Turtlenecks aren’t universally beloved. “Wearing a turtleneck,” the late one-liner king Mitch Hedberg once said, “is like being strangled by a really weak guy all day.”
And...
Are you always refreshing Twitter? Are you the first to say something beautiful (or crass) when a celebrity passes away? Do you run out of free articles on the New York Times website at the start...
In Minnesota, it’s never too early to start thinking about winter skin care. We’re heading into the thick of October, so it’s high time we gave our cold-weather moisturizing routines...
BY TOM JOHNSON
Joseph Akerson of U’s Glitch Gaming club — a video game org based at the University of Minnesota that strives to promote a strong sense of community through...
BY TOM JOHNSON
Minnesota Daily A&E: How did you come up with the designs?
Chris Hipp (computer science junior, Pi Kappa Alpha): I did the designs in SketchUp. My major is computer science,...
What’s a fashionista/o? One of the first things I imagine is a walk-in closet worthy of getting Bling-Ringed: shoes in every color, fur collars toppling over perforated leather vests, cargo shorts...
It’s Monday night at Otter’s Saloon on Central Avenue and the place isn’t exactly hopping. But there’s a decent mix of people here, chatting, drinking and watching football —...
We can blame the volunteer army behind MNFashion for making our dreams of high-tailing it to New York the minute we graduate more and more outdated every season. Turns out, we can get it all — or...
Thanks to the Internet, artists can sell their work online without having to curry the favor of dealers and gallery owners, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.
Bryan Grose, a Detroit-area artist...
STUFF TO DO
Thursday
Friends of the Southeast Library Booksale
Kitty corner to the Library Bar, there’s another library — a real one. The Friends of the Southeast Library, a group still in...
There are some places in this world — Chicago, Italy, Jon Stewart’s house — where your favorite slice says more about you than anything else. But Minnesotans have a more relaxed attitude...
Wowza! We made it. We really made it. Our very own Mesa Pizza landed a coveted spot in a Buzzfeed post. Our dear ol' slice store (or at least a picture taken there) is featured in Virgin Mobile-sponsored...
This upcoming TV season is one of the most promising in recent years, especially in the realm of comedy. Some heavy-hitters are making triumphant returns (we hope) — “The Mindy Project”...
STUFF TO DO
THURSDAY:
Concrete and Grass: Lowertown Music Festival
Where: Mears Park, 221 E. 5th St., St. Paul
When: 7 p.m.
Cost: Free
Want to hear a smorgasbord of music — we’re talkin’...
There’s a word for people who dress up in their best clothes to go to the mall, and that word is “teenager.” For the rest of us, mall wear is typically a mesh of gym shorts, old-as-hell...
Indie pop band Passion Pit and rapper Hoodie Allen will perform at the University of Minnesota’s 2013 homecoming concert, the University announced Wednesday night.
The artists, who will perform Sept....
STUFF TO DO
THURSDAY:
Arj Barker
You might remember him from “Flight of the Conchords,” but chances are good that you don’t, actually: Arj Barker didn’t play one of the two main...
What's the point of an arts publication being on Spotify? We're about to spend the summer figuring that out. We're going to be adding playlists to many of our articles and blog posts,...
As summer approaches with its trademark cocktails and afternoon porch sits, the growing season for fascinations with old southern writers is upon us.
Friday night, University of Minnesota-Morris associate...
Throughout history, precise renderings of foliage have served about as many purposes as the plants themselves. Botanical art, located at the intersection of art and science, has a way of conveying...
A chorus of disapproval met the Spring Jam lineup when it was announced online a few weeks ago.
On the Student Unions and Activities Facebook page, comments ranged from incredulous to disappointed...
Thursday
7:30 p.m., tonight
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
Ted Mann Concert Hall
Also playing 7:30 p.m., Friday, Saturday; 1:30 p.m., Sunday
$5 for students;...
On the third Saturday of every April, flower children and fogies alike gather on sunny street corners and in dank record pits the world over to flip records in honor of a holiday that grows wilder and...
What: A reading of “Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow” by Anders Nilsen
When: 7 p.m., Saturday
Where: Boneshaker Book,; 2002 S. 23rd Ave., Minneapolis
Cost: Free
After the death...
THURSDAY
The Haunted Basement
The Soap Factory
514 Second St. SE, Minneapolis
6 p.m.
