By Katie Eggers hile I am by no means a luddite, I do have one regret about modern life: the activities that make us feel truly human, such as preparing a real meal, exercising and meaningful conversations with fellow human beings now require an absurd amount of deliberate effort and planning. Far too much of […]
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The Twin Cities’ most prolific artist talks about why cities need to be built from the bottom up, why we are in love with the past and why the debate on Minnesota Nice should be put to an end once and for all.
Categories: Summer Issue 2012
Jay Peterson of Magers & Quinn Booksellers on senior ladies running down his store’s book aisles, how predatory attacks from Amazon have brought him more business and why President Obama should take a load off and read a good book.
Categories: Summer Issue 2012
In the late 1990s, my wife and I got in a U-haul, hit I-90 and headed west for a few days until we came to Portland, Oregon. We had no jobs, no apartment, and no notion other than getting out of Minnesota.
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Not all of the artwork displayed at the Walker Art Center’s summer exhibition may sweep you off your feet, but if you are a young adult trying to make sense of our times, you may discover a surprising kinship with the artists of the 1980s.
Categories: Summer Issue 2012