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Thomas Jefferson

  • Arts

    July 11, 2012

    44 Plays for 44 Presidents is a fast-paced history lesson

    Entertaining vignettes about U.S. leaders remind us why it's lonely at the top

  • Blogs

    January 30, 2012

    St. Francis student gets Confederate flag tattoo, is suspended indefinitely

    KSTPFreedom of speech, offensive behavior, or just flat-out bad tattoo?​Neal Carlson, an 18-year-old senior at St. Francis High School, thinks his new Confederate-flag-blending-into-American-flag tattoo "summarizes pretty much the whole history of the U.S."His school district's superintendent does ... More >>

  • Music

    December 14, 2011

    Minnesota's Best Albums of 2011

    Low, Doomtree, Brute Heart top best local releases

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    David Letterman jokes about Michele Bachmann's ass in Top 10 List [VIDEO]

    Letterman turns Bachmann into a punchline.​David Letterman is hot on Michele Bachmann's tail, making fun of her ass and her makeup in Tuesday night's Top 10 list: "Signs There's Already Trouble at Michele Bachmann's Campaign Headquarters." It surely won't be long before Republicans complain t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2011

    Keith Ellison says Herman Cain flunks Pledge of Allegiance

    Herman Cain wants loyalty oaths for Muslims.​Herman Cain tried to put a moderating gloss on his anti-Muslim paranoia the other night during the Republican presidential debate, but he's pretty up front about his bigotry. Any Muslim wanting to serve in a Cain administration would have to take a ... More >>

  • News

    June 1, 2011

    Bill Kling conquered Minnesota radio, but can he save NPR?

    Republicans suggest government can't afford nonprofit radio

  • Movies

    June 1, 2011

    Brad Pitt in The Tree of Life

    Terrence Malick's film remembers childlike ideas of God

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    Keith Ellison isn't patriotic enough for Herman Cain

    Godfather's Pizza millionaire Herman Cain.​In pizza millionaire Herman Cain's world, all Muslims are anti-American Sharia freaks bent on forcing their religion down everyone's throats. And Cain, a Christian Republican who is toying with a presidential run, and who figures it's OK to force his ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Top 5 presidential food favorites

    Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are​Happy snow day and Presidents' Day. Just as the American mosaic is composed of people with different backgrounds and ideas, each of our presidents presents a unique gastronomic portrait. Let's take a look at five presidential food favor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2011

    Michele Bachmann scolded on House floor for "armed and dangerous" talk [VIDEO]

    Armed and dangerous.​GOP Rep. Michele Bachmann's guns-and-ammo talk about voters being "armed and dangerous" has gained a whole new shelf life in the wake of Jared Loughner's Tuscon rampage last week. On the floor of the House of Representatives, Democratic congressman John Dingell has now in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Keith Ellison calls out "armed and dangerous" Michele Bachmann after Gabrielle Giffords' shooting

    Gabrielle Giffords was shot, but survived, in an attack that left six others dead.​It's not at all clear yet that Jared Lee Loughner tied to kill Democratic congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords for political reasons in Arizona on Saturday. But after the massacre that left six others dead and 13 w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 10, 2011

    Michele Bachmann shoots from the lip: A timeline of the congresswoman's incendiary statements

    ​Rep. Gabrielle Giffords barely survived a massacre in Tucson on Saturday, after gunman Jared Lee Loughner opened fire on her and a crowd of supporters and staff. Six people died in the attack, including a judge and a 9-year-old girl. Many more were injured. And now there have been calls for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2010

    Bill Kling retires: Live blogging

    ​Bill Kling, the only CEO Minnesota Public Radio has ever known, announced this morning he was retiring after building the largest public broadcast organization in the country. We wrote about it here, earlier. Kling was interviewed at noon by MPR's Gary Eichten. We live-blogged the interview ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2010

    Keith Ellison calls NYC mosque foes bigots and birthers [TRANSCRIPT]

    Keith Ellison says Muslim Americans won't move to the back of the bus.​Rep. Keith Ellison has drawn a straight line from Fox News to anti-Muslim bigotry in an interview with the BBC. And the Minneapolis congressman, a Muslim, isn't backing down from insisting that an Islamic community center b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2010

    Keith Ellison invokes Thomas Jefferson's Koran in 9/11 mosque fight

    Keith Ellison wants to know why churches, but not mosques, are allowed near Ground Zero.​Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, invoked the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's Koran when asked last night by Larry King whether he was being "insensitive" by supporting an Islam ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 18, 2010

    Nature

    Keith Ellison wants to know why churches, but not mosques, are allowed near Ground Zero.​Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, invoked the Constitution and Thomas Jefferson's Koran when asked last night by Larry King whether he was being "insensitive" by supporting an Islam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2010

