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  • Blogs

    October 11, 2011

    Mark Mallman tour diary, Vol. 6

    ​Jared Diamond says the success of a given civilization is based on three things: "Guns, Germs, and Steel." What he means is, dont open your surf shop in Gary, Indiana, and dont dig for gold in your laundry hamper. If Diamond were to write a book on making it in the music industry, I highly doubt ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2011

    Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard at the Orpheum Theater, 07/02/11

    Photos by Jon Behm​Eddie Vedder and Glen Hansard July 2, 2011Orpheum TheaterEddie Vedder's stated goal in picking up the ukulele over a decade ago was to make that happy little instrument sound as sad as he was. And while there certainly was plenty of sorrow imbued in Vedder's songs Saturday ni ... More >>

  • Movies

    June 1, 2011

    Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life

    Terrence Malick's film remembers childlike ideas of God

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2011

    Five reasons to welcome The Rapture

    ​As the world cowers in fear of the Great Retribution "about" to befall us, we have to wonder what we're so afraid of. Firstly: if everything is reduced to nothingness tomorrow, then our unexistence probably won't bother us too much. I mean, gnomes and unicorns don't seem too upset about their ... More >>

  • News

    April 13, 2011

    MSPIFF: The Interrupters, Louder Than a Bomb, and more

    Reviews from the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2011

    Kanye West's next album: 26 possible titles

    ​In case you hadn't guessed by now, Kanye West will not relent, he will not back down, he will not take a non-working vacation, he will not seclude himself on a remote island in a toga with Buddhist monks or exploit his life story in self-help book form or film a Twitter infomercial.No, West will ... More >>

  • Movies

    January 5, 2011

    Meek's Cutoff among the films to watch for in 2011

    Also, Scorsese drops 3-D bomb with Hugo Cabaret

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2010

    Justin Bieber, Punk'd 2.0 host? Pros & Cons

    ​ Sometime after immortalizing Gen Y idiocy in That 70's Show and Dude, Where's My Car? and sometime prior to re-branding himself as a Nikon pitchman, Ashton Kutcher executive-produced and hosted an MTV show called Punk'd where he orchestrated over-the-top pranks, usually at the expense of other b ... More >>

  • Movies

    September 8, 2010

    Joaquin Phoenix in I'm Still Here

    Casey Affleck directs while Phoenix aims to prove a point

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2009

    Southwest's inflight dining options sparse

    Southwest will win you over with its reasonable fares, less so with its paltry peanuts and pretzels.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Wine shops dole out Oscar party advice

    Local wine shops suggest cava, Napa wines to liven up your Academy Awards party.

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    Drink of the week: Tullamore Dew and ginger ale at The Kitty Cat Klub

    Irish whiskey will make you feel frisky at The Kitty Cat Klub. Meow.

  • News

    December 31, 2008

    Humbled Mickey Rourke makes gutsy return to Hollywood

    Rourke gets back in the ring with The Wrestler

  • News

    December 31, 2008

    Fantastic films in a frugal world

    Which movies got you the most for your money in '08?

  • Movies

    November 26, 2008

    Film Highlight: Milk

    Which movies got you the most for your money in '08?

  • News

    June 11, 2008

    Summer Grows Up

    For once, this season's movies don't ask you to check your brains at the door

  • Movies

    May 28, 2008

    Cannes Film Festival: Cannes Class of 2008

    A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama

  • Movies

    May 28, 2008

    Cannes Film Festival: Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours

    A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama

  • Movies

    May 28, 2008

    Cannes Film Festival: Shots in the Dark

    Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

  • Calendar

    April 9, 2008

    Dead Man Walking

    Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

  • Arts

    March 12, 2008

    Culture Jamming

    Elvis Costello's greatest album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • Columns

    March 5, 2008

    Oscar-Starved

    Elvis Costello's greatest album tops this week's pop culture picks

  • News

    February 20, 2008

    Letters to the Editor

    Readers respond to "A Long Way Down"

  • Music

    December 26, 2007

    5ingles

    The Songs We Can't Escape

  • Restaurants

    November 21, 2007

    Complicated Dining

    Saffron, the most buzzed-about Middle Eastern restaurant in the history of Minnesota, offers unique pleasures if you know how to order

  • Movies

    September 26, 2007

    Wide-Open Spaces

    Director Sean Penn Delivers a Soulful Road Movie About a Young Man's Tragic Adventure Into the Alaskan Wilderness

  • Movies

    September 20, 2006

    Toronto '06: Shut Up and Shoot

    'Death of a President' and other film fest trigger-pullers blow away dissent

  • Columns

    February 15, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    'Death of a President' and other film fest trigger-pullers blow away dissent

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2006

    1/25: Morning Communique

    'Death of a President' and other film fest trigger-pullers blow away dissent

  • News

    December 28, 2005

    Artists of the Year

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2005

    U2, DJ Spooky remix race and the American South

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Blogs

    September 7, 2005

    I get up early, early in the morning...

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Blogs

    September 5, 2005

    Crazy liberal looking stupid trying to help

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2005

    Being Justin Kirk

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Columns

    April 6, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    Hurricanes, war, avian flu, locust plagues, that annoying song you couldn't get out of your head. It wasn't the greatest of all possible years. Nor was it halfway decent. But to prove that it wasn't all bad, we asked 29 writers to rave about the ar

  • Sports

    February 23, 2005

    Turn Ye Not Unto Idols

    Will the unholy wailing of teen balladeers ever end?

  • Books

    October 27, 2004

    Gentlemen, Start Your Engines

    Will the unholy wailing of teen balladeers ever end?

  • Movies

    October 20, 2004

    Puppet Regime

    The 'South Park' boys pull the strings in the new 'America'

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Special Agent Jane Turner vs. The FBI

    Before Coleen Rowley, another whistleblower rose from the ranks of the Minneapolis FBI division. Retired agent Jane Turner talks at length for the first time about the Bureau's good old boy management culture--and how it goes about silencing its internal

  • Movies

    October 22, 2003

    Get Me Gwyneth

    How to remake the New York Film Festival's arthouse esoterica for the midwestern megaplex

  • Movies

    October 8, 2003

    Vengeance Is His

    With the remorseful 'Mystic River,' Clint Eastwood gets even with Dirty Harry

  • Movies

    September 17, 2003

    Say What?

    The Venice Film Festival gives voice to the global cacophony

  • News

    February 13, 2002

    Love Unlimited

    A social worker acts as your matchmaker. Your parents can veto your beloved. Society wants you to stay chaste. That's dating life for people with developmental disabilities.

  • Arts

    January 31, 2001

    Capital Cinema

    The money swapping was typically dubious. The movies were surprisingly bold. A story treatment from Hollywood's mountain outpost, Sundance 2001.

  • Movies

    January 19, 2000

    Remain in Light

    In Sweet and Lowdown, Woody Allen tells the tale of New York jazz in the Thirties--without black people

  • Movies

    January 13, 1999

    Days of Hell

    In Sweet and Lowdown, Woody Allen tells the tale of New York jazz in the Thirties--without black people

  • Arts

    January 6, 1999

    The Year in Film

    The movies of '98 posed the question: Haven't we seen this somewhere before?

  • Movies

    October 8, 1997

    Wim and Ollie Do America

    That's a Wrap: Wim Wenders's stars play out his biscotti metaphor in The End of Violence.

  • Arts

    January 10, 1996

    The Year in Film

    Movies in 1995 didn't completely suck--assuming you knew where to look.

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