January 2012
1 post
The Spirited Traveler: Bootlegging in Minneapolis →
That sounds delicious, but I sure don’t want to make that mint syrup. Maybe in the summer for a party.
stuffaboutminneapolis:
(Reuters) - Perhaps Minneapolis never quite got over the Prohibition era of the 1930s. How else to explain the popularity of its iconic cocktail, The Bootleg?
The city’s signature drink - heard of by few outside of Minnesota - is a relatively homely one, a fizzy,...
December 2011
2 posts
All-Encompassing Trip: I’m in El Calafate, in the... →
The asado at the end of town has some of the best meat I have ever eaten.
guillee:
I’m in El Calafate, in the Patagonia, way down in the south of Argentina. It’s a tiny town, with sparse desert vegetation, surrounded by rocky mountains, and a huge lake (Lago Argentino) with a few floating icebergs, even though it’s rather warm (about 20°C). The sun rises at 4:30 am and sets at…
Shuga Records: Big Changes, and a Big Move, for... →
Well, that is too bad.
shugarecords:
After 7 years in Minnesota, the most recent 3 here in Northeast Minneapolis, we have decided to move the store back to it’s birthplace, Chicago. We recently had the opportunity to relocate presented to us, and based off the growing needs of our Online Mail Order operations, now is the perfect time…
November 2011
3 posts
October 2011
3 posts
“She has spent considerable periods of time in Africa (where she worked with a...”
– From an actual reference letter I wrote in grad school for an actual 19-year-old Harvard student. (via jaygabler)
A great example of how those of means can buy their children the resume they think they need to be successful.
September 2011
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August 2011
5 posts
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Fab.com →
This site has super neat art and such for really cheap. There is Aesthetic Apparatus stuff on there today with deep discounts. I got some of their stuff, but also some very nice looking glass barware from notNeutral, also with deep discounts. Sort of like groupon and etsy for high falutin arty stuff. If you use the link here, I’ll get credit for it, and I can buy more stuff!
July 2011
9 posts
In Memoriam: Jerome Liebling →
A MN-centric Obit of a friend’s grandfather.
neighborhoodr-minneapolis:
April 16, 1924 – July 27, 2011
The Hampshire College community mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Jerome Liebling, who died Wednesday at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Professor Leibling founded Hampshire College’s film, photography, and video program. He was already a photographer and...
15 Wonderful Words With No English Equivalent →
Actually, there is a word for the moon shining on water (#8). It is a moonglade.
I do think I will have some kummerspeck for breakfast, though.
nevver:
1. Zhaghzhagh (Persian) The chattering of teeth from the cold or from rage. 2. Yuputka (Ulwa) A word made for walking in the woods at night, it’s the phantom sensation of something crawling on your skin. 3. Slampadato (Italian) Addicted...
June 2011
1 post
afternoonsnoozebutton:
Type “gay marriage” into Google
Shit rainbow bricks.
May 2011
6 posts
WatchSICK.
April 2011
17 posts
Watchofficialbeastieboys:
Good people, unfortunately due to circumstances beyond our control, the “clean” version of our new album, The Hot Sauce Committee pt 2 has leaked. So as a hostile and retaliatory measure with great hubris we are making the full explicit aka filthy dirty nasty version available for streaming on our site. We hope this brings much happiness, hugs, and harmony. Enjoy Kikoos for...
First Avenue and JAM present PAUL SIMON →
thomaslowrysghost:
Uh, does anyone have 51 bucks to spare?
Holy shit, paulsimonisplayingatfirstave!
Watchmightyflynn:
2011 MN Twins Opener
a short film by Capture Studios
theresolutionofhammersandstrings:
Amazing video that captures Opening Day at Target Field. April 8, 2011.
This is beautiful.
Very cool.
Hey you, with the cell phone taking a picture at a rock concert, STOP. Don’t do it. Whatever picture you think you are going to get is not going to happen. It will be blurry. The flash will probably go off and you will just get a picture of the back of my head. It will annoy the crap out of all the people standing near you. And honestly, who has ever actually wanted to see a picture of a...
March 2011
12 posts
The Japanese worldview
“There’s been a joke making the rounds of Tokyo during the past week or so: The government announces in the morning that there could be a sudden blackout sometime by early evening, since power capacity is down and the demand is already very near to capacity. In America, the blackout happens, and stores get looted. In China, the blackout happens and no one notices, since they’re already a...