Sold out
In the second weekend of its sixth year, this artist-designed and volunteer-driven netherworld ought...
CULTURE TO CONSUME
Listen to this: Samantha Ronson, “Pull My Hair Out”
The venerable clique flick “Mean Girls” is hitting Vh1 at 7:30 p.m Saturday at. So that’s...
Whether you’re toting bestsellers to the beach or relaxing on your balcony with a cerebral mystery, chances are you’ve realized an important truth: ‘Tis the season for reading.
The Minnesota...
It won’t be long before we’re all crowded on the Northrop Mall, trying to squeeze in a quick nap before our first lecture of the school year.
Thankfully, we still have a few weeks of summer...
“Ruby Sparks”
Rated R
Opens: Aug. 3 at the Lagoon in Uptown
Starring: Paul Dano, Zoe Kazan, Chris Messina
You’ll sit there for: 104 minutes
For fans of: French pop songs, minimalist movie...
What happens when a corporate giant moves out of its giant, corporate space? Quite a bit in the case of General Mills leaving its research and development complex in Northeast Minneapolis.
Over the years,...
This week, we’re reading about the Olympics. And since 2012 marks the fortieth year since 1972, we’re especially interested in the infamous massacre that marred the memory of that year’s...
The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 continues to be one of the most controversial and emotional events in Minnesota history.
In 1862, after years of enduring the U.S. government’s broken promises and late...
This week, we’re reading the mouth-watering “Yes, Chef” by Marcus Samuelsson. While Samuelsson is well known for winning “Top Chef Masters,” he’s led such a rich life...
There’s nothing sweeter than watching a movie outside in the summer. Actually, there might be — catching a flick outside in the summer with your boo is pretty sweet. There’s darkness,...
The organizers of the Pitchfork Music Festival have been dabbling in the non-music arts for a while. From the festival’s hilarious stab at having a comedy stage to its much more successful attempts...
If you don’t know Bradford Cox as the lead singer of the atmospheric wonder Deerhunter, or from his solo project Atlas Sound, you might remember him as the man who took over the Cedar Cultural Center...
Alex Zhang Hungtai has created a character for himself. He’s Dirty Beaches, the lone traveler of lo-fi. Performing on stage at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago he was stoic but powerful....
Drunk teenagers pass each other pills and fix up Swishers next to couples giving each other deep-tissue tongue massages. Yuppies with VIP wristbands bop along to the music, splashing their beer...
Frank Ocean knows how to use Tumblr. Last week, the R&B crooner of the Odd Future rap collective used the blogging platform to tell the world that his first love was a man. And last night, he dropped...
Fourth of July is a holiday built for patriotic activities, like fighting with your uncle about Obamacare, setting off semilegal fireworks and eating burnt meat.
But what are we to do when the fun...
"Magic Mike"
Rated: R
Playing in area theaters
Once upon a time, Channing Tatum was a stripper. “Magic Mike,” written by Reid Carolin and directed by the mystical Steven Soderbergh, is Tatum’s...
Who: Hazel Belvo, Jim Denomie and Laura Migliorino
What: A Midsummer Night’s Stroll through “Tenuous, Though Real”
When: 6:30 p.m., Wednesday, The exhibit will be up until Sept....
Hungry for a hobby and swelling with hometown pride, Paul Merrill started researching Minneapolis history five years ago. With the help of eBay, he collected stuff like old postcards and hotel keys.
“I...
Written by: Seth Grahame-Smith
Rated: R
Playing at area theaters
There are two things to know about “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” before you decide whether or not you want...
The A.V. Club, Twin Cities announced today that their coverage of local entertainment is ending. The Onion won't circulate in the Twin Cities anymore either, as editor Jason Zabel explained in his...
The chair of the National Endowment for the Arts dropped what might be considered a bombshell to theater-lovers during a private site visit to the St. Paul’s History Theatre on Friday.
“I’m...
College Kitchen brought us a lot: along with heartfelt odes to fish sticks and beans, we got healthy recipes and, wait, what kind of "herb" brownies is Sam Linder talking about?
But A&E's...
What: “Roman Holiday”
When: Now through August 19
Where: Guthrie Theater, 818 S. 2nd St.
Cost: $35-80
Run time: 2 hours and 35 minutes including intermission
When “Roman...
What: “The Vampire!”
