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Movies
Sam Raimi's Drag Me to Hell is damned good fun
Alison Lohman bears brunt of film's supernatural humiliations
By Nick Pinkerton
Published: May 27, 2009
Sam Raimi wants to go home again. Often a drifting virtuoso in the years before finding his Spider-Man gig, with Drag Me to Hell Raimi defaults to the horror romps that made...
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Theater
Two Tony Kushner works are smart and satisfying
The Intelligent Homosexual's Guide... and Tiny Kushner at the Guthrie now
By Quinton Skinner
Published: May 27, 2009
Somewhere near the midpoint of Tony Kushner's new The Intelligent Homosexual, daughter Empty (Linda Emond) stands confounded over what her retired longshoreman father Gus...
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Sinks
By Erin Roof
Published: May 27, 2009
Thrash, children. Thrash because it keeps you warm. Thrash because it's good for the heart. Thrash because it's what all the cool kids are doing. And I've heard that all the...
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Ari Hoenig
By Rick Mason
Published: May 27, 2009
Philly-born, Brooklyn-based drummer Ari Hoenig combines jaw-dropping intensity, phenomenal technique, and visionary perspective, making him a major force in jazz's evolution...
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Yeah Yeah Yeahs
By Rick Mason
Published: May 27, 2009
The Yeahs burst onto the scene as fire-breathing garage-rock revivalists, exulting in the lusty pleasures of a raging guitar, crashing drums, and a howling singer. Arty...
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Doves
By Chris DeLine
Published: May 27, 2009
With the band's recent release, Kingdom of Rust, Manchester's Doves have returned with a sound that bridges its booming guitars with a thick classic-rock vibe. For the...
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Gogol Bordello; Man Man
By Erin Roof
Published: May 27, 2009
Man Man are a gypsy orchestra hailing from Philadelphia. And they're weird. (Your first clue: The band's roster includes musicians by the names of Honus Honus, Pow Pow, and...
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Holy Fuck
By Rick Mason
Published: May 27, 2009
These are Canadians (for fuck's sake!) who spout expletives (at least the nominative one) and perform wild-ass, improvised electronica over driving rock rhythms. Toronto's Holy...
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Santigold
By Rick Mason
Published: May 27, 2009
To clear up the name issue right away, Santogold is now Santigold. Both are the alter ego of Philly/Brooklyn singer Santi White, who formerly fronted the new-/no-wave band...
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Cheap Date Night
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 27, 2009
Monday might seem like a strange time for a date, but there are many reasons why you would find yourself out on the lamest day of the week. For example, perhaps this is the one...
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Flint Hills International Children's Festival
By Ben Palosaari
Published: May 27, 2009
If kids around town start acting like brats by the end of the weekend, blame the Ordway for spoiling them by lavishing them with performing arts from around the world. The...
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Story of a Rabbit
By Ben Palosaari
Published: May 27, 2009
When the audience files into the theater to witness Story of a Rabbit, it faces a bizarre juxtaposition: death and hospitality. The show's creator and star, Hugh Hughes (the...
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Drew Peterson; Kristina Paabus: Formidable Flat
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 27, 2009
In "Formidable Flat," artists Kristina Paabus and Drew Peterson play with our perceptions of space in the real world and on paper. Peterson's prints for the show have layer...
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Dogs and Drinks: Jump Into Spring
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 27, 2009
Dogs and Drinks is a local organization that not only provides health info and nutrition advice about Minnesota pooches, but also throws parties for both dogs and their owners....
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Jake Johannsen
By Bryan Miller
Published: May 27, 2009
Jake Johannsen started his career on a lark. After shuffling through a series of majors during his college days in Iowa, he landed a role in a play where he met "a guy who said...
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Tomás Saraceno: Lighter Than Air
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 27, 2009
What happens when a museum becomes a biosphere, when rather than being individual sculptures and paintings, the art within a space interweaves with itself, forcing the guest to...
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Heliotrope Six
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 27, 2009
Now in its sixth year, this underground music festival returns to the Ritz Theater for three nights of music. Some years strictly celebrate local musicians, other years welcome...
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800 Words: The Transmigration of Philip K. Dick
By Quinton Skinner
Published: May 27, 2009
As an ardent lover of my native language, in the clinches more passionate about its written version than when it's spoken, it has been a true conundrum to live through...
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Minnesota Thunder vs. Puerto Rico Islanders
By Ben Palosaari
Published: May 27, 2009
Let's be blunt: The Minnesota Thunder's 2009 season has gotten off to a dreadful start. They're 0-4 and have scored a scant five goals while allowing a league-worst nine. They...
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The Quick and the Dead
By Jessica Armbruster
Published: May 27, 2009
Conceptual art can be a difficult genre to grasp. Bring in subject matter as fluid and timeless as life and death, and you've got a complicated experience ahead of you. "The...
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