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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?
The winner of the Senate race will be abbounced tomorrow, and, with a 225 lead, the winner is expected to be Al Franken. Coleman says he'll fight, and, until the issue is settled, Franken can't be seated in Senate. Didn't Coleman make the case when he was ahead that were he behind, he would step down?
Finally. Something neither Wisconsin or Iowa (or Norsokota) can claim!
Gosh. I wonder why, though, they fought with police when arrested? Wonder what their logic was?
The Bridge reports that Seward Neighborhood residents are not fans of the stinky PCP (Pentachlorophenol) treated wooden power poles installed by Xcel Energy. PCP is a toxin and the manufacturing process creates additional toxic chemical byproducts. However, poles treated with the pesticide last 4X longer. Should people be putting themselves, their kids, and their neighbors ahead of poles?
I didn't want to, but Alie made me! (GRRFL) …
DouglasGBiggest Ball of Twine in Minnesota: Weird Al Yankovic You Can't Always Get What You Want: The Roll…
fehlerI'd prefer less "real arts criticism" and more real arts. Why not add some cartoonists. 1 can even…
Will Lose for More CartoonistsI heard there's a monster under the circle bed...or maybe it was on the circle bed... …
aliecatDamn, Max beat me to to the link to Erica's fresh blog. …
justpbobWow. Even Power Line thinks Coleman is misplacing his efforts. …
Max SparberThere is this Minnesota Monster. I swear to god I am trying to track down an actual monster. I know …
Max SparberNo. There are 18 more days left in The Year of the Rat. …
RatI think last year was the Year of the Bacon. …
kc!I am pretty skeptical about this plan. The cost to administer MinnesotaCare, which is a sliding scal…
kc!I heard a rumor of a Minneapolis Police Officer who likes to shoot pit bulls for no reason... My nei…
DKRat, I think if you know of local legends about monsters they would qualify. I actually don't know o…
kurtisIt's a bear anyway. …
janeOkay: What is big, and brown, and fierce, and is not a bear? …
janeThe mosquitoes were so bad last year... …
DouglasGThere was that time when a mothman, shadow person, flying rod, chupacabra, loch ness monster, ghost,…
amckeownHow are you supposed to seriously comment on something like this? Monster: John Dillinger. …
Rathey, I didn't say you had to help exclusively. ;-) …
kurtisI don't know any stories and now Kurtis has chided us to be serious and helpful, so I can't tell you…
janeRe: Charles Schulz. He may have moved to Californ-aye-a back in the '60s but Schulz would often welc…
noodlemanHey, I sent Chris here, so you guyses had better help. …
kurtisThere was some horrible purple dwarf who used to throw people into Lake Minnetonka -- Oh, wait. I'm …
Max Sparberstupid dislexia. that's Z-O-I-K-S. as in scooby snacks. …
achickwait, vampires and werewolves are real? ZIOKS! …
achickYeah, I used to feel the same way about Schulz, but his bio reveals that Peanuts was deeply influenc…
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