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May 2004 Issue

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A Picture is Worth 5,000 Years

A Picture is Worth 5,000 Years

Cy Thao translates Hmong oral tradition to the canvas.
by Michael Fallon
Wrestling Matt

Wrestling Matt

House Minority Leader Matt Entenza isn't afraid to jump into a political cage-match.
by Richard Broderick
Hormones on Overdrive

Hormones on Overdrive

Why are girls reaching puberty so young? The culture and science of a sexualized childhood.
by Jeannine Ouellette
Public Icon, Private Property

Public Icon, Private Property

IDS: The Rise & Fall of Our Skyscraper
by Katherine Glover

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Obscene Wealth—the Gift That Keeps Giving

Let my People Go

The Right-Wing Norskies Emigrated

No Beer-Belly Prerequisite!

The Blonds Play Nice

from El Salvador >> Coming To Take You Away

from El Salvador >> Coming To Take You Away

No schedules, no stops, no change—but at least your bus has plenty of personality.
by Katherine Glover

Unpublish That Story, Please

What She Said

THE RAKISH ANGLE

St. Paul’s Lunch Lady

Gastronomer

St. Paul’s Lunch Lady

Forget the gruel. If Oliver Twist went to Central High he’d want more Hmong beef fried rice.
by Joe Pastoor
Down Force

In the Left Lane

Down Force

Everyone wants it, but where should it go?
by Joe Pastoor
This Animal 'Rochs!

Wild Kingdom

This Animal 'Rochs!

Bully for Braveheart: A Minnesotan reverse-engineers prehistoric super-cows.
by Dan Gilchrist
No Campaign, No Gain

The Swing Vote

No Campaign, No Gain

Are you a NASCAR dad? You’ll be sick of hearing about yourself in a few months.
by Christy DeSmith
Off Track

Good Intentions

Off Track

How to feed both the body and the soul of a city?
by Hans Eisenbeis
Anatomically Incorrect

Kids These Days

Anatomically Incorrect

“I’m not torturing Barbie, I’m making her more beautiful!”
by Sarah Sawyer
The Flour Mills of My Mind

Our Humble Skyline

The Flour Mills of My Mind

Did you know B.F. Skinner developed smart bombs and Behaviorism atop the Mill City Museum?
by Jon Zurn

SO LITTLE TIME...

Movies

Women with Vision 2004

Minnesota History Center, Oak Street Cinema and General Mills Auditorium, May 5-9

Restaurants

El Burrito Mercado

175 Concord St., St. Paul; (651) 227-2192; www.elburritomercado.com

Art

Chris Larson

Franklin Artworks, through June 5

Concerts

Leon Redbone

Rossi’s Blue Star Room, May 19

CDs

Diana Krall, The Girl in the Other Room

Available April 27

Movies

Coffee & Cigarettes

Uptown Theater, Opens May 28

Art

Art-A-Whirl

Northeast Minneapolis, May 13-16

Concerts

Blondie

First Avenue, April 26

DVDs

Hell in the Pacific

Available May 25

Theater

The Rivals

Theater in the Round, April 30-May 23

Concerts

Graham Parker

Fine Line Music Cafe, May 2

CDs

Los Lobos, The Ride

Available May 4

Theater

Dr. Ox’s Experiment

Playwrights’ Center, May 21-June 13

Art

Your Heart Is No Match For My Love

No Name Exhibitions @ The Soap Factory, May 8-June 20

Concerts

Eric Alexander

Artists’ Quarter, May 28-30

Restaurants

Quang

2719 Nicollet Ave. S., Minneapolis; (612) 870-4739; www.quangrestaurant.com

Movies

Super Size Me

Uptown Theater, Opens May 14

Concerts

50 foot wave

First Avenue, April 29

Books

E.L. Doctorow, Sweet Land Stories

CDs

Toots & The Maytals, True Love

Available now

DVDs

The Marx Brothers Collection

Available May 4

Art

Imperial Perfection: Chinese Palace Porcelain of Three Great Emperors

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, May 1-July 4

Books

Aileen Kilgore Henderson, Hard Times for Jake Smith

Available now

DVDs

The Testament of Dr. Mabuse: The Criterion Collection

Available May 18

Theater

The Golem

Theatre de la Jeune Lune, May 8-June 27

Dance

Forbidden Christmas, or The Doctor and the Patient

Guthrie Lab, May 13-23

Books

Charles Schulz, The Complete Peanuts 1950-52

Available May 3

DOWN THE HATCH

Louie the Wine Guy

This week's opportunities and events for wine enthusiasts.

Louie the Wine Guy

This week's opportunities and events for wine enthusiasts.
by Louie the Wine Guy

Louie the Wine Guy

This week's opportunities and events for wine enthusiasts.

Parmesan!

Make sure you've got the real deal.
by Stephanie March

Spring Forward

Light white from the Loire.
by Oliver Nicholson

MOTLEY KRüSE

Routine Maintenance or Major Overhaul?

Routine Maintenance or Major Overhaul?

Looking this good this effortlessly isn’t easy.
by Colleen Kruse

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS

Drowning in Decency

Drowning in Decency

Is our culture really so coarse? Hardly—it’s more the texture of Malt-O-Meal.
by Greg Beato
Juliet, “The Bachelorette”

Juliet, “The Bachelorette”

by Jack Gordon
Being Beige and Nothingness

Being Beige and Nothingness

There’s one color that is incapable of offense—but it can still oppress.
by Julie Caniglia

SEX & THE MARRIED MAN

You're Up, You're Down

You're Up, You're Down

Pete becomes a dad. And gets caught with an old girlfriend!

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Our Word, Not Yours

Free the Jackson Five!

Our Word, Not Yours

“I’m not a nigger, I’m a Negro. When I become a nigger, I’ll let you know.” —author unknown
by Clinton Collins

WIFE, INTERRUPTED

Mothers for Meatlessness

Mothers for Meatlessness

Planting the seeds of vegetarianism.
by Jeannine Ouellette