Vol 22 Issue 1070
Published 6/6/2001 through 6/12/2001
Bolinas Junction (Cover Story)
Two former lovers and six Minnesota writers unite in a serial short story. ALSO: James Ellroy's bloody pulp, Colson Whitehead's Anatomy of Puff, Peter Mayle's permanent vacation, and a local-books roundup
Off Beat
Live or Memorex?, and Politics of Exclusion.
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (City Beat)
A longtime antismoking advocate just says no to billboards.
The Sound and the Fury (City Beat)
With $450 million at stake in the battle over airport noise, critics say one thing is missing: The public's voice.
For Your Eyes Only (Eaters' Digest)
Dear reader, if there's a prettier place in North America to get a $7 bowl of ramen, I'll eat my hat. Which I'll be happy to do instead of facing another round of Loring Pasta Bar appetizers. Loring Pasta Bar, Minneapolis
Adventures in Baby-sitting (Arts Feature)
Local director Tara Spartz's teen farce turns freelance childcare into serious business.
109-Piece McNuggets (Music)
The latest Nuggets box set dips into the psychedelic sauce of Sixties Britannia.
Beware of Dog (Fear of Music)
Nothing inspires today's youth quite like violence and hate, and Howlin' Andy Hound knows how to funnel these themes into a rousing garage anthem.
Slowly but Surely (Film)
Abbas Kiarostami's The Wind Will Carry Us takes its time pondering the human condition.
The Comforts of Home (Film)
Twenty-four hours of watching paint dry with Eric Rohmer.
Musical Minimalism (Theater)
Michelle Hensley takes a bit of Broadway to the workhouse.
Lady of the Portrait (Art)
Nearly two decades after Alice Neel's death, her cold-eyed humanism has begun to look revolutionary.
A Confederacy of Sleaze (Books)
From contract killing to mainlining Mormon blood, James Ellroy depicts the most lurid of American nightmares.
Divine Hammer (Books)
In his sprawling new novel, John Henry Days, Colson Whitehead chips away at the legends of the 20th Century.
Let Them Read Cake (Books)
A new brand of travel writer savors foie gras, catnaps, and voluptuous idle living for the rest of us.
An Algerian Childhood: A Collection of Autobiographical Narratives (Books Roundup)
Eleni Sikelianos: Earliest Worlds (Books Roundup)
Jessica Treadway: And Give You Peace (Books Roundup)
Louise Erdrich: The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (Books Roundup)
