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'Amphibian' Showcases the Danforths' Experiments with Answering-Machine Tapes and Microcassette Recordersnew
Found sounds create unusual texture in a compelling new album.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
03-20-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Underground Dinner Parties Add Mystery to Bored Diners' Schedulesnew
Paired is a series of underground dinner parties in which a chef partners with an artist and creates a meal inspired by the artist's work.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
03-13-2009 |
Food+Drink
Military Deserters Again Flocking to Canada to Avoid Warnew
Of the estimated several hundred deserters living in Canada, just around 40 have come forward to file asylum claims. The others, living under the radar without legal status and likely waiting to see how their peers' cases pan out, have little to stoke their hopes.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Megan Feldman |
03-13-2009 |
War
Ukulele Prodigy Jake Shimabukuro Is Still Flying Highnew
For ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro, it all began with an innocent little YouTube video. Four years later, Shimabukuro is still following an upward trajectory, setting himself apart as an intense, disarming, and enigmatic performer.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jake Shimabukuro, ukulele music
Chastity Brown Is Melting Minneapolis With Her Powerful Soul-Jazz Combonew
A Southern singer/songwriter migrates north and turns the Twin Cities out with Sankofa.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
03-04-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The 'MinnPost' Model: Is It Sustainable?new
Beneath the optimism surrounding MinnPost's launch lingered an obvious question: Could this business model be sustainable? How to translate web traffic into enough cash flow to ensure financial independence? Sixteen months later, and deep into a nationwide recession, the question is even more apt.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
03-04-2009 |
Media
How Young Is Too Young For a Sex Change?new
Most children grow out of gender identity disorder by their teens. Because the diagnosis usually goes away, psychologists rarely recommend that a child with gender identity disorder live as the other sex. But in some cases, when young children are extremely depressed, even suicidal, an early switch may be the best option.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
03-04-2009 |
LGBT
Tags: transgender youth
Jayhawks Flocking Together Once Againnew
Founding members Mark Olson and Gary Louris rekindle their musical partnership.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Andrea Swensson |
02-18-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Meet the Vulcans: The Twin Cites' Most Controversial Partiersnew
The Winter Carnival may be over for the year, but for St. Paul Vulcans past and present, the cape and goggles represent a year-round way of life.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Matt Snyders |
02-18-2009 |
Culture
Minneapolis' Bike-Sharing Program Just Needs Federal Fundsnew
The bike-share program is currently fighting for $1.75 million of transportation-program funding. If they don't get it, the program is DOA.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Bradley Campbell |
02-18-2009 |
Transportation
University of Minnesota Expert Says Peanut Butter Recall Has Gone Nuttynew
The director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy says that the peanut butter recall has gone too far and affected many Americans who weren't at risk in the first place.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Emily Kaiser |
02-11-2009 |
Science
Twin Cities Restaurateurs Tell Saucy Tales of Frisky Foodiesnew
A restaurant's amorous ambiance can create challenges when it inspires "over-romantic" behavior.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
02-11-2009 |
Food+Drink
Minneapolis Skier's Cross-Country Career Hasn't Been Easynew
In her race toward the Olympics, Caitlin Compton has battled poverty, family illness, and a system that favors younger athletes.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
02-11-2009 |
Sports
Long Cheng Livestock Market Slays Your Meal in Front of Younew
A St. Paul slaughterhouse lets you watch as your dinner is butchered.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Rachel Hutton |
02-04-2009 |
Food+Drink
Tags: butchers, Twin Cities
New Law Could Make Fathers' Rights Come Smoothernew
In Minnesota family courts, judges decide what's best for the kids on a case-by-case basis. But fathers' groups are pushing to change the law so that judges must favor shared parenting time, known as joint physical custody.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Erin Carlyle |
02-04-2009 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: Minnesota, divorce law
