My blogroll-ed friend Ted Reinert badgered me into going to this show and I’m glad he did. I had seen the Arcade Fire and their awesome openers Spoon twice each and didn’t expect much from either this time around. Both bands put on better shows than I thought were possible. UPDATE: After many, many posts [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Minnesota’
Sounds of ‘The Suburbs’
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Arcade Fire, Minnesota, Music, Spoon, Washington DC on August 11, 2010 |
The American Prospect: Hypocrisy for a Good Cause?
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Africa, Bill Gates, China, Environment, Main Street, Minnesota, Philanthropy, Politics, Wall Street on May 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
This is my third post on a topic of my choice for the Prospect‘s writing test (and the favorite of my sister, who graciously helped to copy edit my submissions). I give a Minnesotan take on the Oracle of Omaha in this piece. The first TAP test post had a green angle, the second talked [...]
Bush, Favre, and Another Vikings Victory
Posted in Hiar Learning, tagged Foreign Policy, Minnesota, Politics, Sport on November 29, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
With a 10-1 record unrivaled since their historic 15-0 season in 1998, the Minnesota Vikings have this long-suffering fan feeling a bit strange. Watching the football game this afternoon, I found myself emitting the same sort of smug laughs President Bush must have made when given progress updates during the invasion of Iraq. Will the [...]
Deutschland (Solar Panels) Über Alles!
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Environment, Germany, Minnesota, Washington DC on October 27, 2009 |
Fun factoid that didn’t make the final cut: four of the top five houses were from teams in cold-weather climates. The beautiful, fifth-place finisher from my home state of Minnesota is featured below. The full standings are here. The US Department of Energy recently concluded its fourth “Solar Decathlon” in Washington, DC. The ten-event competition [...]
“Public Enemies”: Just What the Banks Need
Posted in More Intelligent Life, tagged Film, History, Law & Order, Literature, Minnesota, New York, Recession on July 13, 2009 |
This is a fun little post about a movie I have yet to see. I hope to change that soon. Over Independence Day weekend Michael Mann, acclaimed director of such films as “Heat”, “The Insider” and “Collateral”, released another beautiful crime drama about an infamous Midwestern bank robber, John Dillinger. Over the course of [...]
Behold the Michele Bachmann Effect
Posted in TheNation.com, tagged Humor, Minnesota, Republicans on March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) has an uncanny ability to provoke befuddlement in the faces of her adversaries. Click here to watch the Talking Points Memo clip.
