Debunking the 'five-second rule'
The educational YouTube channel Vsauce took its turn recently at debunking the stubbornly persistent myth of the “five-second rule.”Cooks, please take note.The five-second rule is the belief that if...
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John Pizzarelli charms in person and in his new book, 'World on a String'
If you want to grow up to be a famous jazz guitarist and singer, radio host, recording artist, in-demand live performer and (most recently) author, do like John Pizzarelli. Be born into a musical...
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Treaty of Traverse des Sioux ceded millions of acres from Dakota to U.S.
The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux of 1851 is an agreement between the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of Dakota and the U.S. government. It transferred ownership of much of southern and western Minnesota...
View ArticleGhana pulls off sixth 'free and fair' election in model for region
Ghana has once again voted freely and fairly in a presidential election, electing its president for four more years and bolstering its image as a stable democracy in a region where smooth elections are...
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Remembering Brubeck; Andrew Bird coming to the State
Most of us have heard by now that Dave Brubeck died last Wednesday, the day before his 92nd birthday. Ben Ratliff wrote a wonderful obituary for the New York Times, as did Howard Reich for the Chicago...
View ArticleAnonymous readies fresh attacks against Uganda over anti-homosexuality bill
Anonymous is preparing for its second round of cyber-attacks against the Government of Uganda protesting the country’s anti-Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) legislation that would punish...
View ArticleLetter from Skunk Hollow: Fresh snow brings cascade of sweaty, joyful chores
Some snowfalls are decorative and others, when you live in the country especially, are infrastructure. Sunday’s was of the second kind.All day long it deepened, seeming not so much to fall from the...
View ArticleSupporters show solidarity after Chávez names successor
Thousands of Venezuelans poured into central Caracas Sunday in solidarity as their president,Hugo Chávez, prepared for his journey to Cuba for surgery.The passions that led the president's followers to...
View ArticleTax deductions in peril? Americans prefer mortgage break to item on charity
Americans would be more willing to give up the tax deduction for charitable giving than some other popular tax breaks, including the one for the interest on their home mortgages.That poll result, which...
View ArticleAre moves to add jobs to US factory floors a harbinger, or outliers?
Recent days have produced a steady drip, drip, drip of good tidings about new jobs on America's factory floors. Last week, Apple said it is investing $100 million to create new manufacturing jobs in...
View ArticleSyria: the siege of Damascus
DAMASCUS, Syria — Six months after beingdriven out of central Damascus, rebel fighters are battling to gain control of it.They have launched a concerted campaign against military bases and the...
View ArticleMinnesota centenarians: 1,211 in 2010
Do you hope to live to celebrate a 100th birthday?If you’re like me, you’re ambivalent. It depends, of course, on staying reasonably healthy with a sound mind and a meaningful life.Still, we’re so...
View ArticleA new Virginia plan for awarding electoral votes to Republicans
Speaking of ways to make mischief with the Electoral College, here's a pretty good one via Slate.Virginia, like most states, has a winner-take-all system. Whichever presidential candidate wins a...
View ArticleMarriage equality in 2013: The in-between representatives
LeftMN I started this series of posts, this post being the third in a series, with a post that introduced the series and discussed it’s purpose. Generally that’s what you do with posts introducing a...
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North Minneapolis is next stop for Artspace's Kelley Lindquist
He's a real estate mogul of a different sort — master of a universe of nonprofit developments that provide studios and housing for artists across the U.S. As president of Artspace for the past 25...
View ArticleGov. Dayton's details mid-term education achievements
As Gov. Mark Dayton nears the mid-point of his four-year term as governor, his office is preparing lists of the things accomplished in the state under his leadership.On Monday, officiials covered the...
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The Wolves triumph at the free throw line while waiting for Rubio
The Minnesota Timberwolves have played just one game in the past six nights, a rare December oasis in the schedule. The break has enabled the team’s two injured stars, Kevin Love and Ricky Rubio, to...
View ArticleSt. Paul tows 650 vehicles, issues 2,500 tickets during snow emergency (and...
Somehow, the snow emergency that started Sunday night caught many folks off-guard in St. Paul.City officials report today that 650 vehicles have been towed and 2,521 tickets issued for illegally...
View ArticleMinnesota DNR wants to add moose, lynx, many others to 'watch' lists
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources would like to add 67 animal species and 114 native plant species to the official state endangered list, reports the Duluth News Tribune.Some, like the...
View ArticleSenate's legal bills in Brodkorb case approaching $200,000
The legal bills related to the firing of Michael Brodkorb, former communications director for the Republican caucus of the Minnesota Senate, are now nearing $200,000.The latest invoice from the Larkin,...
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