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August 2004 Issue

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The Art of War

The Art of War

A Minnesota reservist is the U.S. military’s only professional curator. Meet the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ Corine Wegener, Iraq war hero.
by Adam Minter
Cruise Control

Cruise Control

Men hooking up in the city’s public parks—it’s a nuisance, but is it a crime?
by Joe Pastoor
Unhappy Trails

Unhappy Trails

Why are the people of Guthrie, Minnesota, trying to dismantle the state’s celebrated public trails?
by Robin Shaw
Fire and Rice

Fire and Rice

Hand-harvesting Minnesota wild rice is only half the battle. Now the magic begins.
by Amy Thielen

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Thank You, Mr. Collins

Peeping Toms: Neighborhood Asset

It Wasn’t the Magical Elves

Green Space Vs. Private Space

The American Nightmare

Thank Goodness for Nalgenes

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Do It Yourself!

The Outer Ring

Do It Yourself!

Not precisely the invitation you expected from your favorite new store...
by Eric Dregni
The Bookstore is Dead

Life & Letters

The Bookstore is Dead

Long live the bookstore! There are lots of cool little shops out St. Paul way, you know.
by Sari Gordon

Gastronomer

The Drinking Man’s Guide to Light Rail

Yeah, you know all about the downtown gin mills. Now get to know the Minnehaha corridor!
Getting Baked

Kids These Days

Getting Baked

How much tanner can you get, girl?
by Molly Priesmeyer
Don’t Be So Literal

Good Intentions

Don’t Be So Literal

Not knowing the rules made our nation great.
by Hans Eisenbeis
“I Love My Cub!”

Gay Old Time

“I Love My Cub!”

Is it the new secret handshake in lesbian circles?
by Shannon Olson
My Dog Obedience Teacher, My Killer

Wild Kingdom

My Dog Obedience Teacher, My Killer

A Russian trainer, his dogs, their teeth. Sharp!
by Emily Carter

STRAIGHT TALK

Straight Talk

Alan Sparhawk

SO LITTLE TIME...

Theater

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Ordway Center For The Performing Arts, August 17-29

Concerts

Bela Fleck

Minnesota Zoo Amphitheater, August 16-17

Readings

Jonathan Odell

Bound To Be Read, August 19

Art

Photography archives from National Geographic

Jean Stephen Galleries, August 1-31

CDs

Terry Eason, Bees Will Bumble

DVDs

Shadows, Lies, and Private Eyes: The Film Noir Classic Collection

Books

Robert Bly, The Winged Energy of Delight: Selected Translations

Dance

Anytown: Stories of America

Southern Theater, August 18-22

Desert Island Duffel

Desert Island Duffel

Dominique Serrand

Concerts

Sopranorama III

Southern Theater, August 27-29

Books

Created in Darkness by Troubled Americans

A magnet for irony.

Restaurants

Pizza Nea

Concerts

A.C. Newman

Blame Canada, or thank them. Triple Rock Social Club, August 4

DVDs

Scorsese Collection

Books

Bharati Mukherjee, The Tree Bride

Theater

Minnesota Fringe Festival

Little theaters, big hearts. Various locations, August 6-15

Soundtrack to Mary

Mary's watching: SCTV—the DVD, volume 1
by Mary Lucia

Concerts

Bebel Gilberto

Pantages Theater, August 24

Movies

Open Water

Lagoon Cinema, opens August 6

Restaurants

Enjoy

Theater

Death of a Salesman

Guthrie Theater, August 14-September 19

Movies

Sublime Banality: The Sensibility of Jim Jarmusch

Oak Street Cinema, August 6-19

Books

William Lychack, The Wasp Eater

Books

Edwin Williamson, Borges

Available August 5

Art

Outlaw Printmakers

Kellie Rae Theiss Gallery, through September 4

Concerts

Ticket To Brasil

Como Lakeside Pavilion, August 27

Movies

Alien vs. Predator

Opens August 13

Art

The End of the End of the Line & New Balance Frontier

Soap Factory, through August 22. Marbles, terrariums, and Tricky Dick!

DOWN THE HATCH

Wine

Olympic Spirit

Red wine from a Greek island.
by Oliver Nicholson

Wine

Louie the Wine Guy

Opportunities and events for wine enthusiasts.
The Cockroach of the Sea

The Cockroach of the Sea

How lobster went from “poverty food” to the tureen of John D. Rockefeller.
by Stephanie March

Louie the Wine Guy

Opportunities and events for wine enthusiasts.

Louie the Wine Guy

Opportunities and Events for Wine Enthusiasts

MOTLEY KRüSE

Cannibal Hamsters of the Living Dead

What happens when you lie to a child—and she knows it.
by Colleen Kruse

AND NOW THIS

Bush or Kerry?

Either way, I knife a pal...
by Jack Gordon

SEX & THE MARRIED MAN

What Are You Looking At?

My eyes are up here, cowboy.
by Stuart Greene

THE RAKE'S PROGRESS

Nature Imitating Art

Nature Imitating Art

One of Minnesota’s best and most beloved nature photographers earns a retrospective at MCP.
by Ann Klefstad

Graphic Violence

Don't show us, tell us.
by Hugh Bennewitz
Par-Tee On

Par-Tee On

This summer’s sleeper hit: artsy mini-golf in the Sculpture Garden.
by Shannon Olson
Great Balls Of Fire

Great Balls Of Fire

The curious allure of the hellacious hot rod.
by Glenn Gordon

WIFE, INTERRUPTED

Keeping It Together

We have more sources of wisdom and protection than we might think.
by Jeannine Ouellette

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Free the Jackson Five!

Doing More With Less

What compelled poor students in the pre-Civil Rights-era South to succeed?
by Clinton Collins