March 2011
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More obituary feminism
Despite her mother’s Christian preachings, young Jane had a wild side. She wrote in her 1985 autobiography, “My Paths and Detours,” that during high school she had a back-alley abortion, which may have rendered her unable to bear children.
This comes from the Associated Press, as reprinted in the Pioneer Press. It’s in the obituary for Jane Russell (of whose passing I...
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February 2011
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MinnPost.Tumblr: Suze Rotolo, muse and girlfriend... →
Thanks, MinnPost and NYT. The second part of the obituary reads like this:
The relationship, lasting four years, was rocky. She was the daughter of Italian Communists with her own ideas about life, art and politics that made it increasingly difficult for her to fulfill the role of helpmate and, as she put it in her memoir, “boyfriend’s ‘chick,’ a string on his guitar.”
Her social views,...
dontmakelists:
#308 - Bright Eyes - If Winter...
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My Natalie Portman Story
When I was 16, I spent the summer at a creative writing program at Columbia. One of the girls in my workshop looked a lot like Natalie Portman, and it was the summer that Phantom Menace came out. People around New York would mistake my friend— who was one of the most gorgeous, spontaneous girls who taught me tons about being aware of my sexuality—for Natalie Portman. A native New...
Has anyone written a trend piece about terrifying...
Who would you rather meet in an alley:
the women from Winter’s Bone
OR
the sisters from The Fighter?
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We →
twincitiesrunoff:
You are aching to know what’s actually going on in Minnesota besides whatever some former governor said in some other state. You want more—more stories, more neighborhoods, more voices—but you don’t have the time to read over the multitude of independent publications available in our fair Cities.
Today Twin Cities Runoff introduces We <3 Yr ‘Hood, a monthly (or so)...
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News question about local street art
Why did the LA Times report this a day earlier than City Pages, with what looks like the same photos? Why didn’t City Pages link to it?
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http://ladyjournos.tumblr.com →
In case you were thinking “women just need to write as well/as much/about things that are as important as men and then the gender gap in publications will be decreased.”
From creator Ann Friedman:
I’m also a big fan of long-form journalism aggregating sites, several of which have sprung up in the past year or so (LongForm.org, Long Reads, Give Me Something to Read, etc)....
The Beach Boys - “Sloop John B”
It...
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“In all Walker’s talk about private industry providing health insurance,...”
– The upper Midwest needs more reporters and writers like Abe Sauer, and more local news outlets to carry this type of reporting. (I am pretty sure the reporters are there, but they need better publishers.) (Twin Cities Runoff will totally publish this type of reporting, and we’re developing our...
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Cuby & the Blizzards - “Window of My...
Would you read a book of essays responding to...
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“If I can’t dance, I don’t want to be part of your revolution.”
– Emma Goldman
(via thomaslowrysghost)
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Simon & Garfunkel - “Fakin’...
Writers and Artists and Anyone Who Wants to Create →
twincitiesrunoff:
Sign up for our Opportunities mailing list. On occasion we have projects in the works that we need the right creative brain to complete. Sometimes these are fairly quick turnarounds, other times these are long-term projects. But, if you’re a writer, artist, photographer (we are really in need of photographers!), or interested in making any other kind of creative content with...
The Not-Actually-Spoils of the Food Wars →
twincitiesrunoff:
Bill Lindeke (of Twin City Sidewalks fame) wrote this week about the Sisters’ Camelot, a Seward-based hunger relief organization that engages in large-scale dumpster diving.
It’s a really joyous piece, and it reminds us of the summer produce goodness that is just around the corner.
Bill’s a great writer, and his enthusiasm really shines in this one.
Every week,...
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Fun with the Central Time Zone
Everyone’s been talking about Jeopardy this week. It’s man versus computer in the ultimate invalidation of humanity.
(I was actually pro computer, but I’ll never get to see that episode.)
So today, I went to my television at 6pm to see what channel Jeopardy was on. This indicates how much I watch network television: I never watch network television, except for America’s...
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Wednesday Morning Dance Party: Polysics -...
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“Divining how to appeal to Tom’s sensibilities, I dressed in a manner that...”
– Patti Smith, Just Kids.
Reading this made me realize that I never really learned how to dress to appeal to boys from Delaware.
Tom Verlaine and Richard Hell met at the school where I attended drama camp in the summer between my freshman and sophomore years of high school. I didn’t know this...
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The Replacements - “Valentine”
When I...
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The Magnetic Fields - “The Luckiest Guy on...
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“If you go out dancing, a fanny pack is very necessary. Especially if you don’t...”
– With Fanny Packs on the Runway, Can Mom Jeans Be Far Behind? - WSJ.com (via themorningnews)
The truest thing I’ve read all week.
“Once I woke up next to her, maybe when we were sophomores, and complained about...”
– Michael H. Rowe on a relationship, a good one, that gradually changed, like we all do, becoming adults and that sort of thing.
If you want to read a love-oriented essay this week that doesn’t leave you feel like a total awful loser (no matter what life choices you’ve made), read the Twin Cities...
“It’s better to openly fight than be passive-aggressive.”
– Kathleen Hanna at yesterday’s panel discussion.
100% co-sign. Sorry if you think I’m a jerk, but I’d rather let you know what I really think.
(via theoreticalgirl)
Yes yes yes yes yes.
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“Dateopia, you’re going to have a harder time in libraries because talking is...”
– The Minnesota Daily’s Dating Columnist, Dr. Date.
An hour of my morning is devoted to catching up on my RSS feed of every major news publication in the Twin Cities. I scan everything, read the stories I find interesting or relevant. Then, I get to Dr. Date. The Daily (the U of M’s...
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In Charleston we called it f&b, but here in...
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Today in the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition
sensual; sensuous. What is sensual involves indulgence of the senses— especially sexual gratification. What is sensuous usually applies to aesthetic enjoyment; only hack writers imbue the word with salacious connotations.
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