December 2007
MN Lawyers still having problems with mice →
it’s like a joke that writes itself.
Birth, Death and Shopping in The Economist →
One reason for the malls’ problems is that the suburbs have changed. When the Southdale shopping centre opened on the outskirts of Minneapolis, the suburbs were almost entirely white and middle-class. Whites were fleeing a wave of new arrivals from the South (the black population of Minneapolis rose by 155% between 1940 and 1960). Although Gruen could not bear to admit it, his invention...
back in the car all day today. Again.
DON'T FORGET THAT I'M GUEST BLOGGING AT THE RAKE... →
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Mitch Omer, owner of Hell's Kitchen, goes nuts on... →
Lemme see. You all but got down on your knees and sucked the gastronomic dick of Aquavit… MASSIVE LULZ.
University of Minnesota developing cyanide... →
'Cocaine Shortage' in MSP May Be a Myth →
Minneapolis reclaims spot as most literate city →
“This team is probably going to be a mess for a number of years. The ghost of...”
– Hoops Hype
Most Popular Baby Names In Minnesota →
Why Doesn't Gen X Get Any Sex? →
The Times Notable Op-Eds of the Year →
Anarchy in Geneva →
www.twincitiesblogs.com →
13 free songs from Rhymesayers →
A guide to presidential candidates’ humble abodes →
best new designers of 2007 →
“…when politics permeates everything, we call it totalitarianism, when...”
– from Benjamin Barber’s new book Consumed. Here’s Barber talking to Moyers.
The opposite of 'absolute zero' melts mind grapes →
Artist Amy Rice talks to MNArtists →
Franken talks issues on MPR, does fairly well →
“Brother Ali’s “The Undisputed Truth” landed at No. 30 on Spin’s list of the top...”
– Chris Riemenschneider
cruising down the highway. listening to Danzig and in rainbows
Digital Edge Award Finalists - Best Local Guide or... →
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40 Blogs a seguir en 2008 →
after reading the "overpraised list", MFR becomes... →
Swap out runner-up Kanye for number one Deer Hunter, it would spot on.
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JD runs down places where you can shop locally →
Brother Ali’s Boombox on eBay →
l'etoile plans your (holiday) weekend for you →
Best Blogs of 2007 That You (Maybe) Aren't Reading →
Melinda gets a holiday card from Quincy Jones →
(comment: “I am loving these stories that your Melinda is sharing with us. Melinda is our Twin Cities VH-1 woman. We want more!” lulz)
tearing up the karaoke at Pi
Time is moving to a standstill →
Transcript of online chat with Tom Brokaw →
Sample Night Live Premiering at Bryant-Lake Bowl →
Airplanes crashing into the waterpark of the...
The Daily Mole pointed out this STrib piece which lays out the involvement of T-Paw and Lt. Gov. Molnau in opening up the safety lanes off the runways at MSP airport. (Basically if a plane doesn’t safely make it on/ of the runway, it’s going to smash into the Waterpark of the Americas, which was built in the area previously kept empty for safety reasons and opened for development by...
Caught on Tape: Death Star Galaxy →
/throws up hands in defeat →
celebrating each xmas gift purchase with a pull