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Blogs
April 13, 2012
Weekend Checklist: Fun., Night Moves, Beats Antique
Despite once again being moved to another venue, Fun. has managed to sell out the Myth for their trip to the Cities on Friday. If you weren't able to get tickets to this show, the 4onthefloor will be playing their brand of floor-stomping blues in the First Ave. Mainroom across town. Originating from ... More >>
Music
April 11, 2012
Critics' Picks: Seun Kuti, Perfume Genius, Cults, and more
Despite once again being moved to another venue, Fun. has managed to sell out the Myth for their trip to the Cities on Friday. If you weren't able to get tickets to this show, the 4onthefloor will be playing their brand of floor-stomping blues in the First Ave. Mainroom across town. Originating from ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80
Despite once again being moved to another venue, Fun. has managed to sell out the Myth for their trip to the Cities on Friday. If you weren't able to get tickets to this show, the 4onthefloor will be playing their brand of floor-stomping blues in the First Ave. Mainroom across town. Originating from ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2012
10,000 Licks' Sarah Newberry: Five Questions
Even though summertime food in Minnesota is all about fried stuff, things on sticks, and treats by the bucket, on the hottest and stickiest days, after you've plucked the last greasy cheese curd from its paper tray, there's just one iconic treat that refreshes as much as it delights: a good old-fash ... More >>
Blogs
April 4, 2012
Seun Kuti first performed in Minneapolis as an 8-year-old
By Rachel Lee JoyceRelated: Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venueOn August 5, 1991, I was crammed in butts-to-nuts with 1199 fans in the First Avenue Mainroom to see the Nigerian Afrobeat legend himself, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Years of underage fandom had passed, and I was finally old ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
Cedar Cultural Center named best world music venue
Related:Minneapolis music scene named second-best in the U.S.Top 20 best Minnesota musicians: The complete list50 cool facts about the Minnesota music sceneKudos are in order for the Cedar Cultural Center, as the readers of About.com have crowned the venue the Best World Music Venue for 2012. Depend ... More >>
Blogs
March 19, 2012
Five paradigm-shifting tunes: Fela Kuti, White Load, & more
What if a song could change your perception of everything -- how you view yourself, others, the world? And if a song could accomplish something like that, what sort of statement does that make about your sense of reality, of how mentally tenacious you were to begin with? My original concept for t ... More >>
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February 15, 2012
Charles Baxter
What if a song could change your perception of everything -- how you view yourself, others, the world? And if a song could accomplish something like that, what sort of statement does that make about your sense of reality, of how mentally tenacious you were to begin with? My original concept for t ... More >>
Blogs
January 3, 2012
Saffron's $12-and-under options pack a mighty punch
To kick off 2012, we're highlighting 12 of the best dishes under $12 in the Twin Cities. Scroll down to view the complete list. Sameh Wadi is our culinary Boy Wonder. Still in his 20s, he's already gone knife to knife with Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America and been recognized by the James Bea ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2011
An afternoon cooking in Istanbul [RECIPE]
WikipediaThe Haiga Sophia and Blue Mosque: Cooking in a foreign city can create an intimate connection with the local cultureIstanbul is a city with great narrative. It has style, romance, history, and food, an exploding music and art scene, plus a caressing Mediterranean climate. But after y ... More >>
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September 28, 2011
Manhattan Short Film Festival
WikipediaThe Haiga Sophia and Blue Mosque: Cooking in a foreign city can create an intimate connection with the local cultureIstanbul is a city with great narrative. It has style, romance, history, and food, an exploding music and art scene, plus a caressing Mediterranean climate. But after y ... More >>
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September 21, 2011
Jawaahir Dance Company: Golden Nights on the Silver Screen
WikipediaThe Haiga Sophia and Blue Mosque: Cooking in a foreign city can create an intimate connection with the local cultureIstanbul is a city with great narrative. It has style, romance, history, and food, an exploding music and art scene, plus a caressing Mediterranean climate. But after y ... More >>
