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September 2002 Issue

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Any Resemblance to Living Persons…

Any Resemblance to Living Persons…

Is Indexed Right Here!
It Ain't Easy Being Green

It Ain't Easy Being Green

Ken Pentel enters from stage left
by Adam Minter
Woebegone Me

Woebegone Me

MPR’s Superstar Comes Clean!
by Joe Pastoor

The Op-Ed Slam

Read the winners' slams!

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Robyne Reads the Riot Act

Promise or Threat?

Drop and Give Me 20!

Backatcha, Homie

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Fair Play

At the Midway

Fair Play

Are you hitting on me? Behold, the world’s last great romantic—the State Fair carnie.
Aiming to Please

The Outer Ring

Aiming to Please

Gangbangers, businessmen, and housewives all gather at this suburban shooting range.
by Adam Minter
Cold Cache

Kids These Days

Cold Cache

The treasure hunt is on! All you need is a GPS and a good pair of shoes.
by Katherine Glover
Hello, Craig Wright, Goodbye

First Person

Hello, Craig Wright, Goodbye

This Minneapolis playwright has just hit the big leagues.
by Chuck Terhark
Happy Anniversary

Good Intentions

Happy Anniversary

When can we go back to forgetting?
by Hans Eisenbeis
Reptile Garden

Wild Kingdom

Reptile Garden

Who was Harley, and why was he buried in the park?
by Scott A. Briggs
Under where?

Hidden Treasures

Under where?

I see London, I see France... I see the world's largest collection of underpants.
by Eric Dregni
Fourth and Long

Good Sport

Fourth and Long

Somebody’s got to lose. Why does it always have to be Mac?
by Frank Fuller

SO LITTLE TIME...

Mr. Show Live

Comedy

Mr. Show Live

State Theater, September 29
Ragamala Music and Dance Theater: Srishti (Creation)

Dance

Ragamala Music and Dance Theater: Srishti (Creation)

Southern Theater, September 12-15
One Hour Photo

Film

One Hour Photo

Various locations, Now showing
Roofwalker By Susan Power (Milkweed Editions)

Books

Roofwalker By Susan Power (Milkweed Editions)

Available September 10
Going Driftless, An Artists’ Tribute to Greg Brown

CDs

Going Driftless, An Artists’ Tribute to Greg Brown

Available now
Koyaanisqatsi

DVDs

Koyaanisqatsi

Available September 17
“American Sublime: Epic Landscapes of Our Nation 1820-1880”

Art

“American Sublime: Epic Landscapes of Our Nation 1820-1880”

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, September 22-November 17
Napa Valley Grille

Restaurants

Napa Valley Grille

Mall of America
Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Family Events

Minnesota Renaissance Festival

Weekends through September 29
Sound Unseen Film & Music Festival

Film

Sound Unseen Film & Music Festival

Various locations, September 20-27
Miniatures By Norah Labiner (Coffee House Press)

Books

Miniatures By Norah Labiner (Coffee House Press)

Available now
George Clinton, Taj Mahal

Concerts

George Clinton, Taj Mahal

Minnesota Zoo, August 29, September 1
Hapgood by Tom Stoppard

Theater

Hapgood by Tom Stoppard

Jungle Theater, September 13-November 3
“Photographs from The Nature Conservancy’s Last Great Places”

Art

“Photographs from The Nature Conservancy’s Last Great Places”

Minnesota Museum of American Art, through October 6

Restaurants

Uptown Diner

2821 Hennepin Ave. S, Minneapolis
Seed: Awesome Vessel of Power

Family Events

Seed: Awesome Vessel of Power

In The Heart of The Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre, September 27-29
Pulp Fiction

DVDs

Pulp Fiction

Available September 24
Rick Bragg

Readings

Rick Bragg

Barnes & Noble Edina, September 10
Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen

Concerts

Paul McCartney, The Who, Bruce Springsteen

Xcel Energy Center, September 23, 24, 30
Theater Mu’s Of Hope and Courage

Theater

Theater Mu’s Of Hope and Courage

Intermedia Arts, September 14-29
Sex and Lucia

Film

Sex and Lucia

Lagoon Cinema, Opens September 13
The Suburbs: In Combo, Credit in Heaven, and Love is the Law

CDs

The Suburbs: In Combo, Credit in Heaven, and Love is the Law

Available now
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

DVDs

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Available September 24
Speakeasy, The Premiere Issue

Readings

Speakeasy, The Premiere Issue

On newsstands September 28

DOWN THE HATCH

The Chef’s Secret Weapon

Food

The Chef’s Secret Weapon

What part of the amazing fennel plant is inedible?
by Stephanie March
Ex Oriente Lux

Wine

Ex Oriente Lux

Wine from the Near East? Come on, they invented the stuff!
by Oliver Nicholson

MOTLEY KRüSE

The Extreme Column!

The Extreme Column!

Dude, get your helmet. The next 700 words are totally sick…

NATIVE SON

Another Fine Mess

Another Fine Mess

Martha Stewart dies for the sins of her people; Paul Wellstone is too a leader!

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS

State of the Arts

State of the Arts

How is Minnesota doing when it comes to real support for working artists?
by Jon Zurn
Dead Man’s Town

Dead Man’s Town

Bruce Springsteen’s The Rising is a provocative look at a big subject—and it’s not 9/11.
by Steve Perry

WIFE, INTERRUPTED

The Grace of Youth

The Grace of Youth

Grieving is hard, but understanding is even harder.

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Uncle Tom?

Free the Jackson Five!

Uncle Tom?

It’s not the first time I’ve been called that.