Random Articles

• Tuesday’s Triple Play - Let’s Go Shopping  The day after Thanksgiving (or Halloween, or Arbor Day, or St. Patrick’s Day) marks the start of the holiday shopping season. This week’s Tuesday Triple Play is dedicated to the entertainment of retail. High at Home Depot from Minneapolis’ Diesel Jenny IKEA from Jonathan Coulton’s Smoking Monkey Sandbox [real] from Too Much Joy’s Cereal Killers Money from Michael Koppelman
• 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,
• 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
• What To Do with 10 Sears Ads? Sunday Star Tribune seemed a little heavy for a boring, post-holiday, January weekend. As I culled out the handful of things I actually care about; comics big box electronics ads “signature” - maybe there’s something interesting this week “money + business” - maybe there’s something interesting this week the Satellite radio article in “arts & entertainment” - complete fluff piece.
• Stinson Auto Brought the Neon Back to Normal Back when Saint Paul the Auto Repairman fixed my tie rod end, he noticed the front brakes needed to be done and warned: “You’re going to lose a caliper.” He also warned the alignment was off. To go straight, turn the steering wheel 60 degrees off normal. No, Jen didn’t want me driving the car until both