“Real quick . . . I’m not gonna talk about white people. You saw how tense it got . . . ” Active in the comedy scene since 2012, Greg Coleman was voted Best Comic of 2012 at the MN Comedy Awards, among many other well-deserved awards. His twisted point of view…
Tired: Vogue magazine doing a puff piece on the wildly unpopular Mayor of Minneapolis right before the police department under his supervision and support killed another innocent Black man. Wired: Teen Vogue following up with an op-ed by City Council Member Robin Wonsley Worlobah that calls for the newly re-elected Mayor to resign. And as a…
Even though a little pressure was released with last week’s warm-up, it’s still a few weeks until we’re mostly outside. Doesn’t mean you can’t hit the links—mini-links that is. A Couple of Putts— who you might know from Holey Moley on ABC and the Puttcast podcast—host the Cozy Open mini-golf…
It’s been a long pandemic for everyone in the Arts & Culture world, but it’s been particularly challenging for live theater—you know things are bad when even the Guthrie has to cancel some showings of A Christmas Carol! Now that it’s possible to once again do a run of performances, we’re…
Dark love seems to be this year’s Valentine’s Day theme—does it surprise anyone? The Dark Energy DJs take over The Hook for A Dark Valentine’s Soiree that includes notable locals Mayland, PRSPHNE, DJ Dazzle and Chicago-based electronic duo NONE OF YOUR CONCERN for a bash hosted by Roxy Vail. SAT, 10 PM.…
A show of photographs by Lyn Corelle taken in South MPLS in fall and winter of 2020 and 2021, the lush images of the primarily-affluent dwellings in Single Family Homes in the Year 3030? stand as ambiguous portraits of “the tenuousness of the present moment,” to borrow a favorite phrase from science-fiction…
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Is Minneapolis a “hell hole”? It’s certainly no Paris. Or Philadelphia. Where would late-night star-crossed lovers even serendipitously meet—the Light Rails basically don’t run after bar close and no one serves food after 11 PM. Mike Max, the sports reporter on WCCO TV who also appears on WCCO radio, caused…
The first act of a “highly anticipated” three-part documentary, jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy Act 1 is an intimate and revealing portrait of Kanye West’s experience, showcasing both his formative days trying to break through and his life today as a global brand and artist. The film weaves together decades of never-before-seen…
Hey Readers~ The pandemic is so weird. Things you think would maybe survive—like a cool West Bank bar, club, and bocce court like Part Wolf—close up . . . because the building was sold. Then places you think would be around until the end of time, like Seven Sushi &…