August 2010
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Large arena concerts I have seen:
Billy Joel -...
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WatchThe Chap - “We Work In Bars” via Pitchfork.
Here’s some twee for you on a Saturday as I work on my side project before I go to work in a bar. Debating whether I’d ever wear that cat dress.
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Visit us at Walker Open Field
twincitiesrunoff:
Join us for readings, drinks, and refreshments this Sunday night at Walker Open Field. Let’s start a Twin Cities Runoff community. Make sure to email us with story ideas at info@twincitiesrunoff.com.
What’s a perfect way to chill after a busy weekend? Hanging out with the Twin Cities Runoff, of course! We’ll have readings from Runoff contributors (including...
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That girl thinks she’s the queen of the...
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A Collection of Strib Quotes on Block E →
Thanks, Twin City Sidewalks!
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“But the fussy, mincing habit of attempting to create demand with a sniffy...”
– Maria Bustillos on pairing, for the ever-awesome Awl. I agree with all of this, and would describe how the whole culture of “pairing” deeply, deeply bothers me in relation to my job, but I need to stay employed for the moment, so just read.
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Ansel Adams Publishing Trust files suit against... →
hydeordie:
The controversy surrounding a stash of photo negatives that its owner claims were taken by Ansel Adams took a legal turn on Monday when the trust representing the famed nature photographer filed a lawsuit to halt the sale of prints.
If you come to the Twin Cities Runoff’s Preview Party on Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Walker Open Field, you will most likely hear about this...
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"Also, how many more times is he going to focus a... →
Maura’s evaluation of the recent NY Times Books sexism issues resonates pretty strongly with me, so I suggest you take a look. I’m all for destroying the Dude Publishing Canon, but please not with Jodi Picoult, whose subject matter I find terrifying because I think people only read it to make themselves seem happier. The added review of the new Shtyengart maybe steered away from me...
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Babes in Toyland - “All By Myself”
We...
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WatchIn 2006 I was working my first real job as an underpaid copy editor for a small publishing company in Charleston. In mid-September, Craig sent me a link to this guy, ZeFrank, who was making these videos where he talked about duckies and politics and his viewers sent in pictures of their dressed-up vacuum cleaners. And this video guy was posting content every day! And it was creative and it made me...
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“Very pleased to meet you. I’m a small, well-mannered black young woman with a...”
– Queenie, a biography.
Do you spend your time on animal shelter websites ever? You have, at least once, looked to adopt a pet online. And I’m sure you’ve noticed that some of the best copy on the internet is pet descriptions on animal shelter websites. I don’t even know why...
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WatchIt’s time for another great teen movie cos it’s been over six years since the last one. Is this a candidate? I know I dig an overt Hester Prynne reference because has anyone read that book since high school?
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Return of the Wednesday Morning Dance Party:...
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The Twin Cities Runoff is looking for submissions. →
tcrunoff:
Journos, writers, artists, and mediamakers of all sorts: come one, come all!
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"Just to be clear, the Target CEO's commitment to... →
Abe Sauer’s dissection of Target’s anti-LGBT support at the Awl is still important. (Why aren’t local outlets picking up on it?) (I mean I know why.)
No, really, don’t go to Target. It probably won’t help any of this situation because Minnesotans freak out because they “don’t know where else to shop” and New Yorkers are all OMG CHEAP CLOTHES (no....
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U2 - “All I Want Is You”
As an adult,...
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“But Jim had a flavor about him. He was like a hamstring. He was not meat any...”
– Just started Zora Neale Hurston’s Seraph on the Suwanee. The above and a description of a woman’s “whiskey barrel” legs indicates I’ll like this one.
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You Deserve It!
Lord knows I understand that marketing is about responding to stereotypes because “data shows a certain group of people will always act a certain way.” The thing about good marketing is that you’re not supposed to admit to those terrible stereotypes; you’re supposed to find a way to stereotype without being a complete fucking asshole.
In this week’s City Pages, a...
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Although certain words associated with this...
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“‘You are a dumb shit, Lee Ranaldo,’ Lori said softly with the...”
– Neal Karlen, Babes In Toyland: The Making and Selling of a Rock and Roll Band, 1994.
Flying through this book on Babes in Toyland for one reason or another, and it reads like Sassy backlogs. I feel like I’m in my room in Delaware, looking for pictures to tape up on my walls, desperately... 