Phillips/Powderhorn
CONFESSIONS OF AN UNREPENTANT MAOIST: Hundred Flowers, 1970
BY ED FELIEN When I got back to Minneapolis I heard about some people around the University who were thinking about starting a newspaper. I met with some of them. They were much younger than me. One of them, though, had actual experience working on a newspaper in college. This was invaluable because I…
Did they violate the city’s Code of Ethics?
‘The Lion in Winter’ at the Guthrie
Drones assassinate enemies
BY POLLY MANN It’s called the “Disposition Matrix” or “PPG,’’ a guide released in May 2013, describing the U.S. government’s use of drones to assassinate undesirables. It contains the names of terrorism suspects, including sealed indictments and clandestine operations; when strikes may be used against terrorist targets; where there is…
Staff recipes for the holidays
The Night of the Dead, the Day of the Living
Midwinter traditions
Queen of Cuisine: Going to the dogs
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Prairie Dog 610 W. Lake St. 612-223-8984 www.prairiedogssausage.com ‘Tis the season to pig out at tables sinking under the weight of Granny’s turkey, pot luck eccentricities, more sugar and carbs than even a Sumo wrestler could comfortably inhale, and other dietary overloads. So, when it’s time to…
‘Arrival’ unravels problems of communication
BY ADAM M. SCHENCK Denis Villeneuve is quickly showing himself as one of Hollywood’s masters of mood and film craft (he also directed “Sicario”). “Arrival” covers well-worn sci-fi tropes like flashbacks to a dead daughter and the aliens’ gift to a humanity too foolhardy to accept it. Amy Adams illustrates…
Goodbye Adrian’s. This Chicago Ave. landmark has been here since the 1950s and will be closing its doors on Jan. 10. We’ll miss you!
WE ARE BROTHERS II: Immigration poem
“The Oldest Boy” at Jungle Theater: Mother and Father, Meet your son, a Buddha
Books make good gifts
“The Geography of Madness: Penis Thieves, Voodoo Death and the Search for the Meaning of the World’s Strangest Syndromes” by Frank Bures This book is perfect for that sensitive, inquisitive, scholarly cousin, friend or daughter—the one who is always wondering about human behavior and humans in groups, the one who…