Random Articles

• What I Read in the Sunday Paper Jen and I have subscribed to a Sunday paper as long as I can remember. In Chicago, it was the Chicago Tribune, here in Minnesota on the west side of Highway 280, it’s the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Leisurely reading the paper over doughnuts and coffee is a tradition I’m quite fond of. In an effort
• MNSpeak is the New City Pages The Star Tribune’s Jon Trevlin writes a FUD-mongering piece on “the City Pages’ parent’s possible merger“. In his first 2 sentences there’s; an ‘if’, a ‘may’, and two ‘mights’. As a sign of things to come, Rex at MNSpeak pointed me to the online article. I read MNSpeak 2-3 times a day, during my
• Tasteless Art Affecting the Tastebuds at Holy Land Deli I was introduced to the Doner (Gyro or Kabob) during my time in Germany. The Turkish immigrants brought it with them. Aside from the thinly-sliced lamb, the rest of the ingredients were German; cabbage inside stuffed in a quarter of the circular flatenbrot. In Minneapolis, there’s only one place to get a good gyro - Holy
• Uncovering Secrets, Uncovering Ourselves Today’s Star Tribune has an article on the dangerous and frequently illegal act of urban exploring (also look for Melody Gilbert’s documentary on the subject Into the Darkness). Outside of trespassing and putting yourself in harm’s way, authorities don’t like it because regular people are gaining knowledge of their city’s infrastructure. On a related note,
• I’m Covering Nat’l Conf. for MEdia Reform 2008 The 2008 National Conference for Media Reform will be held here in Minneapolis a weekend from now June 6-8. I’m excited to have a press pass to the conference. These 3 sessions that jumped out to me immediately: Minnesota Model: Countering Corporate Media (while I’m concerned we’ll be beating a dead horse, I can’t miss this one) Raising