Another girl, another dragon tattoo dgaraets August 23, 2011, 12:10 PM Aug 23, 2011 3 Why do movie companies feel the need to remake perfectly good foreign films? Read more →
More from the State Fair dgaraets August 22, 2011, 12:43 PM Aug 22, 2011 2 Your name on a bench, brick or table. Read more →
Ready … set … dgaraets August 22, 2011, 5:00 AM Aug 22, 2011 6 The State Fair is nearly here. Read more →
Terry Pratchett and needless suffering Bob Collins August 11, 2011, 11:38 AM Aug 11, 2011 4 Terry Pratchett wants the option of taking his own life. But he’s not in favor of some others taking theirs. Read more →
The subway Sinatra Bob Collins August 2, 2011, 2:51 PM Aug 2, 2011 Saint Paul light-rail-construction workers, you’re not going to let Gary Russo of New York outshine you, are you? Read more →
What MTV says about us Bob Collins August 1, 2011, 3:33 PM Aug 1, 2011 3 How today’s commemoration of MTV missed the point. Read more →
Death of a poet’s poet Bob Collins July 29, 2011, 12:12 PM Jul 29, 2011 Roy McBride passed away last night. Read more →
Leonard Parker, 90 Bob Collins July 25, 2011, 3:49 PM Jul 25, 2011 1 The Minneapolis-based architect had a hand in some of the state and the county’s most iconic buildings. Read more →
The corpse springs to life Bob Collins June 29, 2011, 12:27 PM Jun 29, 2011 7 The corpse flower is in bloom in St. Paul, but only for a few more hours. Read more →
Campaigns and songs people are sick of hearing Bob Collins June 28, 2011, 2:15 PM Jun 28, 2011 19 Tom Petty is reportedly upset that Rep. Michele Bachmann played his song, ‘American Girl,’ at the conclusion of her announcement that she wants to be president of the United States. Read more →
What’s at the end of the rainbow? A bridge Bob Collins June 25, 2011, 9:21 AM Jun 25, 2011 7 The I-35W bridge in Minneapolis may be the most photographed structure in Minnesota this weekend. Read more →
Time-lapse Rock the Garden Bob Collins June 20, 2011, 2:11 PM Jun 20, 2011 Here’s the official Walker Art Center time-lapse video of Saturday’s Rock the Garden concert, also sponsored by The Current. Read more →
All the Lawson Building’s a stage Bob Collins June 1, 2011, 2:36 PM Jun 1, 2011 1 To those not clued in, there appeared to be a jail break today at the Lawson Software building in downtown Saint Paul. Read more →
News graffiti Bob Collins May 11, 2011, 11:12 AM May 11, 2011 2 Here are some examples of modern-day graffiti that might — or might not — live on after the news that inspired it vanishes. Read more →
Spontaneous musicals Bob Collins May 9, 2011, 12:36 PM May 9, 2011 Improv Everywhere has released the fourth in its series of spontaneous musicals. Read more →