The Wake

Mashed Potatoes, Enchiladas and an Easter Egg. My head told me no, my stomach the same. But for some reason I piled on a plate of inexplicable combinations. This was the result. Next time I’ll stick to beer.

As I was thinking about writing a review for the new Grand Theft Auto expansion, The Lost and Damned, I realized how much it must suck to be a video game critic. What a lousy job? I didn’t buy the latest addictive incarnation of a game that hasn’t changed much since its first 3D incarnation to play it as fast as …

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Minneapolis is known for its skyline. It’s the silver city, the minne-apple. Minnesota’s outsized number of major corporations have built, demolished and rebuilt the city five times over. Historic preservation has long been overlooked.

Even though Minneapolis’ Heritage Preservation Commission was formed in 1972, many “lesser” buildings have since seen the wrecking ball. Block upon block of downtown Minneapolis lies empty, full of cars by day and empty …

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When I walked through the doors of Northrop Auditorium more than a month and a half ago, I suddenly realized I was going to have to find a job during the worst economic quagmire since the Great Depression. I was no longer a student and I was severely underemployed. This isn’t a good situation for anyone, even Carlson students, but its quite the mindfuck for …

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A few years back I lived in London. It doesn’t snow there, ever. Actually, once it snowed 1 inch and the city fell apart at the seams. Anywho, for some reason I decided to read The Guardian while listening to the new Lily Allen album. I have no explanation for this series of events. I did drive a possible crack addict from Kansas City, …

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The Blager has been on an extended vacation from blogging, but hopes to bring you more great tidbits on beer and other happenings around the cities in the coming months. For my birthday I headed over to the Summit Brewery. I was expecting to pay a few bucks to get a shoddy and short tour and then drink some delectable local brews. Well the later two were true, but the tour …

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Nader:Postmortem from The Wake Student Magazine on Vimeo.

The Photo Album is back for a second walk around the block. I hope you guys haven’t missed us; all three of you. This time around we have some photos that were just too good to fit into the confined space of print media. So last 1,000 years. Go read the bible print lovers. I mean it. Or look at some nifty slideshows.

Hi, it’s your friendly neighborhood web editor. As an avid photographer I had the idea of a photo album, a place for good photography in the midst of great change. Photos that tell everyday stories and sometimes none.

For the first installment here’s a series of photographs from the last week in the election. An encounter with Al Franken and Bill Clinton’s rally for Obama and the aforementioned candidate along with some from the Nader …

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