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April 6, 2011
Mike Vecchione
WikipediaThe Haiga Sophia and Blue Mosque: Cooking in a foreign city can create an intimate connection with the local cultureIstanbul is a city with great narrative. It has style, romance, history, and food, an exploding music and art scene, plus a caressing Mediterranean climate. But after y ... More >>
Blogs
April 6, 2011
Saffron's Sameh Wadi: Chef Chat, Part 2
photo by Mike FeltaultWhen Sameh Wadi's classmates were betting on him to drop out of culinary school, they probably never thought that one day they'd see him on the Food Network battling celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto on Iron Chef America, in an episode that aired early last year. Wadi was ... More >>
Blogs
March 31, 2011
UMN Solidarity group occupies campus building to protest just about everything
Everything sucks!A group of University of Minnesota students and community members has been holing up in a campus building all week, and say they won't leave until their demands are met. As for those demands, the key gripe here seems to be tuition costs, which could increase by 2 percent ne ... More >>
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March 9, 2011
Téa Obreht
Everything sucks!A group of University of Minnesota students and community members has been holing up in a campus building all week, and say they won't leave until their demands are met. As for those demands, the key gripe here seems to be tuition costs, which could increase by 2 percent ne ... More >>
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March 2, 2011
Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs
Everything sucks!A group of University of Minnesota students and community members has been holing up in a campus building all week, and say they won't leave until their demands are met. As for those demands, the key gripe here seems to be tuition costs, which could increase by 2 percent ne ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
Rep. Keith Ellison: Muslim Brotherhood irrelevant [TRANSCRIPT]
Ellison: Ignore the Muslim Brotherhood.Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has made a run for the border after three weeks of protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Egyptians have thrown off decades of autocratic, humiliating rule. The country seems poised for the advent of democracy. Good, ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2011
Islamic law center opens on University of Minnesota campus today
Keith Ellison will speak at the Islamic law center's opening.It's been almost 10 years since the 9/11 attacks. We're still stuck in Iraq and Afghanistan. Egypt is in the midst of a bloody revolution whose outcome is uncertain at best. And everyone seems to have an opinion about Muslims--informed ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2011
13 songs for Egypt
This is not an ideal time to work, live, or even to be within a stone's throw of Egypt. Why? It's complicated.
Blogs
February 3, 2011
Michele Bachmann basks in Hawaii sun while we freeze and vets burn [VIDEO]
Bachmann in the land of Five-0.Rep. Michele Bachmann told Bloomberg's Margaret Carlson that she couldn't comment on the turmoil in Egypt because she was "concentrating on district work" -- teabaggers in Honolulu being part of her district.
Blogs
February 2, 2011
Michele Bachmann concentrates on district work ... in Hawaii
Apparently speaking in Hawaii is part of Bachmann's "district work"Michele Bachmann has apparently been inundated this week with calls from reporters wanting her take on the freedom-loving protesters in Cairo. But our most famous congresswoman just isn't picking up the line. She's busy with " ... More >>
Blogs
January 28, 2011
Keith Ellison launches Twitter campaign for ElBaradei's release
Keith Ellison demands ElBaradei's release.Minneapolis Congressman Keith Ellison has taken to Twitter to denounce the government of Egypt as it tries violently to quash an uprising seeking the end of President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule. Urging them on: Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the ... More >>
Music
October 27, 2010
Strange Perspective united by ghostly tales
Morbid hip hop and geek pop from Twin Cities duo
Blogs
August 25, 2010
Jawaahir Dance Company presents the Dark Nightingale
The Twin Cities may be right smack in the northernmost state of the continental U.S., but that doesn't mean we can't experience the alluring dance and song of the Middle East. Thanks to the Minneapolis-based Jawaahir Dance Company the chance to see a live, captivating, theatrical dance performa ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Grilled Upside-Down Pizza--great for dinner ... and dessert!
