Soccer Mom’s Take to the StreetsYesterday’s march/rally went down smooth. Very peaceful. I think I saw about five cops the entire time. Great turnout. From what I hear and read, somewhere between 8,000 and 12,000 people came out. The vibe was very positive and the message was clear. It felt great to be apart of …
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Calm Down, George.The good folks of the Twin Towns will gather in a storm of dissent today at 1pm (corner of Hennepin and Lagoon) for an Anti-War March. We throw our duct tape down, remove our gas masks and plastic chemical detox robes. We will scream, beat pots and pans, and generally not be very …
Happy Valentines Day!!This is my Afrojet valentine to you. Things you don’t see everyday. Margaret Berry’s article on Life Lesson’s Learned from Literature. An interview with Jonathan Hoefler about the beauties of Requiem. A comprehensive collection of Airline logos.
Holy Crap, You Didn’t See ThatNightmare morning. I had a vicious battle with my good friend Insomnia last night. A night of a thousand nights. When I woke up so thoroughly unrested at seven, I relized I had left my contacts in overnight and my left eye was glued shut from some internal eye defense …
The Return of the PatriotAs a rule, sequels are generally worse than their originals, and the new Patriot Act redux is downright awful. What the heck is this crap? I can’t help but think of Philip K. Dick’s Pre-crime in Minority Report when I read this stuff about DNA databases and potential intent. Retinal scans …
Sometimes My Heart Beats WideThe Melvins show pounded my head. The double whiskeys that were being ordered to stay warm ran amok and then, as if scared suddenly by large hounds, bolted and sought refuge in the farther recesses of my brain stem. Crouching there, pensive and ridiculously giddy, it slowly began to spread out …
The Melvins Come to Town Ok. Time for some serious rawk. I’m ready. It’s snowing and cold and I got a case of cabin fever that’s chomping at the bit. The Osbornes are coming to town. No, no no, not those Osbournes. These Osbornes. That’s right, The Melvins are rocking Minneapolis tonight in a surprise …
Our Daily Bread What really happened and what was really going on in those top secret photos of Mr. Powells. Smoke and mirrors baby (thanks Gwinn). It turns out that the those Breakfast Club stereotypes are pretty spot on. Well, duh. That’s what makes the movie so great. Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of The Anarchist in …
I Don’t Want to ShaveLately, I have been letting both my whiskers and the hair on the dome grow and grow. I make a hundred excuses about not having the right razors, not having the time to put together a hair appointment. But the truth is, I just like all my hair and I want …
Colin Powell at the UNLive webcast of US Secretary of State Colin Powell delivering his ‘evidence’ at 10:30 AM Eastern.