February 2011
51 posts
mightyflynn asked: I've read a lot of the books on that list:
1. Stoner - I love it. It's particularly good if you've ever taught.
2. Winesburg, Ohio - A novel in linked short stories. It's very entertaining and ahead of its time. Probably one of the most influential books in modern America fiction.
3. Staggerford - All of Hassler's works are set in Minnesota....
1. Stoner - I love it. It's particularly good if you've ever taught.
2. Winesburg, Ohio - A novel in linked short stories. It's very entertaining and ahead of its time. Probably one of the most influential books in modern America fiction.
3. Staggerford - All of Hassler's works are set in Minnesota....
January 2011
62 posts
Here in MN, we hold naturalization ceremonies at... →
Highest level of civic engagement, y’all.
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Here are some novels about the Midwest. →
I’m curious about this list (saw it as an ad on TMN), so if you have any opinions on any of these novels, let me know. I’ve never even heard of most of these authors, but Minnesota is represented pretty heavily and I’d probably read all of these books.
(It’s like Minnesota Appreciation Day on Sundays on the Internet. We are so smug that we devote one day a week to...
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The Star Tribune did an entertainment story on... →
It is about lady directors at Sundance.
(Actually, the part about Miranda July makes me want to slap myself in the face, but that’s not the Strib’s fault.)
Good work! Hooray!
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The Human League - “Don’t You Want...
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Ricky Martin Doesn't Give Anything to Target but...
Oh hi, local media. It’s your friend Deb, that feminist complaining about inequality and spin in your objective coverage and shit like that.
Here’s the thing: Just because Ricky Martin is giving exclusive rights to a special version of his “tolerance”-based record to Target doesn’t mean that Target is suddenly great for gay people. Actually, they still sponsor MPLS...
Garbage - “Push It”
So, friends,...
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I don’t care what the level-headed media...
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Listen to my voice and delete yourself
hungryghoast:
me: goodbye yellow brick road is like the carpenters, music to kill yourself to Deborah: YOU’RE MUSIC TO KILL YOURSELF TO THE CARPENTERS ARE GREAT
Craig and I don’t share the same affection for 1970s pop.
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Due to a scheduling fluke, I didn’t have to...
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I really liked the second episode.
So I just got Netflix Instant on my tv, which means I have been watching British Skins on occasion. It is a great show! Because it is about teens in the UK, I think that everything is realistic because certain elements of the show are depicted fairly realistically (i.e., Cassie’s eating disorder). I also think that teens in the UK are crazier than teens in the States because teens in the US...
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The Stone Roses - “(Song for My) Sugar Spun...
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MN90: High Priestess of the Women's Magazine →
Wish that Ampers transcribed their audio posts, but if you’re in the mood to listen, there’s some neat historical tidbits.
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Diversity, Not Tokenism →
I’m a little disappointed that most local columnists completely failed to mention that today is MLK Day in their daily columns—it’s actually really important to keep talking about it!—but the above post from TC Jewfolk at Minnpost almost makes up for it. Almost.
Other MLK Day-oriented content:
The Pioneer Press published a profile of the new president of the St. Paul...
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New TC Magazine Crooked Teeth →
What teen zines look like in the digital age. Neat stuff!
““There are no bigger Steeler fans than women,” she said. “We don’t sit there and...”
– “In Pittsburgh, A Quarterback Split.”
This is very well done.
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An Elton John morning is one of the best kinds of...
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We're Looking for a Kickass Intern →
twincitiesrunoff:
The Twin Cities Runoff is looking for a jack-of-all-trades-but-mostly-editorial intern to assist in all aspects of publication. We are a local culture website that currently publishes weekly, and we’re looking for passionate publishing and storytelling superstars who are intrigued by the idea of working with an independent startup. (Pros of working with a startup: you will be...
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“What we really need to do is keep it rather outrageous,” he told his team....”
– Chino Latino: still terrible!
Twin Cities media: still perpetuating it!
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Is Cloud Computing Environmentally Friendly? →
I’ve always wondered about this, and this article provides few answers, but it raises the question in a more complex fashion. And that’s progress.
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"Sometimes I think there ought to be a coat of... →
Me too, buddy. Me too.
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“Why do we have the Guthrie Theater or the Vikings? It’s because any number...”
– Wow, that’s a huge load of horseshit. The Vikings do not exist for the good of the community; they exist to make profit. The theater is a bit of a different story, but it’s totally all for community— that’s why people from all Twin Cities walks of life are always at the...
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Wednesday Morning Dance Party: Camera Obscura -...
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“The ability of Americans to ignore the patterns of violence in their history has...”
– Thank you, Glenn W. LaFantasie, for saying what I’ve been writing emails and chats about for the past few days. I have felt a little off-kilter since Sunday because my initial reaction to the Giffords shooting was Are you really that surprised? Social media people wrote things like...
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ericaaaaa: Wherein We Solve the Mystery of Mumford... →
ericaaaaa:
Me: the current’s top 89 was super depressing
Deborah: oh god it was awful
like “HEY MUMFORD AND SONS”
“WE LIKES THEM”
Me: yarrrrr yar yar yar yar, yarrrr yarrrr yarrrr
i call them growl core
Deborah: hahahahaha
Me: i’ve decided they’re this decade’s DMB
Deborah: they are, you are right
you are eons ahead of me
recently I was just trying to figure out “why don’t I like this...
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“20. Manchester, England
An industrial city reinvents its famed musical past.
...”
– You know what you didn’t just sell me, New York Times? Manchester. Why should I go there in 2011? Really, it always sounded like the kind of terrible place that great music comes from because there’s nothing else to do, but I’m pretty sure you just threw it on there to fill out...
"In Minnesota, women earn about 22 percent less... →
Good work, MinnPost.
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Simian Mobile Disco - “Sleep...
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Seeing the Bunyan for the Trees: Storytelling and... →
twincitiesrunoff:
Our resolution for 2011 is to tell better stories and work to define the word “community” in the Twin Cities. Here’s an explanation. Let us know what you think.
I wrote this, and I think that if you have a few moments you should read it. It’s on the side of something that should be tagged #longreads, and it’s a little hyperlocal, but it can be applied to any local...
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“This Week went to Jesus Fuck, Idaho, or more accurately to a room in a motel off...”
– Dispatches From The Front: Deborah Asks: Jesus fuck, where did this week go?
Fact: Craig is the number one loler in my life.
Other fact: When I actually am cursing, I say “Jesus fuck.”
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