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September 2006 Issue

FEATURES

News Junkie

News Junkie

Former Twin Cities journalist, current New York Times writer, David Carr is coming to town to read from his new book
by Brian Lambert, photo by Lucas Saugen
Daughter of God

Daughter of God

Love, devotion, and saudades at a mid-century mission in Brazil.
by Jeannine Ouellette and Grace Kolenda Deters, current photo of Grace by Gina Munda Photography

FICTION

The Fourth

The Fourth

by Alan DeNiro, Artwork by Kristie Bretzke, Swing

LETTERS & RED HANDED

We Cried

by Robert Frame, Minneapolis

Glory, Glory, Hallelujah

by Ken Warner, Johnstown, PA

Kauai

by Jim Settle

We Laughed

by Adam Overland, Minneapolis

Catching Up with Father Stack's Housekeeper

Kieran's Letter of the Month
by Sharen Hansen

California

by Cindi Barthel

Sweden

This Month's Featured Red Handed Photo
by Rich Feely

Corrections

Everything's Gonna Be Hunky Dory

by Jim Dustin, Moorhead

Left Bank of the Mississippi

by Melissa Stang, Minneapolis

Hispaniola

by Bryan Thao Worra

THE RAKISH ANGLE

The Toll of City Living

Good Intentions

The Toll of City Living

Pizza with grapes and Malbec by the glass.
by Tom Bartel

Day In, Day Out

The Cheese Man Speaks

Sellin’ Swiss and makin’ money.
by Colleen Kruse
In the Foothills of Dog Heaven

Wild Kingdom

In the Foothills of Dog Heaven

Animal orphans find a permanent refuge on the banks of the Apple River.
by Nancy Weingartner, illustration by Rachel Ann Lindsay
Sol Food

Higher Power

Sol Food

Saving the world, one quiche at a time.
by Jeremy Stratton, illustration by Kyle T. Webster
Hot and Very, Very Heavy

In Our Midst

Hot and Very, Very Heavy

Behind the scenes at “a sculptor’s paradise.”
by Shannon Olson, illustration by Ryan Peltier

Common Ground

Syria, Somalia, and Soccer

The Arab world, as seen from the East Bank.
by Leah Fabel

Kids These Days

The Student Body Eclectic

Back to school at Lincoln International High.
by Alexandra Kerl

STRAIGHT TALK

Paul Shambroom

Paul Shambroom

SO LITTLE TIME...

The Big Brew

Music

The Big Brew

Harriet Island, September 30
Barbara Ehrenreich

Books

Barbara Ehrenreich

Lyndale Congregational United Church of Christ, September 14
Hijack’s Half

Theater

Hijack’s Half

Southern Theater, September 8–10
Level Five

Restaurants

Level Five

Edward P. Jones

Books

Edward P. Jones

All Aunt Hagar’s Children: Stories, Available September 1

Art

Incidental

Gallery Co, Through September 30
Ten Minute Play Festival

Theater

Ten Minute Play Festival

Bedlam Theatre, September 13–17
Factotum

Film

Factotum

Uptown Theater, September 1
Sonny Rollins

Music

Sonny Rollins

Northrop Auditorium, September 17
David Treuer

Books

David Treuer

University of Minnesota Bookstore, September 13
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Theater

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Torch Theater at Minneapolis Theatre Garage, Through September 2

Restaurants

Dufner’s

Built to Spill

Music

Built to Spill

First Avenue, September 12–13
Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust

Art

Life in Shadows: Hidden Children and the Holocaust

Minnesota History Center, Through October 15
Meet Me In St. Louis

Film

Meet Me In St. Louis

Heights Theater, September 20

Music

Joshua Bell Plays Tchaikovsky

Ordway Center, September 15
M.T. Anderson

Books

M.T. Anderson

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation (Volume One: The Pox Party), Available September 12
David Rakoff

Desert Island Duffel

David Rakoff

George Morrison: Finding Abstraction

Art

George Morrison: Finding Abstraction

Minnesota Museum of American Art, Through October 29
Gatz

Theater

Gatz

Elevator Repair Service at Walker Art Center, September 21–24
The Science of Sleep

Film

The Science of Sleep

Uptown Theater, September 29

Music

Uptown Row Django Jazz Fest

September 9
Jane Hamilton

Books

Jane Hamilton

When Madeline Was Young, Available September 19

Music

Greg Brown

Fitzgerald Theater, September 15

Film

All The King’s Men

Area Theaters, September 22

Restaurants

Jun Bo

Cormac McCarthy

Books

Cormac McCarthy

The Road, Available September 26
Ordinary Culture: Heikes/Helms/McMillian

Art

Ordinary Culture: Heikes/Helms/McMillian

Walker Art Center, Through November 19
Kid-Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh

Theater

Kid-Simple: A Radio Play in the Flesh

Emigrant Theater at Mixed Blood Theatre, September 1–16
Dead Man’s Shoes

Film

Dead Man’s Shoes

DVD Available September 5

RAKE APPEAL

Respects to 1992

Fashion

Respects to 1992

This fall, the looks are a little bit grunge.
by Christy DeSmith, Photos by Stephanie Colgan
The Long and Winding Road

Sweet Spot

The Long and Winding Road

Skyline Drive, Duluth
by Ann Klefstad
Shout

Object Lust

Shout

by Sarah Barker, illustration by Jolene Schultz
Under the Needle

Body

Under the Needle

Making a date with constitutional facial acupuncture renewal.
by Sarah Barker, Illustration by Serik Kulmeshkenov
The Other David Salmela

Show & Tell

The Other David Salmela

Transforming his storefront gallery and home one architectural feature at a time.
by Christy DeSmith, Photo by Marshall Photography

GRAY MATTERS

Man of La Mancha

Film

Man of La Mancha

Where did Pedro Almodóvar’s weird world come from? And why does it have such a hold on us?
by Peter Schilling, Illustration by Amy Koltun
“My job is to ruin everything.”

Art

“My job is to ruin everything.”

Painter Andrea Carlson doesn’t question what is “authentic” Native art.
by Ann Klefstad

DOWN THE HATCH

Birthday Angel Scratch Mix

Food

Birthday Angel Scratch Mix

An ode to the cake, that most common yet special of desserts.
by Stephanie March, photo by Elizabeth Barba
Antipodean Sweetener

Wine

Antipodean Sweetener

A Semillon from Chile.
by Oliver Nicholson

MOTLEY KRüSE

Looking, but Not Seeing

Looking, but Not Seeing

Turns out, Billy Ray Cyrus and I have something in common.
by Colleen Kruse

AND NOW THIS

A Letter to Nostaglia

A Letter to Nostaglia

FREE THE JACKSON FIVE!

Fighting Over North

Free the Jackson Five!

Fighting Over North

Council Member Samuels versus Rev. McAfee: Who speaks for the community?
by Clinton Collins