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Marching band therapy for our times
OK Go – This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo. For most folks, the latest video from the band OK GO! for their latest song “This Too Shall Pass” is just plain fun. (These were the guys who did the “treadmill video” that was popular some time ago, having since established themselves the…
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Merry Christmas from MinnesotaBrown
Another throwback column to celebrate Christmas. Thank you to all who read and support this blog and my other writings all year long. May you have a joyous new year! Santa’s Christmas punch listBy Aaron J. Brown Dear Mr. Claus, I am writing in regard to your recent Christmas delivery. People the world over enjoy…
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O, Christmas Threat
Merry Christmas Eve to all! In honor of the season, enjoy this reprint of my 2006 Christmas column about Santa Claus’s night flight. Let’s hope Santa has an easier time this year! O, Christmas Threat By Aaron J. Brown It’s Christmas Eve. My column is due and I am so hosed. I’ll just have to…
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The nine circles of hell. You know, for fun.
This Lapham’s Quarterly graphic clarifies the nine circles of Hell as depicted in Dante’s Inferno. (“Abandon All Hope, You Who Enter Here,” etc.). Do you fear Hell? Do you want someone else to go there? Well, name your sin (your dominant sin, that is) as you’ll know which circle of hell you’ll go to and…
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If things get real bad we can eat them books
MinnPost’s Catherine Conlan reports on northern Minnesota libraries as they serve as a refuge during the economic storm, all while struggling with budget cuts of their own. Related posts: No related posts.
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Bad times getting worse slower, and other good news
Even the sunshine crew at the Duluth News Tribune editorial board can’t spin their way out of this week’s economic malaise storyline: So the glimmer of hope? Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said yesterday, during testimony he provides semi-annually to the House Financial Services Committee, that the economy is showing “tentative signs of stabilization.” Of…
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‘Kings’ is too good for you, America
NPR’s John Ridley asks the question I bellow at the TV after every showing of the NBC drama “Kings”: Why isn’t America watching this show? “Kings” is a modern day retelling of the Biblical story of David. It combines the political intrigue that fans of the West Wing would like, the philosophical questions that “Lost”…
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Wieners aren’t supposed to go there
After all my Oscar Mayer Wienermobile talk last week, we learn the Wienermobile has crashed into a Wisconsin house. The missus tells me the Twitter talk is hilarious. Related posts: No related posts.
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Hurry, the pipeline’s in trouble
The Duluth News Tribune is slapping down late hour protests against Enbridge Energy’s proposed pipeline from Canada to Superior, Wis. The theme: Where were these protesters when there were public hearings? Yeah, yeah, whatever. Listen, I don’t have a dog in this fight. People want a pipeline? Fine. Oil. Tar sands. I care, but not…
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Four fried chickens and a coke
Enjoy the last (and perhaps best) of the Blues Brothers videos in advance of Thursday night’s HCC Theater Support Gala, 7:30 p.m. at the Hibbing High School Auditorium. This is another Facebook link. I’ll post all of the videos tomorrow with open links to my server (no time tonight, no time). Related posts: No related…
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All Hail Greenland!
Hey, I missed this. Apparently today Greenland begins limited self-governance, having been granted partial independence from Denmark. Find out more. Check out their cool new flag. Call the flag store, City of Chisholm. (h/t TYWKIWDBI) Related posts: No related posts.
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The Astounding World of Tomorrow … Today
Here’s a Best Short Film winner from the New York Comedy Film Awards. Behold, “The Astounding World of Tomorrow.” I wouldn’t post it if it didn’t ring SO true. Hope you like nuance. (h/t TYWKIWDBI) Related posts: No related posts.
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Vogue lady says we’re fat (and not just a little bit)
Just read my new edition of Newsweek. They’re going high class now, if you didn’t know. Not one “Jon and Kate Plus 8” item. Not even as an ironic reference for a story about entitlement reform! Anyway, here’s this from the “Scope” section (formerly Periscope, the quotes page): “I’d just been on a trip to…
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Bye American?
Here’s an interesting quandary. We all know the Iron Range mining sector is reeling right now. Partly because of this, our elected officials sought and received some strict “buy American” provisions in the federal economic recovery package. The logic was to bolster American steelmakers and iron mining operations by ensuring that American steel was used…
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Dirt track dispatch
There’s a shake up in the northern Minnesota dirt track racing universe. Superior is out of the circuit, leaving WISSOTA for NASCAR. Grand Rapids is racing on Thursdays now. Hibbing, Proctor and Ashland, Wis., are the other race tracks on the local circuit. Related posts: No related posts.