Mikey takes his shot at redemption

August 16, 2012

In the last few days, the Legislative Lothario Michael Brodkorb has popped up, it seems, everywhere. He was on Minnesota Public Radio after the polls closed on Tuesday night. He did an interview with Minn Post. In the Twitterverse, he opined that Allen Quist’s win in the primary handed the election to to Tim Walz […]

by Steve Timmer

Vell, Timotee, vut zeems to be za problem?

August 15, 2012

Sigmund’s new patient

by Sigmund Spot

Election Rundown (more obscure edition)

August 15, 2012

Kurt Bills, abysmal CD1 turnout, metro county races

by Aaron Klemz

Mike Brodkorb’s change of scenery

August 13, 2012

The reports of the death of the Brodkorb suit are greatly exaggerated

by Steve Timmer

How are Tim Pawlenty and Red Sox Bill Buckner alike?

August 12, 2012

Deer: meet headlights

by Steve Timmer

On the Fringe | Ash Land and Queen of Minneapolis

August 11, 2012

We can’t just wait for the rain

by Jennifer Tuder

On the Fringe | Big Thinkers, Serious Issues, Improv Comedy

August 10, 2012

The best Social Studies class ever

by Jennifer Tuder

Parry grandstands, blows stack, wastes everybody’s time

August 9, 2012

But he can still claim per diem!

by Aaron Klemz

Mike and Ben have a heart-to-heart

August 8, 2012

Commodore Parry’s new strategy

by Steve Timmer

St. Paul City Attorney declines silver platter prosecution

August 7, 2012

A profile in prosecutorial courage

by Steve Timmer

On the Fringe: Animalice and Confession of a Drunk Mother

August 6, 2012

Throughout the Minnesota Fringe, LeftMN theater correspondent Jennifer Tuder is doing reviews of the shows she sees. Here are two more. You can read her Fringe preview here, and see an earlier review of Chorus here. Animalice: Art is making, not faking. “Make something,” says Alice to Domina Peabody. And that is the crucial point […]

by Jennifer Tuder

On the Fringe | Chorus

August 4, 2012

Chorus: Voices After the Silence If you like beautiful writing that will break your heart, Chorus is for you. Thursday night’s line-up included Nancy Donoval, Amy Salloway, Christine Stark, Anya Achtenberg, and show creator Alison Bergblom Johnson. As is true of most sexual assault, almost all of the survivors in these pieces know their assailant: […]

by Jennifer Tuder