When: June 15 through Aug. 25
Where: Harriet Island, Mississippi River, St. Paul
Cost: $18-25
The Minnesota Centennial Showboat has a long history. For more...
Chicago's Pitchfork Music Festival has grown from the tiny Intonation Festival to a 47-act, weekend-long affair. Today, the folks at P4k released the detailed lineup. We'll post our thoughts and...
The monopolistic mammoth of a comedy club now has its own podcast, hosted by Justin Severson of the KQRS morning show. Nolaughtrack is available for free online, and a newsletter I just got from ACME promises...
Jens Lekman, our favorite Swedish pop musician (sorry, members of ABBA), will release his new album on September 4. "I Know What Love Isn't" is the first full-length that the sweetest man...
You were always on my mind, Maxfield. You were the soft-spoken southern hunk who wasn’t enough of a ham to thrive in the big group numbers. And you didn’t survive: you got kicked off...
WHAT: Northern Spark Festival
WHERE: All over the Twin Cities
WHEN: Sunset (8:58 p.m.) on June 9 to sunrise (5:26 a.m.) on June 10
COST: Free
“White nights” are celebrated all...
What: Bike Art VII
When: Now until June 28
Where: Altered Esthetics, 1224 Quincy St. NE, Minneapolis
Cost: Free
If you compressed every stereotype about the city of Minneapolis...
The Minnesota African American Museum and Cultural Center opens its doors today. Tomorrow, the educational center will hold its very first Legacy Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The theme of the fest is...
As if we needed more proof that Twitter’s not just for complaining about how hungry you are on the bus, here comes Jennifer Egan with her latest project.
Egan, author of “A Visit from the Goon...
The speed at which websites crank out content is usually a good thing — we can skip over the boring links in our feeds and click only on the stories that grab our attention.
But there’s...
Why? Because looking at the twangy lineup will probably make you smile, not squint. Call me old-fashioned, call me country, call me whatever you want — but make sure you let me call shot-gun...
Not everyone can say that they’ve seen Ronnie Spector perform “Be My Baby” live. But the folks who attended this weekend’s Girls Got Rhythm Fest at the Amsterdam Bar and Hall can...
Bobcat Goldthwait went from being an established but low-flying player in the comedy world to being a creator in his own right.
Back in the ’80s, Goldthwait tickled stand-up fans with his...
Rob Callahan, a Twin Cities native, will release his third book Wednesday. The collection of short stories, “A Wish Upon a Fallen Sky,” has been in the making for about 10 years.
The host of...
Mother’s Day is one of those tricky holidays that isn’t on the same date every year. It falls on the second Sunday of May. That means that this year, it’s on May 13. That means that you...
Who: Fred Willard and musical guest Dan Wilson
What: Minnesota Public Radio’s “Wits”
When: 8 p.m., Friday
Where: The Fitzgerald Theater
Cost: Non-students: $32, Students: $16 when you...
What happens between the end of Spring Jam and the beginning of summer?
I imagine that most people will spend their time recovering from seeing the New Boyz. Those jerks, am I right? And I imagine that...
What: Villa Rosa opening for Ghostface Killah with Anchromen, Homegrown Crew and DJ D Mil
When: 9 p.m., Friday
Where: The Cabooze, 917 S. Cedar Ave.
Cost: $20-23
They joke around and laugh. They riff on...
“The Lucky One”
Directed by: Scott Hicks
Written by: Will Fetters (screenplay) and Nicholas Sparks (novel)
Starring: Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling, Blythe Danner
Release date: April 20
Showing:...
You’ve seen those women at craft fairs. They stand behind folding tables laden with necklaces they’ve made peering at you from under their visors. I’ve got nothing but respect for these...
“The Cabin in the Woods”
Written by: Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
Starring: Kristen Connolly, Bradley Whitford, Richard Jenkins
Rated: R
You’re probably expecting...
Denis Johnson doesn't give talks very often, but the writer is coming to the University of Minnesota tonight for a reading and a discussion. "Train Dreams," his 2002 novella that he turned...
FrozBroz might seem fancy. After all, the new craft ice cream company has offered flavors like lavender honey, goat cheese fig and miso black sesame.
But Erik Powers and Ben Solberg, the Broz, are...
In “Macbeth,” Shakespeare called sleep the “balm of hurt minds,” and the “chief nourisher in life’s feast.” But what good is it if your bedchambers host a threadbare...
