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April 2008 Online

April 2008 Online

FEATURES

Oral Distractions

Oral Distractions

Butter City: TV’s Appetizing New Film-Talk Show
by John Ervin, photos courtesy of Butter City

FICTION

Campfire

Campfire

Straddling the scrawny divide between fanciful childhood and jaded adolescence
by Erik J. Carlson

LETTERS & RED HANDED

The Cost of Silence

Letter

The Cost of Silence

The author of Border Crossing apologizes for OffLeash Area's failure to give voice to the oppressed.
by Marcie Rendon, Anishinabe Playwright, Minneapolis

Letter

Surdyks USED to be pleasant

by David Lee, Columbia Heights
The New Thirty

Letter

The New Thirty

Postcards from the Edge
by your loving daughter
Dude Weather Fan Mail

Letter

Dude Weather Fan Mail

Postcards from the Edge
by Jasper McClosky, Brooklyn, NY
Helen Back for Beer & Foosball

Red Handed

Helen Back for Beer & Foosball

Postcards from the Edge
by Jodel & Suzey

Letter

Thanks for All the Years

by Stephen Borer, St. Paul

Letter

It's Wages, Stupid!

by T. J. Posthumus, Morristown, MN

Letter

Please, Oh, Please, No!

by Victoria Amaris, Minneapolis
Red Handed in Nicaragua

Red Handed

Red Handed in Nicaragua

by Anna Abbey, Nicaragua

THE RAKISH ANGLE

From Devil's Food to the Dark Side

IN OUR MIDST

From Devil's Food to the Dark Side

Susan Marks explores dollhouse murders.
by Anna Dilemna, photo from Our Wildest Dream: A True Crime Blog of Filmmaking

STRAIGHT TALK

Errol Morris Speaks

Errol Morris Speaks

Addressing questions no one has bothered to ask and finding answers no one has bothered to tell
by Hannah Simpson, photo from NY Magazine
The Surreal Bourgeois Life of Eluded Love

The Surreal Bourgeois Life of Eluded Love

Voltage designer Ra'mon Lawrence Coleman discusses his Eluded Love Spring 2008 Collection.
photos by Vanessa Meade
Meet Aaron

Meet Aaron

Actor Aaron Eckhart shares his thoughts on acting, producing, and his latest film, Meet Bill.
by Cristina Córdova

HEAVY ROTATION

Auralee's Playlist

Auralee's Playlist

What does the owner of a vintage record store listen to when she's alone?
by Auralee Likes, photo by Gerty Tonjum

SO LITTLE TIME...

ART

The Figure and the Landscape

Vine Art Center, May 02, 2008 through Jun 24, 2008
by Cristina Córdova
Camden Workhouse Theater: 'Night Mother

Theater & Performance

Camden Workhouse Theater: 'Night Mother

The Warren, May 02, 2008 through May 17, 2008
by Cristina Córdova
Long Day's Journey into Night

Theater & Performance

Long Day's Journey into Night

Theatre in the Round, May 02, 2008 through May 18, 2008
by Cristina Córdova, photo from the History Cooperative
The End of Baseball

BOOKS

The End of Baseball

May 02, 2008
by Joshua Fischer
Ben Garthus & Greg Priglmeier

ART

Ben Garthus & Greg Priglmeier

Rosalux Gallery, May 03, 2008 through May 31, 2008
by Cristina Córdova
Border Crossing, by Off Leash Productions

Theater & Performance

Border Crossing, by Off Leash Productions

Ritz Theater, Apr 24, 2008 through May 04, 2008
by Cristina Córdova
The Triangle Factory Fire Project

Theater & Performance

The Triangle Factory Fire Project

Hillcrest Center, May 03, 2008 through May 25, 2008
by Cristina Córdova
Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers

BOOKS & AUTHORS

Riding Shotgun: Women Write About Their Mothers

Central Library, Apr 24, 2008 at 7 pm
by Hannah Simpson
Tricia Brown Dance Company

Dance

Tricia Brown Dance Company

Northrop, Apr 25, 2008 at 8 pm
by Cristina Córdova

RAKE APPEAL

Milwaukee & Franklin Avenues

Sweet Spot

Milwaukee & Franklin Avenues

A pedestrian-only urban avenue where it's possible to hear the wind in the trees, the faint tinkling of glass wind chimes, or nothing
by Julie Hessler

GRAY MATTERS

In Defense of Street Art

In Defense of Street Art

Every artist must follow his vision, wherever it may lead, even into alleys and train yards.
by Josh Mattson, artwork by Josh Mattson

AND NOW THIS

How to Buy a New Car

How to Buy a New Car

Until you have all the facts, stay green.
by Donal Heffernan