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George Washington

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    November 1, 2011

    Derrick Williams is interested in what this woman is doing with that pencil [VIDEO]

    This is not how we remember high school.​Derrick Williams is the Timberwovles' top draft pick and most exciting acquisition since a skinny teenager named Kevin Garnett. Or, he would be those things, if the NBA wasn't so hopelessly locked out. For now, Williams is just a 20-year-old kid trying to s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2011

    Michele Bachmann, Witness To History: Photo Of The Day

    Bachmann gets the good word from Paul Revere.​Her epic gaffe about mass murderer John Wayne Gacy reminded us yet again that Michele Bachmann has a legendary grasp of U.S. history. Here's the presidential candidate who says the Revolutionary War started in New Hampshire, for example. And that ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 1, 2011

    Weekend Checklist: Rogue Valley, Devotchka, The 4onthefloor, Krown Vega

    ​Everybody's workin' for the weekend...and it's here.Make the most of it!

  • Calendar

    February 16, 2011

    Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon

    ​Everybody's workin' for the weekend...and it's here.Make the most of it!

  • Calendar

    February 9, 2011

    DIY: Brewing With the Founding Fathers

    ​Everybody's workin' for the weekend...and it's here.Make the most of it!

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Michele Bachmann wants to be stranded on a desert island with Keith Olbermann

    Michele Bachmann wants to get all Swiss Family Robinson with Keith Olbermann.​Keith Olbermann has named Michele Bachmann the "Worst Person In The World" over and over, but given the choice she says she'd rather take him with her to a desert island any day than Rachel Maddow or Chris "Tingly Fe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 13, 2010

    Scofflaw returns book to Winona library 35 years late

    Image by Lynn Pernille on FlickrDon't let your library books get moldy ​You know that creeping sense of shame that comes when you have overdue fines at the library, like how could you possibly be such a bad citizen? Well, today you can feel good about yourself. Some chump in Winona just turned in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 22, 2010

    Michele Bachmann and Barack Obama are prayer buddies

    Pete Souza/White HouseObama signs the National Day of Prayer proclamation​Last week, U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional. And now we have President Barack Obama and Rep. Michele Bachmann -- gasp -- joining si ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 7, 2009

    Zombie Pub Crawl V: It's Starting to Stink

    Pete Souza/White HouseObama signs the National Day of Prayer proclamation​Last week, U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional. And now we have President Barack Obama and Rep. Michele Bachmann -- gasp -- joining si ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    ACORN alleged voter fraud hits Minnesota

    Pete Souza/White HouseObama signs the National Day of Prayer proclamation​Last week, U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional. And now we have President Barack Obama and Rep. Michele Bachmann -- gasp -- joining si ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Mike Elko; Ruthann Godollei: Unconventional Wisdom

    Pete Souza/White HouseObama signs the National Day of Prayer proclamation​Last week, U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional. And now we have President Barack Obama and Rep. Michele Bachmann -- gasp -- joining si ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 27, 2008

    Hail to the Chief: Images of the American Presidency

    Pete Souza/White HouseObama signs the National Day of Prayer proclamation​Last week, U.S. District Judge Barbara B. Crabb ruled that the federal law designating a National Day of Prayer was unconstitutional. And now we have President Barack Obama and Rep. Michele Bachmann -- gasp -- joining si ... More >>

  • Movies

    March 19, 2008

    Snow Angels

    Lagoon Cinema, starts Friday

  • Columns

    November 21, 2007

    Free Will Astrology

    Lagoon Cinema, starts Friday

  • Movies

    June 13, 2007

    L.A. Story

    Revered, rarely seen South Central-set 'Killer of Sheep' gets its theatrical due

  • Columns

    August 23, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    Revered, rarely seen South Central-set 'Killer of Sheep' gets its theatrical due

  • Blogs

    October 20, 2005

    Gino Washington vs. Geno Washington

    Revered, rarely seen South Central-set 'Killer of Sheep' gets its theatrical due

  • Columns

    July 13, 2005

    Onward Christian Soldiers

    "First we get the military, then we get the nation"

  • Restaurants

    May 25, 2005

    Wide World of Whine

    Controversial documentary 'Mondovino' just might drive you to drink

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2005

    Ask Google, bonus round:
    Who's your iconic daddy?

    Controversial documentary 'Mondovino' just might drive you to drink

  • News

    July 7, 2004

    Why Don't We Do It On The Road?

    10 days on the road with Friends Like These

  • Movies

    October 9, 2002

    Moving Forward

    'Smoke Signals' director Chris Eyre takes his progressive new film on the road

  • News

    August 7, 2002

    Freaks Like Us

    Buxom firestarters and dog-faced men: Frontier theater on the fringe

  • Arts

    June 19, 2002

    Oral Sex

    '7 Blowjobs' and 'This Queer Life' talk about modern morality

  • Movies

    February 7, 2001

    Rebirth of a Nation

    Director David Gordon Green reconsiders the South's constitution in George Washington

  • Arts

    January 3, 2001

    The Year in Film

    What you see is (not) what you get: Twelve months of well-screened duds and rarely viewed wonders

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Bury My Heart

    For years it has been whispered that the 1976 slaying of American Indian Movement activist Anna Mae Aquash was an inside job. Now a new rash of accusations aims squarely at local heroes Clyde and Vernon Bellecourt.

  • News

    July 28, 1999

    Bringing Down the House

    Taxpayers spent $65,000 to demolish the old Victorian at 1816 15th Ave. S. A buyer wanted to invest at least that much to fix it up. Make sense? You bet, says the Minneapolis Community Development Agency.

  • Restaurants

    July 14, 1999

    Splendor in the Grass

    Taxpayers spent $65,000 to demolish the old Victorian at 1816 15th Ave. S. A buyer wanted to invest at least that much to fix it up. Make sense? You bet, says the Minneapolis Community Development Agency.

  • News

    January 20, 1999

    Folding Chair

    Five years ago Joel Sisson's blend of art, social work, and lawn furniture was the talk of the town. Now the founder of the Green Chair Project is sitting on a pile of dreams and unpaid bills.

  • Sports

    November 19, 1997

    Patriot Games

    Friendly Fire: KTCA's Liberty! shoots for a simple, affirming version of the American Revolution.

  • Movies

    September 3, 1997

    Sir Duke

    Affirmative Action: Director Bill Duke on the set of Hoodlum.

  • Music

    October 2, 1996

    Contemporary Troubadour

    Affirmative Action: Director Bill Duke on the set of Hoodlum.

  • Music

    August 28, 1996

    Contemporary Troubadour

    Affirmative Action: Director Bill Duke on the set of Hoodlum.

  • Feature

    November 15, 1995

    Culture To Go

    Affirmative Action: Director Bill Duke on the set of Hoodlum.

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