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Greg Warren
By P.F. Wilson
Published: May 7, 2008
"I think I made people laugh in the office," Greg Warren says about his former job at packaged goods giant Procter & Gamble. "Especially toward the end because I didn't take my...
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Kate Jacobs
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 7, 2008
Ask any television ratings analyst, foodie, or cult follower of today's celebuchefs: Cooking shows mean real big business. They are constantly shifting formats to adapt to...
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John Perkins
By Ben Palosaari
Published: May 7, 2008
John Perkins used to be a corporate hotshot. As a young man he was what he calls an "economic hit man." In The Secret History of the American Empire: The Truth About Economic...
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The Kills; Telepathe
By Jonathan Garrett
Published: May 7, 2008
If love really is just a dialogue, as the Kills claim on their latest single "Cheap and Cheerful," it's a good thing that they don't have much use for it. Instead, VV and...
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VHS or Beta
By Jonathan Garrett
Published: May 7, 2008
What if you threw a fantastic dance party and no one came? Might want to ask Craig Pfunder. His band, the Louisville, Kentucky-based VHS or Beta, have spent the better part of...
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Mac Lethal
By Jen Paulson
Published: May 7, 2008
There is an entirely different white-boy vibe when it comes to the hip-hop of Mac Lethal—his rhymes are so clearly articulated and annunciated that they take on a persona...
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ARENA Dances: waterBRIDGE
By Caroline Palmer
Published: May 7, 2008
Choreographer Mathew Janczewski first unveiled this full-length dance work for his ARENA Dances troupe in 2002, and it certainly deserves a second viewing. Inspired by Gustav...
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The Avett Brothers; Jessica Lea Mayfield
By Rick Mason
Published: May 7, 2008
The plaintive harmonies of North Carolina's Avetts weave tales of nearly unmitigated woe against an unsettling backdrop of creaky folk and country washed through with a...
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Lily Tomlin
By Ben Palosaari
Published: May 7, 2008
In a career that has spanned more than 40 years, Lily Tomlin has conquered television, the stage, comedy, and films. She is one of those rare comedians whose acting ability is...
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News
Follow the Money: Star Tribune's debt selling at less than 60 cents on the dollar
The newspaper's lien value has plummeted over the past year, showing flagging investor confidence
By Jeff Shaw
Published: May 7, 2008
A year ago, investors were so sure that the Star Tribune was financially solvent they were actually willing to buy its debt for more than it was worth. A dollar's worth of...
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Blotter
It's craptastic!
When the economy is in the toilet, there's no such thing as dirty money
Published: May 7, 2008
Here's an idea worth shitting on. A group of business majors at the University of Minnesota have taken a project from their Entrepreneurship in Action class to professional...
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À la carte
Hit or Miss
Señor Wong is not quite right
By James Norton
Published: May 7, 2008
SEÑOR WONG RESTAURANT 111 Kellogg Blvd., St. Paul 651.224.2019; www.senorwong.com Stop me if the formula sounds familiar: lots of affordable appetizers from the...
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Free Will Astrology
Free Will Astrology
By Rob Brezsny
Published: May 7, 2008
ARIES (March 21-April 19): For many Aries, independence is a virtue that flows in abundance – so much so that it's sometimes on the verge of becoming excessive and...
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Highlight
Film Highlight: Chop Shop
By Nathan Lee
Published: May 7, 2008
CHOP SHOP Parkway Theater, starts Friday You come away from Chop Shop with a mood, the voluptuous sum of the film's fine-tuned parts: the way a rundown patch of Queens is...
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Letters to the Editor
Letters to the Editor
Readers respond to Best of the Twin Cities
Published: May 7, 2008
The pleasures of reading Best Of I recently was in the metro area and picked up one of your magazines at a local shop. I found one of the articles quite humorous and found...
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Gimme Noise
Going Underground
Sweaty bodies, PBR, and cigarettes: My first underground punk show was everything I'd hoped
By Andrea Swensson
Published: May 7, 2008
I pull up in front of a house in Minneapolis, which could be any house in Minneapolis, and park the car. It appears no one is home: All the lights in the front of the house are...
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Gimme Noise
Return of the Weirdos
On Polara's new record, Ed Ackerson wrangles a swarm of bees into submission
By Andrea Swensson
Published: May 7, 2008
I think I found a way to stump Polara frontman and local-music connoisseur Ed Ackerson. Having recently heard a few varying descriptions of Polara's sound, I simply had to ask:...
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CD Review
The Plastic Constellations
We Appreciate You
By David Hansen
Published: May 7, 2008
THE PLASTIC CONSTELLATIONS We Appreciate You Frenchkiss Records No one likes to say goodbye. But love ain't for keeping, and after a decade and a half as a local lighthouse of...
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CD Review
Frugalis McSpiteful
Sunday School EP
By Nate Patrin
Published: May 7, 2008
FRUGALIS McSPITEFUL Sunday School EP Background Noise I don't know how else to go about saying this, so I might as well start the review with this one important fact and get...
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5ingles
5ingles
The Songs We Can't Escape
By Ray Cummings
Published: May 7, 2008
ALLA "Una Dia Otra Noche" Give 'em a couple of albums, and this Chicago group could develop into the Spanish-language answer to Stereolab. The potential's sure there: robo...
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