Month: March 2010

Thursday at Magers & Quinn: Discuss the future of the Twin Cities—neighborhoods, job growth—with local community leaders

March 9, 2010

This Thursday, Minneapolis bookseller Magers & Quinn will be hosting an open forum led by author and community leader Myron Orfield. Orfield will be joined by Meg Tuthill, the new council member for Ward 10; Dave VanHattum of the nonprofit organization Transit for Livable Communities; and Jesse Mortenson of the nonprofit MetroIBA, which supports independent … More Thursday at Magers & Quinn: Discuss the future of the Twin Cities—neighborhoods, job growth—with local community leaders

Our Oscars segment on WCCO + a look behind the Hollywood scenes

March 8, 2010

Some say the battle for Best Actor was a neck-and-neck race between Colin Firth and Jeff Bridges. No matter how close the call, the Academy ultimately chose Bridges’ Crazy Heart performance over Firth’s in A Single Man. While happy for Mr. Bridges, we respectfully feel Mr. Firth’s performance didn’t get the acclaim it deserved, and … More Our Oscars segment on WCCO + a look behind the Hollywood scenes

And the Oscar for Best Actor goes to …

March 5, 2010

We are rooting relentlessly for Colin Firth to be awarded an Oscar this Sunday for Best Actor for his beautiful, breathtaking, “career-defining” (according to Oprah) performance in A Single Man. We understand Mr. Firth is up against tough competition. But our determination and our confidence know no limits. To make our case, we’ve rounded up … More And the Oscar for Best Actor goes to …

Jay Weiner: On working for NBC at the Vancouver Winter Olympics (and an encounter with Stephen Colbert’s moose)

March 4, 2010

Jay Weiner is a former Star Tribune reporter who writes about politics and sports business issues for MinnPost and other local and national publications. His book This Is Not Florida: How Al Franken Won the Minnesota Senate Recount is forthcoming this fall from University of Minnesota Press. He has covered every Winter Olympics since the … More Jay Weiner: On working for NBC at the Vancouver Winter Olympics (and an encounter with Stephen Colbert’s moose)

Q&A: Kate Mondloch on the use of screens (as in the computer screen you’re looking at right now)

March 3, 2010

Kate Mondloch is assistant professor of contemporary art and theory at the University of Oregon. She also serves on the executive committee of the university’s new Cinema Studies program and is a member of the Digital Scholars initiative. She is author of the recently published Screens: Viewing Installation Art, and is currently working on a … More Q&A: Kate Mondloch on the use of screens (as in the computer screen you’re looking at right now)

Doug Hoverson: The long history of beermaking in Minnesota

March 2, 2010

In celebration of the August Schell Brewing company’s 150th anniversary, MPR yesterday interviewed Ted Marti, CEO of the company, and UMP author Doug Hoverson (Land of Amber Waters) to offer context on the historic significance of beer and breweries, which were often family enterprises, in Minnesota. Check out the entire interview here. (And catch a … More Doug Hoverson: The long history of beermaking in Minnesota