March 2007 Issue

FEATURES

Murder by Numbers

by Frank Clancy, Research by Laura Puckett and Alycia Seymour

Learning to Speak

When a fledgling lecturer gets a gig on a luxury cruise ship, it’s sink or swim.

by William Gurstelle, Illustration by Dave Wheeler

FICTION

House of Anything You Wish

by Wang Ping, photograph by Wang Ping

LETTERS & RED HANDED

Dedicated Followers of Fashion

by Mary Warner, Minneapolis

A Careful Reading of the Facts

by Richard Jacobi, Minneapolis

A Gay Garnish

by Bobbi Pinsky, Plymouth

But Wait! Did He Read the Same Piece as that Last Guy?

by Mark Arnold, St. Paul

Clarification? Holy Guacamole!

What is a Conservative, Exactly?

by Gwen Kienholz, Minneapolis

Nothing But Love

by Alan Harris, Eden Prairie

Springfield, Illinois

This month's featured Red Handed Photo

by Nancy Miller, St. Paul

THE RAKISH ANGLE

Spinning "Climate Change"

Some reasons to feel better about imminent planet-wide meltdown

Shock & Awe

As It Was Meant to Be Played

Inside the U.S. Beer Hockey Championships

by Todd J. Smith, Illustration by Esther Loopstra / estherloopstra.com

In Our Midst

Project with a Capital “P”

A Kentucky transplant plumbs the mysteries (and history) of his new home state.

by J. D. Nordell, Illustration by Mark Fischer / mnartists.org

The Outer Ring

The Temple is Melting

The soggy state of hockey in the era of global warming

by Jon Lurie

Erogenous Zone

Peddling Pleasure

A sex educator brings Rocket Balm and other marital aids to the masses.

by Christy DeSmith

Good Intentions

Happy Birthday to Us

Never mind the war—here’s The Rake.

by Tom Bartel

STRAIGHT TALK

Dan Slager

SO LITTLE TIME...

Art

Bob Dylan’s American Journey, 1956–1966

Weisman Art Museum, through April 29

Music

Bruce Cockburn

Cedar Cultural Center, March 14

Books

Rick Bragg

Pen Pals Author Lecture Series, Hopkins Center for the Arts, March 29–30

Desert Island Duffel

Melody Gilbert

Art

Environments of Invention

Minnesota Museum of American Art, through March 25

Artwork by Erika Olson

Theater

Don Juan Giovanni

Theatre de la Jeune Lune, March 3–June 24

Film

Reign Over Me

Area Theaters, opens March 23

Art