Fresh bread from fired ovens in CairoIt was a great way to wake up. Each morning the scent of fresh bread would waft through the window like a large pita bread alarm clock. Eventually I would get to know the guys who worked the large ovens with their bare hands, starting in the middle of the ... More >>
Arts
June 23, 2010
The Mystery of Irma Vep
Fresh bread from fired ovens in CairoIt was a great way to wake up. Each morning the scent of fresh bread would waft through the window like a large pita bread alarm clock. Eventually I would get to know the guys who worked the large ovens with their bare hands, starting in the middle of the ... More >>
Blogs
June 22, 2010
World Cup's hottest breakfast spots for tomorrow's big game
The breakfast of soccer (viewing) championsDon't sit at home (or worse, go to work) and watch tomorrow's 9 a.m. World Cup doubleheader of USA vs. Algeria and England vs. Slovenia over soggy Cheerios and lukewarm coffee when plenty of local bars are opening their doors bright and early for die ... More >>
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June 16, 2010
World Cup: USA vs Ghana
The breakfast of soccer (viewing) championsDon't sit at home (or worse, go to work) and watch tomorrow's 9 a.m. World Cup doubleheader of USA vs. Algeria and England vs. Slovenia over soggy Cheerios and lukewarm coffee when plenty of local bars are opening their doors bright and early for die ... More >>
Blogs
June 10, 2010
Sven Sundgaard has mastered the microwave
Local weatherdude Sven Sundgaard is off your television screen and on vacation this week, enjoying the heat and hummus in Israel and Jordan. When he's not globetrotting, the active Sundgaard can most often be found at the nearest Thai food establishment.
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June 3, 2010
World Cup: USA vs England
Local weatherdude Sven Sundgaard is off your television screen and on vacation this week, enjoying the heat and hummus in Israel and Jordan. When he's not globetrotting, the active Sundgaard can most often be found at the nearest Thai food establishment.
Blogs
May 6, 2010
The World Cup of potato chip flavors needs your vote
As an American, you are most likely unaware that the biggest sporting event for the rest of the world will take place in just over a month: the World Cup of soccer (or football to everyone else) begins in South Africa on June 11. In honor of this explosive display of athletics, potato chip co ... More >>
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April 7, 2010
Ports of Call
As an American, you are most likely unaware that the biggest sporting event for the rest of the world will take place in just over a month: the World Cup of soccer (or football to everyone else) begins in South Africa on June 11. In honor of this explosive display of athletics, potato chip co ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
Jawaahir Dance Company: Enchanted Evening
As an American, you are most likely unaware that the biggest sporting event for the rest of the world will take place in just over a month: the World Cup of soccer (or football to everyone else) begins in South Africa on June 11. In honor of this explosive display of athletics, potato chip co ... More >>
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March 24, 2010
The Imperfect Image: The Art of the Handcrafted Print
As an American, you are most likely unaware that the biggest sporting event for the rest of the world will take place in just over a month: the World Cup of soccer (or football to everyone else) begins in South Africa on June 11. In honor of this explosive display of athletics, potato chip co ... More >>
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April 15, 2009
Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3
As an American, you are most likely unaware that the biggest sporting event for the rest of the world will take place in just over a month: the World Cup of soccer (or football to everyone else) begins in South Africa on June 11. In honor of this explosive display of athletics, potato chip co ... More >>
News
November 12, 2008
Minneapolis Somali community facing dark web of murders
They came to escape civil war, so why are they killing each other in the streets?
Movies
October 17, 2007
Ordinary 'Rendition'
It's Not Torture, but This Latest Mideast Thriller's As Conventional As They Come
Unknown
October 11, 2006
The Straight Dope®
It's Not Torture, but This Latest Mideast Thriller's As Conventional As They Come
Restaurants
March 22, 2006
Have It All, Eat It Too
La Belle Vie is back: Momentous, stately, and the best restaurant in the history of Minneapolis
Music
November 1, 2000
Moussoulou Power
A generation of Malian women discover a portal between the music of the past and a feminism of the future
Restaurants
July 5, 2000
The Appearance of Value
A generation of Malian women discover a portal between the music of the past and a feminism of the future
Restaurants
June 14, 2000
Pita Accord
A generation of Malian women discover a portal between the music of the past and a feminism of the future
Music
May 24, 2000
Killah Priest: View From Masada
A generation of Malian women discover a portal between the music of the past and a feminism of the future
Feature
August 1, 1999
One Jams and One Soars
Two albums that express what quality children's music should be
Books
June 30, 1999
Garry Wills: Saint Augustine
Two albums that express what quality children's music should be
Restaurants
June 23, 1999
Barbarians at the Plate
Two albums that express what quality children's music should be
Restaurants
December 2, 1998
Awesome Abundance
Two albums that express what quality children's music should be
Music
December 2, 1998
various artists: Cairo to Casablanca
Two albums that express what quality children's music should be
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June 12, 1996
Club Med
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