June 2011
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Tomorrow I go back to a regular office for the...
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I had been listening to Kurt Vile for a little...
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“And isn’t this the greatest kind of victory, to make insignificant your...”
– My friend Dolan posted the text of his graduation speech at International High School in the Bronx, along with his experience actually delivering it, and like a naked mole rat borne into the earth for a brief lifetime, it will live here on the internet, existing in the tunnels of social media, known...
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Wednesday Morning Dance Party: Smashing Pumpkins -...
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Beyond DIY to Do-It-Together →
So I fundamentally disagree with much of this essay! But it is well-written and outlines a lot of assumptions about the Twin Cities art scene, and it’s also a good introduction for outsiders about how people think art works here, and I think you should read it. I’d like to know what you think. It speaks to a lot of conversations I’ve been having lately, and I’d like to...
Slapdash: Coffee Geek Oases in the Twin Cities →
Erik’s list of experimental coffeeshops is fantastic.
I’ll recommend Royal Grounds coffee at 42nd and Grand in hip, fabulous Kingfield. They sell bread pudding made out of old bagels (yes!), carry those awesome soups by Xander that they also sell at Nina’s in St. Paul, and make a mean French Press for $3. They make all of their syrups for sodas and such fresh—and fresh...
WatchMPLS.TV knows that you should be starting your Monday with a new Yelle video.
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It’s a lovely summer night, but I’m exhausted and on the depressed side of things, not to mention broke as broke, so I figured it was time to watch a movie. In my Netflix queue, I passed by an Ingrid Bergman movie that actually looked pretty great and It Could Happen to You. I put on Sid & Nancy for three minutes but the sight of Courtney Love crying, “She was niiiiice”...
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Happy Bloomsday!
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Sandwich Combinations I've Had Today That Make Me...
Pickles and cucumbers on the same sandwich, stacked on top of each other.
Ice cream sandwich made with homemade chocolate chip cookies and non-homemade chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream.
A follow-up →
theoreticalgirl:
Trying to be the smartest person in the room, the girl with the most cake or whatever can become emotionally and professionally stifling after quite a while. I suppose the key is to strike a balance between seriousness, ambition, and sheer stupidity.
Yes, yes, very good point (and thanks also). “The smartest” isn’t really the goal, so much as trying to aim...
Girly-girls, infanitilization, and what we're...
In the past week we’ve been talking about the girliness of girly-girls and how maybe we should try to dress like we take ourselves seriously and act like women. There is a lot of truth behind this argument, although we can’t all wear heels all the time (and I have no fashion problem with sneakers and skirts, or the occasional bird, or being pretty and feminine).
Actually, it is never...
The Feather Hair Extension Trend Is Ruffling the... →
This PiPress story has it all: small-town charm, big-city aspirations, a girl who thinks that putting feathers in her hair is some kind of rebellious, and the infographic to end all infographics.
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Kate Beaton completes my life. →
It’s all over now; I’ll just be in a coffee shop in St. Paul, waiting for the end.
Thanks, HG.
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The Breeders - “Saints”
Kim and...
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“But I can’t get on board the “I don’t care what my politicians do in their...”
– The ever-brilliant Katie Coyle.
In addition: I would like to talk to some women who enjoy receiving pictures of penises on their phones or their twitters, solicited or unsolicited. Who are these women? Are there women who enjoy viewing a cell phone picture of some dude’s junk? Do they exist?...
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Lou Reed and John Cale - “Open House”
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“Writing about yourself as a character is a process that feeds on itself. If you...”
– This is the smartest thing I have ever read on Gawker. Yes, it is ironic that it is on Gawker! But it is very insightful!
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Crisis Line - “Calling Me Crazy”
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Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN: 100 Queer Places in... →
thomaslowrysghost:
In honor of Pride Month, the Hennepin County Library Tumblr wised me to this great site. Amazing pictures, histories, etc. I had no idea that the infamous Farris Alexander owned a theater on 9th & Hennepin; though it stands to figure that it was across the street from Broadway Books and Video.
Deborah, what did you do this afternoon?
Oh, I got lost in a completely...
“But the undisputed force in the country is Mr. Erdogan (pronounced ERR-doh-ahn),...”
– I like when sentences like this get published in the New York Times. I’m pretty sure the poor structure, lack of center, and completely absent style bothers me more than the idiotic parenthetical unnecessary yet hilarious sexism.
Also: thank god for the return of slow news days.
Edit: Jeez,... 