    John Townsend blasts Star Tribune on outing articles

    Do the ends justify the means?​The reporter who outed a homophobic pastor as secretly gay on the cover of Lavender has penned a letter accusing the Star Tribune of misrepresenting his investigation.John Townsend infiltrated a support group to get the goods on Rev. Tom Brock, who has famously blame ... More >>

  • Music

    June 16, 2010

    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, the Jayhawks, and more

    Do the ends justify the means?​The reporter who outed a homophobic pastor as secretly gay on the cover of Lavender has penned a letter accusing the Star Tribune of misrepresenting his investigation.John Townsend infiltrated a support group to get the goods on Rev. Tom Brock, who has famously blame ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

    Do the ends justify the means?​The reporter who outed a homophobic pastor as secretly gay on the cover of Lavender has penned a letter accusing the Star Tribune of misrepresenting his investigation.John Townsend infiltrated a support group to get the goods on Rev. Tom Brock, who has famously blame ... 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 >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    Jon Moe's #candyclub debates the Cadbury Egg

    Recapping yesterday's weekly candy discussion on twitter. And guess what famed marshmallow treat is on deck for next Tuesday?

  • News

    June 10, 2009

    Readers respond to Michele Bachmann comix

    Recapping yesterday's weekly candy discussion on twitter. And guess what famed marshmallow treat is on deck for next Tuesday?

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2009

    Bachmann hosts public forums to get you 'armed and dangerous'

    Bachmann is following through with her plan and announced public forums in her district to talk about climate change and cap and trade policies. Don't miss out!

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Bachmann fancies herself a "foreign correspondent on enemy lines"

    If we had to come up with one reason to love Rep. Michele Bachmann, it would be her never-ending ability to pull out money quotes that dumb down all of Washington politics to elementary concepts.

  • Restaurants

    April 9, 2008

    Splendid Table cookbook on trial

    We put Lynne Rossetto Kasper's latest to the test

  • Columns

    November 21, 2007

    Free Will Astrology

    We put Lynne Rossetto Kasper's latest to the test

  • Arts

    July 4, 2007

    The spirit (and rhythm) of 1776

    Celebrate July 4 with a crooning John Adams!

  • Columns

    September 13, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    Celebrate July 4 with a crooning John Adams!

  • Columns

    August 30, 2006

    Free Will Astrology

    Celebrate July 4 with a crooning John Adams!

  • Blogs

    August 16, 2006

    August 16: The day the music, the Bambino, and the vampire died

    Celebrate July 4 with a crooning John Adams!

  • Columns

    November 23, 2005

    Free Will Astrology

    Celebrate July 4 with a crooning John Adams!

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    The Mad Scientist

    Biologist and blogger PZ Myers speaks out on the war on science, intelligent design, and the sexual habits of giant squid

  • Restaurants

    January 12, 2005

    The Best Restaurants of 2004

    Sweet compliments all around, except for one big spoonful of medicine to make the sugar go down

  • Arts

    October 9, 2002

    Purple Mountain Majesties

    "American Sublime" looks at the spacious skies and gathering storms of the beautiful landscape painting

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    The Gospel According to Carol Johnson

    Minneapolis's top teacher keeps the faith in trying times

  • Restaurants

    December 5, 2001

    Tempest in a Bottle

    Why Aren't More Wine Lovers Brown-Bagging It?

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    Jeanette Kamman's Library For Orphans

    Searching for the beginnings of the self and the end of the world in 100,000 cast-off books

  • Music

    January 3, 2001

    Great Plains: Length of Growth: 1981-89

    Searching for the beginnings of the self and the end of the world in 100,000 cast-off books

  • Sports

    March 8, 2000

    Square Pegs

    Connecting the X's of Hollywood Squares reveals a queer lineage

  • Music

    December 9, 1998

    Use Your Illusion

    Connecting the X's of Hollywood Squares reveals a queer lineage

  • Movies

    September 9, 1998

    Around the World in 12 Days

    Connecting the X's of Hollywood Squares reveals a queer lineage

  • Arts

    November 19, 1997

    The Franco-American War

    It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: The Dealer (Robert Rosen, left) and Alligator Boy (Steven Epp) cavort with a puppet friend in a subterranean netherworld.

  • Sports

    November 19, 1997

    Patriot Games

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

  • Feature

    November 12, 1997

    Party of Losers

    A recent Supreme Court decision upholding tight Minnesota rules on cross-party endorsements quashed the possibility of third parties playing a balance-of-power role in most states. Thus, the only hope for a renewal of progressive electoral politics is for

  • Movies

    September 3, 1997

    Sir Duke

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

  • Feature

    October 18, 1995

    Culture

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

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