Twin Cities Daily Planet originals
In addition to content from dozens of community media partners, the TC Daily Planet is pleased to present original stories by citizen journalists.
Interview: The Nancy Drew Crew, feminists and activists on the mic
The Nancy Drew Crew are not your typical hip-hop group, even for a community like the Twin Cities that’s not exactly your typical hip-hop scene. Coming from a queer-feminist activist background, the group’s two MCs—MC Smells and MC Mayhem—rap about, among other things, deodorant, DIY arts and crafts, and the inequities of college education on their debut EP, The Case is Closed. I sat down at Hard Times with the two MCs, along with their DJ and producer Skullbuster, fresh off their first West Coast tour, hoping to find out a little more about the group that City Pages recently called, endearingly, “the Shaggs of hip-hop.” MORE »
Eritreans in Minnesota weigh a dream gone mad
The following headline popped up last week in my email alerts set for Eritrea, a tiny nation bordering the Red Sea in the Horn of Africa: “Eritrea Shuts Christian Students into Shipping Containers.”
Shipping containers? What on earth is happening in Eritrea?
I know Eritrea is small, but Georgia is small, too. In such small places we often glimpse our fates and futures. MORE »
Interview: Terrance Griep, one of the nine toughest gay guys in America
If there’s a more interesting guy than Terrance Griep, yours truly has yet to meet him. One day, I walked onto the set of MTN’s issues-oriented forum Spectator as a guest on the show and swiftly found myself becoming a fan of Griep, who co-hosts the show with Bill Boreas. I was first amused by Griep’s smart-ass wit, then became increasingly fascinated with just how broadly versed one person can be. MORE »
Getting to the Great Minnesota Get-Together
What is the difference between the RNC and the Minnesota State Fair? For starters, the Great Minnesota Get-Together is open to everyone, no security passes required. At the State Fair, the winners are still being picked, offering suspense as judges decide on the best of everything from llamas to pickles. Food choices range from A to Z, alligator to zeppoles. (The alligator, and at least a hundred other choices, come on a stick—not sure about the zeppoles.) Ready to go? Here are some useful tips on getting to the fair. MORE »
Music to ripple through Twin Cities during RNC
Those who plan to skip town during the Republican National Convention will miss a lot of great music. Artists from around the block and around the country, representing most every style, several shows represent a united front of great music and concerted action in the face of one of the most important political events ever to take place in the Twin Cities. MORE »
Clinic at Southwest High closing its doors
Quietly, Children’s Hospital of Minneapolis is closing the clinic it managed at Southwest High School, part of a Minneapolis-wide program established in the 1980’s to improve teenagers’ access to health care by putting clinics in high schools. MORE »
