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The last thing crossing most consumers’ minds in a recession is: It would be awfully nice to fill some wall space with a nice piece of locally-produced art. Hmm…
But why is this? Galleries won’t stay afloat on their own – most continue their humble existence on donations and sales of the artwork they feature. Between Minneapolis’s free museums and innumerable art …
i saw the same
fire truck
twice
as it rounded corners
and i took a wrong turn
guess i
was occupied
with pete’s smoke inhalation
though i was sure
he was fibbing
that old man runner
fresh out of t.p.
giggling girls and aerosol
defacing public places
hasn’t been
this much fun
since
identity theft
went out as the least
cool crime
(saudade)
so either
put your number
in my hand or
get off my porch
a transparent reference to
a song
by some battered vegetables
own it, he says
south african …
The Van Gobots – Guantanamo Beach Party
From a band name like the Van Gobots, I had expected to be listening to a kitschy oddball synth-driven band. At least I had hoped there would be quirk. But alas, the album was synthless, quirkless, and rife with pentatonic scale dual-guitar boogery, including a beefy guitar solo on the first track. The singer comes out washy and indistinct, is lacking dynamically, and spews out lyrics …
The difference between 3D movies when I was a child and 3D movies now is palpable. As an eight-year old at Disney World, I was taken by my mom to see the Muppet Movie in 3D, and I remember making a mental effort to help the movie create the illusion of three dimensions. I wanted to see the movie in 3D, so I strained and strained to …
Fall is a beautiful time of year. School has started, the leaves are changing colors, and the weather has cooled off just enough to break out your favorite sweater. It is the perfect time of year for a bicycle ride! Too often, we fall into the groove of riding our bikes only as a means of getting to and from the places we need to go. However, it’s nice to get out there on a …
Genius: Jeffrey Hahn, Assistant Extension Entomologist in Urban Entomology
Motto: “No Jitters from Critters”
The Wake: When I hear the word “entomologist,” I think of butterflies being pinned into glass cases. What is the field of entomology really about?
The Prof: There is actually a lot going on in entomology. There is a lot of applied research; People research crop pests, bed bugs, pests of landscape plants, and so on. We also have basic research, which is not …
Ah, Cedar-Riverside. The mere mention of that hyphenated name is enough to get a rise out of most Minneapolitans, not to mention the ones who actually live there. It is a divisive area, a place that has been characterized as both a colorful ethnic melting pot and a miniature gangland; the last “real” corridor of the city and a bullet-riddled death trap.
This long-running debate is even more pertinent to students at our fair university, whose …
Do Not Enter
Do Not Enter
Do Not Enter
interstates, rail lines and this
river of locks are containment
incarnate.
Do Not Enter! on your own volition.
Corpus:
Where exploring the interior of the battle scared tree
in the park near Franklin Avenue
injects life after the lightning strike.
Where highways do not
lead to my city’s heart.
They pump madness
molasses
leaving soupy trails
of purple and red through the drain pipes
and stick
with the road searing sunlight.
These river flats are not just scenery,
but a landscape where homes …
I. INVOCATION
Dearest Senior Class of 2008,
As you are already well aware, May is rapidly approaching and much of the anxiety regarding post-college life that was safely stewing at the recesses of our minds is about to manifest itself, plump and ugly, in our newly re-christened adulthood.
The age we are entering headfirst is certainly an exciting …
For the first installation of our How-To column, here are a few recipes for non-toxic cleaning supplies that will make your home look pretty – and are good for the environment.
Window cleaner
¼ cup white vinegar
½ teaspoon liquid soap or detergent
2 cups water
Combine ingredients in a spray bottle and shake to blend.
Carpet spot remover
Blot the stain immediately. Sprinkle with baking soda, cornstarch or borax and let dry. Wash with club soda and vacuum.
Bathroom Cleaner (tile, …
As lids stretch down, eyelash meeting eyelash, peace falls over an audience hidden in darkness to the sound of steady drumming. Amidst chants of “rain, rain” echoing between the figures on stage, one might forget that this is only a play.
But is it?
A whirl of top hats, hard hats, cell phones and dancing sewer pipes …
An estimated 2,500 people in Minnesota are living with the HIV disease and do not know they have been infected.
In 2006, 318 new cases of HIV were reported in Minnesota, a five percent increase from the previous year.
Eighteen percent of these cases were reported among young people between the ages of 13 and 24.
A new case …
It’s not everyday that fifteen dollars lets a person see eight different bands in concert. Even less often is a clue-driven chase across the city included in the price of the ticket. On Saturday, March 24th, participants in March of Madness: Bands on the Run! went on a citywide search for eight local bands that were to perform at four undisclosed locations. Organized by local artist Michael Gaughan. Bands on the Run! was the sixth …
When warmer weather starts to peak out through winter’s snowy veil, it’s not uncommon for the number of bicyclists out on the streets to multiply. Even if the weather isn’t reason enough to get out on a bike, gas prices usually are. Despite all the motivation to take a spin on the old ten-speed, many people have misgivings about biking in the city. Automobiles are not known for their friendliness towards cyclists. And for the …
Many children dream of growing up to become astronauts and explorers only to abandon these dreams before even reaching middle school. Kobie Boykins, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, would like to convince children that those dreams can actually become reality.Boykins states that many children stop dreaming of having an atypical career once they reach about ten years old. “And why should that happen?” says Boykins, who grew up knowing he wanted to …