BY ADAM M. SCHENCK “Hell or High Water,” a Western-heist film combination starring Jeff Bridges and Chris Pine, stands out in the midst of Hollywood’s cautious, ho-hum summer releases. While the movie does not expand the film form in terms of narrative or production, this well-crafted work does instruct us…
BY CARLA WALDEMAR Picture a perfect Minnesota meal: a salad of heirloom tomatoes and microgreens dotted with fresh mozzarella; Fisher Farm barbecued pork ribs with mashed potatoes rich with local Hope Creamery butter and cream; grilled and roasted summer vegetables and ears of corn. And pies! Pies celebrating blueberries, strawberries,…
BY ED FELIEN Minneapolis Police Chief Janeé Harteau has updated the manual on police conduct. She says officers should “reduce their exposure to a potential threat using distance, cover or concealment”; they should “communicate from a safe position intended to gain the subject’s compliance, using verbal persuasion, advisements or warnings”;…
BY ADAM M. SCHENCK “Bars and Measures,” like the emotive Guthrie play “Disgraced,” takes as its theme the intersection of Islam, terrorism and our politics. The characters have their traits and flaws: Bilal (Ansa Akyea) is a hotheaded convert to Islam and a talented jazz bassist. His younger brother Eric…
BY TONY BOUZA The NYPD I entered on 1/1/53 had a Police-woman’s Bureau (adopting the androgynous “police officer” came about 20 years later and the police union is still called “The Patrolman’s Benevolent Association” —a classic anachronism). There were maybe 150 females in a department of over 20,000, and they…
