Holiday recipe spectacular: Atina Diffley’s Corn Chowder

December 11, 2012

Day 3 of our holiday recipe phase features a nice winter corn chowder from Atina Diffley, author of Turn Here Sweet Corn. Day 2: Helene Henderson’s Swedish Pancakes with Cranberries and Sweet Potatoes with Pomegranates.Day 1: Beth Dooley’s Sweet Potato and Walnut Salad and Cranberry Snack Cake.  Four generations of the Diffley family come together … More Holiday recipe spectacular: Atina Diffley’s Corn Chowder

Holiday recipe spectacular: Swedish Pancakes a la Helene Henderson

December 10, 2012

This week we’re enlisting in some of our finest Minnesota authors to give us their favorite holiday recipes. We kicked off this holiday recipe spectacular on Friday with a few goodies from Beth Dooley. Today, we feature Helene Henderson, author of The Swedish Table. ——- Holiday recipes from Helene Henderson SWEDISH PANCAKES WITH SIMPLE SYRUP … More Holiday recipe spectacular: Swedish Pancakes a la Helene Henderson

Holiday recipe spectacular: Utilize holiday leftovers with Beth Dooley’s Sweet Potato and Walnut Salad

December 7, 2012

We’re in a festive spirit this month at UMP and looking for some great recipes to match. We’ve enlisted in our finest Minnesota authors and cooks to divulge their favorite holiday foods.Today we’re launching a Holiday Recipe Spectacular in which we’ll feature one Minnesota author per work day. We’ll resume Monday, and by next Friday … More Holiday recipe spectacular: Utilize holiday leftovers with Beth Dooley’s Sweet Potato and Walnut Salad

World-Making and World-Devastation in Adrian Piper’s Self-Portrait 2000

December 6, 2012

Adrian Piper’s Self-Portrait 2000 (2000; Scroll-Down Website Artwork) is featured in the introduction to The Reorder of Things by Roderick A. Ferguson. Here, Ferguson explains the significance of this piece to his book. Collection and copyright Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation Berlin. BY RODERICK A. FERGUSONProfessor of race and critical theory at the University of … More World-Making and World-Devastation in Adrian Piper’s Self-Portrait 2000

Calling Hollywood’s bluff: Summing up the wild "Love in Vain" saga (Part 3 of 3)

November 28, 2012

After more than thirty years, the intriguing story behind the battle to bring Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson to the big screen still marches on. What follows is a final summation of the decades-long struggle to create a film out of “Love in Vain: A Vision of Robert Johnson,” a screenplay by … More Calling Hollywood’s bluff: Summing up the wild "Love in Vain" saga (Part 3 of 3)

Insomnia? Or evolution?

November 19, 2012

Should variations in human sleep be targeted for medical interventions?Cross-posted with the Day In, Day Out series at Psychology Today Some thoughts on treating dleep maintenance insomnia (when you wake up a few hours after going to bed and cannot get back to sleep). BY MATTHEW J. WOLF-MEYER Something woke you up in the middle … More Insomnia? Or evolution?

Compelling tales of shipwrecks remind us that Mother Nature tends to have the last say—particularly in November.

November 9, 2012

 BY MICHAEL SCHUMACHERRenowned expert on Great Lakes shipwrecks and lighthouses Every November, my thoughts turn to the Great Lakes and the historic storms that have claimed so many boats during this month. I’ve lived near Lake Michigan for all but four years of my life, and I have seen how quickly and forcefully waves are … More Compelling tales of shipwrecks remind us that Mother Nature tends to have the last say—particularly in November.

How did same-sex marriage gain historic wins at the ballot box yesterday? Three ideas.

November 7, 2012

BY AMY STONEAssistant professor of sociology at Trinity University in San Antonio Last night was a huge victory for same-sex marriage at the ballot box. This November, voters in four states—Minnesota, Maryland, Maine, and Washington—were faced with ballot measures about same-sex marriage. For the first time, these ballot measures (all except Minnesota) had the potential … More How did same-sex marriage gain historic wins at the ballot box yesterday? Three ideas.