THEATER REVIEW | Christopher Hampton’s “Tales from Hollywood” at the Guthrie Theater: A poignant story of exile during wartime

With all the lights focused on him, Ödön stands at center stage and tries to correct the audience: his German name is pronounced Ödön, not Ed. “Oh, whatever,” he says. He is in America now. Behind him, the huge movie screen displays an image of Los Angeles and beautiful California cedars. Ödön’s image is also on that black-and-white film. He lives in Hollywood, and movies are his life.

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Classroom meets courtroom in aggressive debate on Voter ID issue at University of St. Thomas

An overflow crowd filled a lecture room at the University of St. Thomas Law School for an aggressive debate on the Voter ID Amendment on September 10. Sounds of approval and disapproval signaled their close attention to Hennepin County Attorney Michael Freeman and conservative political journalist John Fund. The proposed amendment would require all eligible voters to present valid, government issued photo identification at the polls. The St. Continue Reading