You don’t need much to read or write. They’re cheap, convenient endeavors — no fancy equipment, no clunky machinery, no license or registration required. But there are ways they...
Just as the sacrificial lambs from the districts of Panem came together to fight to the death in Suzanne Collins’ dystopian trilogy, six members of “The Hunger Games” cast visited...
What: Becky Olstad: The Sweet Science
Where: Runner Runner Gallery, 219N. Second St., Suite 200, Minneapolis
When: Until April 23rd
Cost: Free and open to the public
The world of boxing extends far beyond...
White Power music is mainstream rock’s evil twin, sounding almost OK if you don’t really listen to it. And you can’t listen to it, because it’s illegal. But white supremacists...
What: Marc Maron
When: Thurs., March 8 at 8 p.m.; Friday, March 9 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 10 at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.
Where: Acme Comedy Company, 708 N. First St., Minneapolis
Cost:...
“Downburst” is so fresh off the presses that the ink is still wet. But already, on websites like Amazon and GoodReads, readers have voiced their support, giving the novel rave reviews...
Picnik is shutting down April 19, but the free, online photo editing program isn’t going away forever. It’s just shipping its basket of tools over to Google+.
Yes, I know what you’re...
Don't worry about all your girl/boy/other problems - straight-shooting advice columnist and bully-hater Dan Savage is on his way. He'll be saving the day on the night of Friday, June 22 at the...
Thursday
Literary Death Match
Nomad World Pub
501 S. Cedar Ave.
Doors at 6:30 p.m., show at 7:35 p.m.
$6 preorder, $10 at the door
Tonight, four local writers will go head-to-head-to-head-to-head...
What: “Tea Party”
When: 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday; 3 p.m., Sunday Thursday,
Where: Xperimental Theatre at the Rarig Center
Cost: Free. Reserve tickets through [email protected]
In the theater-going...
There’s a lot of cross-over between music and art.
Kanye West did a design collab with Louis Vuitton. Jimi Hendrix messed with watercolors. M.I.A. started her career as a visual artist in London....
“Hilarity Ensues”
Author: Tucker Max
Publisher: Blue Heller books
Tucker Max, now 35 years old, is the undisputed king of the dick-lit scene. With books like “I Hope They Serve Beer in...
It's MNfashion Week. And you know what that means - fashion and hometown passion for a whole week.
We're smack dab in the middle of it, so it's a perfect time to take a breath and take a look...
During these recent windows of warmth, we’ve been able to leave our fur-lined boots at home a few weeks early.
If you’ve been embarrassed by how plain your feet look, you may have been...
Even though Maraqopa is not a real place, or a real anything, Seattle folk stalwart Damien Jurado might have you fooled into thinking otherwise. With Oregon producer Richard Swift, he’s built with...
“I don't allow anybody to change me. I still walk outta my house in rollers and I take walks. I do not care what people think.”
-Britney Spears, MSNBC interview.
Scott...
Tulle, fur, velvet and leather — these luxurious materials are the stuff of costume designers’ dreams.
But designer Taylar Kuzniar-Klouda doesn’t need all that garbage to make fly costumes....
What: Twelve: 44th Annual Fashion Show
When: 5:30 p.m. and 8 p.m., Feb. 18
Where: Rapson Hall, 89 Church St. SE.
Cost: $20 general seating, $25 day of show; $10 balcony standing, $12 day of show; $50 VIP...
People don’t call St. Patrick’s Day a Hallmark holiday. People don’t throw anti-Halloween parties. And people don’t go around on Veteran’s Day saying, “Happy Civilians’...
âÄúKisses on the BottomâÄù
Artist: Paul McCartney
Label: Hear Music
Paul McCartneyâÄôs latest release is the musical equivalent of a friendly wink from an elderly neighbor:...
If you spent all weekend getting ready for Kris Humphries' 27th birthday, you might have missed this stuff.
Here's an as-brief-as-possible recap of the weekend:
Two teams played in The Super Bowl,...
Cass McCombs is a quiet guy. Last night at the 7th Street Entry, he only spoke a few times. He told the audience to come a little closer to the stage, but "not too close." He made two requests for dimmer...
What: Book It: The Party. Moderated by Jeff Kamin, performance by Murzik.
When: Trivia at 7:05 p.m., music at âÄô:âÄù5 p.m., Thursday
Where: James J. Hill Reference Library,
80 W. Fourth...
