Email Author Jessica Armbruster

2008 Stories by Jessica Armbruster

• Concrete and Grass: Lowertown Music Festival

  published September 3, 2008

  Lowertown St. Paul has been on a roll lately. Several summers ago I would have only recommended a trip to the region for the Farmers' Market, or... More >>

• Baby Loves Disco

  published September 3, 2008

  It may have been quite awhile since you last had your soul crushed at a dance club, but the general experience hasn't changed much. Girls still... More >>

• Taylor Negron: Satellites

  published September 3, 2008

  D-list celebrity is a strange beast. For some, it's a career made up of paparazzi stalking and attending weird promotional events. For others,... More >>

• I Can't Believe It's Not Paint Thinner: Blue Raspberry

  published Aug 29, 2008

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• Thomas Frank

  published August 27, 2008

  It might be hard to believe, but sometimes politicians don't have our best interests at heart. Though this is the gist of Thomas Frank's argument,... More >>

• Thomas Frank

  published August 27, 2008

  It might be hard to believe, but sometimes politicians don't have our best interests at heart. Though this is the gist of Thomas Frank's argument,... More >>

• Solutions Volume 3

  published August 27, 2008

  Though politicians may want you to believe that they are the harbingers of change, us regular citizens tend to remain skeptical. Though we often... More >>

• Barhopping: Town Hall Brewery

  published August 27, 2008

  Visiting a bar that makes its own beer can be a dodgy affair. Though it is a noble art to brew one's own, it doesn't always work out for the best.... More >>

• Barhopping: Moscow on the Hill

  published August 27, 2008

  The decor may not be as trendy or posh as at bars like Chino Latino or Solera, but if you can get over the peasant shirts nailed to the walls,... More >>

• Barhopping: The Happy Gnome

  published August 27, 2008

  According to All About Beer Magazine, The Happy Gnome is one of 125 places beer lovers need to visit before they die. And it's no wonder... More >>

• Update: Laughing Liberally find local

  published Aug 21, 2008

  The results of the "Laughing Liberally" competition were announced, and after a gruelingly funny night at Joke Joint Comedy Club, Chris Maddock was crowned champion of local laughs. The Stil... More >>

• Richard Prince: Spiritual America

  published March 19, 2008

  Can an artist simultaneously celebrate and critique pop culture? Those familiar with the incredibly varied work of Richard Prince have seen... More >>

• Rain Taxi 50th Issue Celebration

  published August 20, 2008

  Some may say that hard times have befallen the art of literary review. Many will point to sluggish and declining book sales as indicative of a... More >>

• Hindsight is Always 20/20

  published August 20, 2008

  As the Faces lamented in "Oh La La": I wish that I knew what I know now/When I was younger. Truer words are rarely spoken. In "Hindsight... More >>

• Saint Paul-itics: Bill Arnold

  published August 20, 2008

  Recently, I went to a politically minded happy hour with a friend. Sitting there with a beer in hand, I listened to some local politician... More >>

• Seth Tobocman

  published August 20, 2008

  Seth Tobocman is a man who wears many hats. He's an antiwar and anti-racism activist; he's a radical cartoonist, perhaps most famous for... More >>

• Half-Priced Wine Night at French Meadow

  published August 20, 2008

  You might not think of French Meadow when choosing places to enjoy an adult beverage. It is, after all, in close proximity to bars like the... More >>

• I can't believe it's not paint thinner: Volume 9

  published Aug 15, 2008

  The information available on André is sparse. My first search yielded a link to André Champagne Productions, makers of some truly awesome looking movies. I also stumbled upon a yahoo.com... More >>

• Poster Offensive 4

  published August 13, 2008

  If you think back to the sophisticated décor of your college dorm room, you probably had at least one sweet-ass poster taped to your wall.... More >>

• Flowerfest Weekend

  published August 13, 2008

  Flower power indeed. This weekend the arboretum will showcase not one, but two flower shows: The 26th Annual Arboretum Flower and Garden Show and... More >>

• Bart Schneider

  published August 6, 2008

  There is absolutely no way that you can confuse the setting of Bart Schneider's latest novel, The Man in the Blizzard. Each sentence is... More >>

• Bart Schneider

  published August 6, 2008

  There is absolutely no way that you can confuse the setting of Bart Schneider's latest novel, The Man in the Blizzard. Each sentence is... More >>

• Bart Schneider

  published August 6, 2008

  There is absolutely no way that you can confuse the setting of Bart Schneider's latest novel, The Man in the Blizzard. Each sentence is... More >>

• Bart Scheider

  published August 6, 2008

  There is absolutely no way that you can confuse the setting of Bart Schneider's latest novel, The Man in the Blizzard. Each sentence is... More >>

• Drink of the Week: Sorbet Spritzer

  published Aug 08, 2008

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