -- overpaid?
Here is what is currently flying through the blogosphere: Andrew Zimmern Ate My Balls. Via: Almost every blog in the Twin Cities.
Of course, we know that Minnesota is the home of the Jucy Lucy. Also the bundt cake, or, at least, the bundt pan. Pronto Pup claims to have invented the corn dog. We're reportedly the birthplace of the cosmopolitan. Cheerios comes Golden Valley, along with dozens of other General Mills products. Pearsons in St. Paul invented the Salted Nut Roll. And now Secret's of the City's own Jeremy Iggers reveals the extraordinary fact that Minnesota's own Leeann Chin invented the cream cheese won ton. Any other local creations that I am forgetting?
Hands down, the HUGE pot holes. Despite (how many?) years of reconstruction, this street still sucks…
rickblankThe movie's good, and surprisingly funny. BTW, Clint didn't have a shotgun. It was an M1, the standa…
Tom BartelI remember seeing this on the news in the 70`s "Mysterious circles in a Meeker County, Minnesota pas…
brooklyn center mikeI'd be interested in Bigfoot sightings in northern MN. But Crookston? Where would it hide? There are…
millergood point Anony Mouse. Any wierd happenings around minnesota - catastrophic and tragic events - mig…
cslarsenI invented the Sailor Martin. It's made like a gin Martini and served with a contempt for vodka. …
kurtisLest us not forget the honeycrisp apple. …
Chel@shepard: There are no rigid FCC programming parameters anymore, except those involving obscenity. T…
noodlemanAnd Whoppers are involved how? …
kwattThe best way to take out our feelings is to contact advertisers andthe FCC. The radio station will …
shepard67-68 two hitch-hiking female killers around Duluth Stabbing males that picked them up..... …
Anony MouseRed light! Red light, run it! Red light! Red light, run it! Lyndale, Garfield, Run it! The Replaceme…
Chris RThis is what the Strib said, Jane: The script had humble roots in Schenk's friendships with old sold…
mnblrmkrWhen things are NSFW, I will be sure to label them as such. …
Max SparberI think that are very practical reasons why porn sites should not be listed here, or at least tagged…
KarenCFrom the article: The narrative never explains the differences, if any, between Hmong and non-Hmong …
noodlemanDid Nick Schenk write this in MN? Someone told me he used to sit and write at NE Grumpy's. Oh, how t…
janeHow can a song that namechecks City Center not be about Minneapolis and hence, MN? Whatevs, anonynmo…
cmcSome poor old lady got arrested for keeping a football that some neighbor kids kept throwing into he…
cmcSort of spoken word, Rockstar Storytellers are highly recommended. www.rockstarstorytellers.com …
DKMy dad used scare me with stories about the Wauwatosa Monster which was a bigfoot like creature that…
SixstringmonkMy mom told the neighbor kids to get off her lawn whilst shaking a rake at them this summer. It was…
aliecatMy prediction: the clip of Eastwood pumping a shotgun and growling "get off of my lawn," will become…
keithpilleI think that's what they call "Linkbaiting," Baker. …
Max SparberSharon's article is well written, but I don't get the city pages headline "Gran Torino is racist and…
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